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Brian Hamilton · 06-11-07, 11:38 AM

Is this for the roadster or the coupe? For the Roadster I'd stick with the lightest engine possible. I'd go with the SRT4 Neon engine. Turbocharged all aluminum 4 cylinder with a large aftermarket following and 500hp very attainable. Other engines have crossed my mind as well, the Mitsubishi 2.0 turbo used in the Eclipse & Lancer, Audi or VW 1.8 & 2.0 turbo engines, the Chevrolet Ecotech 2.2 supercharged, etc. I'm just a big turbo fan and the ability to adjust boost & therefore power on demand & on the fly is just plain friggin cool!! Now if you wanna go with an 8 cylinder, I know the 5.3 & I think the 6.0 is available in a FWD configuration out of the Impalla SS or Malibu SS. But there's way too much weight there. Lighter is better in this car. As I always say...

LESS WEIGHT = GO FASTER!!!!

EDIT:
Just saw that you said coupe in your first post. My bad...

06-11-07, 11:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Brian Hamilton Conquest351 4 Tenths Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin, TX GT40: None Yet Posts: 451 Rep Power: 6	Re: Engines for Superlight Roadster Is this for the roadster or the coupe? For the Roadster I'd stick with the lightest engine possible. I'd go with the SRT4 Neon engine. Turbocharged all aluminum 4 cylinder with a large aftermarket following and 500hp very attainable. Other engines have crossed my mind as well, the Mitsubishi 2.0 turbo used in the Eclipse & Lancer, Audi or VW 1.8 & 2.0 turbo engines, the Chevrolet Ecotech 2.2 supercharged, etc. I'm just a big turbo fan and the ability to adjust boost & therefore power on demand & on the fly is just plain friggin cool!! Now if you wanna go with an 8 cylinder, I know the 5.3 & I think the 6.0 is available in a FWD configuration out of the Impalla SS or Malibu SS. But there's way too much weight there. Lighter is better in this car. As I always say... LESS WEIGHT = GO FASTER!!!! EDIT: Just saw that you said coupe in your first post. My bad...