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Aiming high in engine swaps (gentlemen, grab your checkbooks)

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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Thumbs up Aiming high in engine swaps (gentlemen, grab your checkbooks)

http://rute-boye.tripod.com/custom_1...dex.album?i=11

enjoy!
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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it would be coolerl if they could make that shifter even bigger!
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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Yikes! a fusty FB with an NA buick v6?

The most depressing part is, it's probably faster than my car..........................
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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it would be coolerl if they could make that shifter even bigger!

Woah, you and I have the same two cars.
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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^ lol yes we do pretty much, 7M Powah and carb'ed 13b's heheh
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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Wow, I wonder what he parks in the barn? (hood scoop) I like pistons but disaprove of this swap.

Here is where the weight balance argument comes to play, look how far the engine sits foward, I wonder where he was trying to take the swap.
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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Here's a pic. of my 3.8 SII mounted. Check where the center line of the top of the struts is, and the axle center line is ~1inch in front of that. Now check where the front of the engine is, it's still a "front/mid" engine machine.

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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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what kind of hood scoop is that?!
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 08:37 PM
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what kind of hood scoop is that?!

redneck special, that's what it is
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 09:28 PM
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dont you know, thats the new Apex'i model
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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Heh, I can appreciate the motor. I've even thought to myself a couple of times (Me! Mister anti piston in an RX7 himself!) how awesome it would be to put my Buick's 3.8 SC into a first gen shell. . . .
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by jays83gsl
Heh, I can appreciate the motor. I've even thought to myself a couple of times (Me! Mister anti piston in an RX7 himself!) how awesome it would be to put my Buick's 3.8 SC into a first gen shell. . . .
Sell your Buick, and give me a refund.
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 10:03 PM
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a grand national turbo engine I could be excited about. not this.
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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Tell that to the girlfriend, Carl. It's under both our name
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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Okay guys, you should all know by now that anything piston related belongs in the Other Engine Conversion forum. This should be no surprise.

This thread will be moved there.

Jon
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