Engine choice.

[JohnC]

Re: Engine choice

Eric, one of the Lextreme members in Oz is building a 1UZ powered Countach replica, and is using the Audi box. Here is a link with some pics of the adaptor he (Lambo) built: http://www.lextreme.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2514

John

 

[Kristian Wraae]

Re: Engine choice

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I do have a question about another engine option for these cars - what about the 5.0l BMW aluminum V12? Are the engine bays large enough to accommodate a 29" long engine which is also about 25" high by 20-21" wide? I realise that the GT40 by definition is a Ford product, but there's just something magical about V12's.....

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I think the V12s are too long. At least they are too long for the P4 replicas to fit properly without getting strange driveshaft angles.

I was thinking in the lines of an Audi W12 engine. It's very compact and delivers 420 hp in stock trim. I think it might be possible to convert the transmission from 4wd to 2wd and thus have the possibility of keeping the tiptronic and gearshift on the steering wheel. Could be kind of cool.