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Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:52 pm
by OzMidnight
Depending on how much grunt you want, with the Lexus..and the LS, there may not be a great need for aftermarket parts. You'd certainly not be spending 8k+ to get 200hp like the Alfa 4's!
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:20 pm
by mjr
all this talk of lexus is sending me into a boredom coma!
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:58 pm
by GTV27
Sure the extra weight from the v8 will alter the weight distribution a bit, but the v6 is a bit of a lead tipped arrow to start with and having 350hp will more than make up for the small loss of mid corner speed.
If you were after the best of both worlds, you'd bin the v6 and put a forced induction 4 cylinder in...a supercharged twinspark would be nice for the road and with a turbo if track work was the aim.
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:36 pm
by OzMidnight
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:55 pm
by Micke
Without going into the fight of the ethics of swapping to a foreign engine I can inform that in Europe you can buy a complete Alfa with >200 hp engine for less than €1000,-
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:31 am
by Duk
That's a 1UZFE in an early Celica.
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:29 am
by OzMidnight
It certainly is...the 1UZFE 4.0 as used in the earlier Lexus models. A 200hp n/a Nord or TS costs more to build than 1kE here, it seems, going by quotes I've had.
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:47 pm
by Zagato
OzMidnight wrote:It certainly is...the 1UZFE 4.0 as used in the earlier Lexus models. A 200hp n/a Nord or TS costs more to build than 1kE here, it seems, going by quotes I've had.
Isn't this a ALFA GTV6 forum? An Alfa without its own heart is no Alfa!
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:32 pm
by Mats
This is "Other" where anything goes...
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:29 pm
by MD
An Alfa without its own heart is no Alfa!
No argument there so why is the factory installing foreign engines in the new line up?
Brand loyalty will only go so far I am afraid..
I think that some moron in the design department thought well, we already use foreign alternators,starter motors, ignition systems wiper motors,brakes, eh, why not go all the way and use engines as well. No biggie. !! WRONG DICKHEAD.
Re: Beninca Alfetta GTV Turbo
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:25 pm
by Duk
MD wrote:An Alfa without its own heart is no Alfa!
No argument there so why is the factory installing foreign engines in the new line up?
Brand loyalty will only go so far I am afraid..
I think that some accountant in the design department thought well, we already use foreign alternators,starter motors, ignition systems wiper motors,brakes, eh, why not go all the way and use engines as well. No biggie. !! WRONG DICKHEAD.
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