Alternative engine in a GT6

[simonjrwinter]

I've heard of someone putting a skyline engine in a herald 13/60.
I'm guessing it wasn't a straightforward swap, but shows that it can be made to fit in the triumph chassis. Has anybody done anything similar. It would make any of the triumph range into real flyers!

[//j17]

Check out:
http://www.triumphspitfire.com/engineswaplinks.htm...
http://www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/engine_buil...

Though loads of others have been done into the Spitfire/GT6 chassis, including Rover K-series, Ford Zetec, Vauxhall red-tops, etc. The Club Triumph forums are probably your best bet (http://club.triumph.org.uk)

Edited by //j17 on Tuesday 31st March 09:50

[300bhp/ton]

simonjrwinter said:

I've heard of someone putting a skyline engine in a herald 13/60.
I'm guessing it wasn't a straightforward swap, but shows that it can be made to fit in the triumph chassis. Has anybody done anything similar. It would make any of the triumph range into real flyers!

You can put anything in anything with enough time, money and inclination.

Slapping in a big motor also means upping every other item too, axles, chassis, bodywork, brakes, suspension and so on.

[gt5r]

Sure there is a small chassis Triumph with a Skyline lump in it somewhere- think it might be a Spitfire definatly seen one on the web - think its in the USA?

There's a guy putting a 3.0ltr Supra engine in a Spitfire

http://www.spit6.co.uk/index.html

Lots of madness going on the Sideways forum

http://www.sideways-technologies.co.uk/forum/Blah....

I've gone for the T5 Volvo lump in my GT6

http://www.triumphgt6.blogspot.com/

[hoppo4.2]

hears mine

[Robert060379]

I had a 13B turbo RX7 engine in my Spitfire. Have worked on a GT6 with a Supercharged 24V Calton/Sentor 3.0 straight six. How about a Vauxhall Ecotec 3.0 V6? Mounted as close to the bulk head as possible to centralise the mass (Courtney do an awesome "Police Spacial" turbo conversion for that engine).