Thread: Engine conversion options?

Originally Posted by mopar

yea but i dont have/cant afford one of them. the auto/transfer box should hold up ok. dunno how the diffs will go. the 5.7 or 6.1 hemi could also be used (they have the same bellhousing pattern as a sb mopar 318/360) and can be purchased new from chrysler with plug and play cpu. i think an ls1 would be cheaper tho

I was thinking of the 528 Hemi. Still the world's cheapest bulk horsepower.

I think the bell housing pattern on the LA's is SAE No.3. Don't have one here to measure.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

I was thinking of the 528 Hemi. Still the world's cheapest bulk horsepower.

I think the bell housing pattern on the LA's is SAE No.3. Don't have one here to measure.

whats sae No.3 never before heard the phrase. for cheap bulk horsepower (up to about 2000 hp) i think cheby is the go

I would stick to all Rover... 3.9

Originally Posted by PhilipA

IMHO the BEST engine swap would be a Gen111. It is small light and powerful.

The small block trans adaptors fit, except you have to delete one bolt.
You can get Advance Adaptors plates to reposition the engine mounts to small block, therefore the small block mount adaptors should fit.
You can get back sumps from USA, and also centre dump manifolds from USA (Camaro AFAIK)
The biggest bugbear is that a ZF would only take the torque for a while, and I have been quoted about 6K for an upgrade in Sydney.
Regards Philip A

I think CAL415 was finding that the adaptors dont suit due to the size of the clutch and flywheel, and if you run the smaller 350 flywheel then the starter wont mesh in. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing the GenIII adaptors will have to be full belhousings or similar to make it all fit as even the Rover bellhousings are too small. This said, I think Lokka mentioned something about machining the adaptor for clearance.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

I think CAL415 was finding that the adaptors dont suit due to the size of the clutch and flywheel, and if you run the smaller 350 flywheel then the starter wont mesh in. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing the GenIII adaptors will have to be full belhousings or similar to make it all fit as even the Rover bellhousings are too small. This said, I think Lokka mentioned something about machining the adaptor for clearance.

That sounds like way to much effort

Originally Posted by Slunnie

I think CAL415 was finding that the adaptors dont suit due to the size of the clutch and flywheel, and if you run the smaller 350 flywheel then the starter wont mesh in. I'm not sure, but I'm guessing the GenIII adaptors will have to be full belhousings or similar to make it all fit as even the Rover bellhousings are too small. This said, I think Lokka mentioned something about machining the adaptor for clearance.

Just get a 153 tooth count flywheel,flexplate made and fit a multi fit starter