Sacrilege - Lexus Motor in an Alfa?
Was at the Western Australia Italian Car Day and happened to come across a Lexus V8 motor in an Alfetta.........interesting
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The engine is the heart of an Alfa Romeo. So replacing it with whatever kind of other engine is simply a sign of totaly not understanding what Alfa Romeo is about.
Perhaps only a Ferrari engine is accaptable. He was an Alfa Romeo mechanic after all...
Mario
Perhaps only a Ferrari engine is accaptable. He was an Alfa Romeo mechanic after all...
Mario
Alfa Romeo is part of my family, or am I a member of the Alfa Romeo family???
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Credit to the guy from an engineering talent angle but I'm with you joey. As good as a Lexus motor is, it's not the point. I have seen 13B Rotories fitted to an Alfetta which makes more sense from a weight point of view but immediately it is no longer an Alfa no matter how good it is.
I do support creating Alfa hybrids but only from Alfa parts.
I do support creating Alfa hybrids but only from Alfa parts.
Transaxle Alfas Haul More Arse
I totally agree!Romeo wrote:The engine is the heart of an Alfa Romeo. So replacing it with whatever kind of other engine is simply a sign of totaly not understanding what Alfa Romeo is about.
Perhaps only a Ferrari engine is accaptable. He was an Alfa Romeo mechanic after all...
It is very wrong It is sad
I can't think from an engineering point of view when I see such things...
Anybody who knows this guy please try to convince him to put back in the car its soul...
Petros. Transaxleista!
I have been playing with the idea of a 4.4l BMW v8 in my Giulietta for a while now.Haltech e11 with a custom intake........
Cheaper than doing the 3.8l Alfa and lots of grunt and torque without modifying anything.The 5l m5 engine is even a better proposition me thinks......
The only thing I personally dont enjoy is the v8 sounds from the exhaust.
Would you guys fit a 3.0l montreal motor in to your Alfa??
Barry
Cheaper than doing the 3.8l Alfa and lots of grunt and torque without modifying anything.The 5l m5 engine is even a better proposition me thinks......
The only thing I personally dont enjoy is the v8 sounds from the exhaust.
Would you guys fit a 3.0l montreal motor in to your Alfa??
Barry
French cars are shit and shit expensive to service and bloody awful and unreliable and expensive and friends don't let friends drive french cars and you wait years for parts.
Barry,
Are you kidding? Don't some of those V8's have the alusil liner corrosion problem with certain quality of petrol? Anyway they don't sound nice, unlike the flatplane crank V8s.
BTW, Alfa 24V here are US$2-3K. USA Spec M52 3.2 M3 engines run 2-3X more than that. God knows how much more for fitment.
Montreal V8s are not as sweet as the 2.5 V6s.
I'd stick with Alfas
Are you kidding? Don't some of those V8's have the alusil liner corrosion problem with certain quality of petrol? Anyway they don't sound nice, unlike the flatplane crank V8s.
BTW, Alfa 24V here are US$2-3K. USA Spec M52 3.2 M3 engines run 2-3X more than that. God knows how much more for fitment.
Montreal V8s are not as sweet as the 2.5 V6s.
I'd stick with Alfas
3.0 Montreal engine? Did you get some weird special engine down there or was that a typo?
A BMW V8 would be a tight fit methinks, too narrow engine bay I believe.
I like the idea of getting power without tinkering though, production spec. unbeatable reliability.
A BMW V8 would be a tight fit methinks, too narrow engine bay I believe.
I like the idea of getting power without tinkering though, production spec. unbeatable reliability.
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GTV 2000 -77 - Died in the fire.
155 V6 Sport -96 - Sold!
The BMW motor fits in perfectly.Even some space for a nice set of proper headers.Its a 90 deg v8 same as Lexus.
Z,You make a 3.0l Montreal by using v6 gtv 2.5 pistons and sleeves suitably modified.
I would quiten the exhaust a lot,but retain a deep burble.Good stuff.Its like yankee v8`s,some sound awsome and others.......well,they sound like yankee v8`s.....
Also remember that the BMW motor uses up to date technology....Makes the horses very easily.Its also very much like the Alfa v6 internally.
Z,You make a 3.0l Montreal by using v6 gtv 2.5 pistons and sleeves suitably modified.
I would quiten the exhaust a lot,but retain a deep burble.Good stuff.Its like yankee v8`s,some sound awsome and others.......well,they sound like yankee v8`s.....
Also remember that the BMW motor uses up to date technology....Makes the horses very easily.Its also very much like the Alfa v6 internally.
French cars are shit and shit expensive to service and bloody awful and unreliable and expensive and friends don't let friends drive french cars and you wait years for parts.