Straight 6 in a seven esque car?
Discussion
Will it work/ fit? Im intending to build the car from scratch roughly following the Locost formula and using a Carlton GSi 3000 as a donor. Hopefully the 3.0 straight 6 will provide a good middle ground between the high reving 4s and the torquey V8s.
Can anyone think of any immediate problems? I realise the engine is probably a bit long but I should be able to cater for that in the design.
How do people get round the issues with wiring electronic ignition? This is the one area in which i have no experience and don't know many people who do.
Bernie
Can anyone think of any immediate problems? I realise the engine is probably a bit long but I should be able to cater for that in the design.
How do people get round the issues with wiring electronic ignition? This is the one area in which i have no experience and don't know many people who do.
Bernie
Busta,
I ran a Carlton GSi 24V for some time (Car Mechanics magazine ran an article on me and my GSi, so I'm on the record as being a big fan). It's a great car, if you want a cheap performance saloon, but the engine is way too heavy for a Seven type kit car. It is much, much heavier than a Rover V8.
It's also not all that powerful by modern standards - the 24 valve produces 204 bhp in standards tune and the 12 valve only 177 bhp, if my memory serves correctly.
At risk of starting an argument up all over again, I personally think that the Rover V8 is way too heavy and bulky for a Seven, yet even I would admit that it's a better choice than the GSi engine. There are very few tuning options for the Vauxhall straight 6, it weighs a ton, and it produces less power and much less torque than a lightly breathed on Rover unit.
>> Edited by Martin_S on Wednesday 2nd February 23:24
I ran a Carlton GSi 24V for some time (Car Mechanics magazine ran an article on me and my GSi, so I'm on the record as being a big fan). It's a great car, if you want a cheap performance saloon, but the engine is way too heavy for a Seven type kit car. It is much, much heavier than a Rover V8.
It's also not all that powerful by modern standards - the 24 valve produces 204 bhp in standards tune and the 12 valve only 177 bhp, if my memory serves correctly.
At risk of starting an argument up all over again, I personally think that the Rover V8 is way too heavy and bulky for a Seven, yet even I would admit that it's a better choice than the GSi engine. There are very few tuning options for the Vauxhall straight 6, it weighs a ton, and it produces less power and much less torque than a lightly breathed on Rover unit.
>> Edited by Martin_S on Wednesday 2nd February 23:24
I'd suggest that it would be better suited to something more 'touring' in nature, with a bit more overall weight so that the nose-heaviness cause by the engine isn't so pronounced. Something like Marlin Hunter or YKC (nee Marlin) Berlinetta, perhaps?
You could probably pick up an old Marlin Berlinetta to convert for a couple of grand.
You could probably pick up an old Marlin Berlinetta to convert for a couple of grand.
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