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Old 22nd August 2010, 03:57 PM
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Default what type of engines can you fit

whats the biggest engine you can it in the kit

does a rover v8 fit
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Old 23rd August 2010, 06:33 AM
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The V8 Rover will fit therefore the Range Rover 4.6 will go in.
A small block 8 may well go in but why would you
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Old 23rd August 2010, 07:30 AM
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Aerosam has an BMW V8.


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That i do!

It's, ahem, only a 3 litre, but it has DOHC heads so it's very wide. Rover V8 will fit no trouble at all.
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Nice! If doing a straight six you will most probably need to stretch the chassis a tad. But pretty much anything with 4cl in a straight line will fit apart from flat 4's.
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Old 28th August 2010, 04:16 PM
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Nice! If doing a straight six you will most probably need to stretch the chassis a tad. But pretty much anything with 4cl in a straight line will fit apart from flat 4's.
A flat 4 does not have 4in a line.

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I did wonder if a subaru boxer engine would fit but i think it would be far too wide
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Old 28th August 2010, 04:45 PM
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Ops yeah you are right mybad

It might be able to fit but would take a bit of reworking to keep the chassis stron and would stick out the sides a bit and get in the way of the engine bay diagonals. Also would need to make sure it would not foul with the wheels ect. But it would be nice and low thats for sure.
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