Re: [DMCForum] Re: engine conversion

[Jim Strickland <ihaveanaccount@xxxxxxxx>]

Yea, I searched for the 915 and pricing on it.  The cost to get the 915
with an LSD rebuilt with stronger parts to make sure it would work with
my engine was going to cost almost as much as the g50.  Plus, the 915 was
made from like 1972-86, so they're 20 to 30 years old.  

I've been told that the transmissions are really beefy and can handle
lots of HP, but since there nothing more than a 200hp engine was bolted
to the 915, I really didn't have much of a reason to choose the 915 over
the renault transmission.  

The '95 g50 that I got was originally mated to a 272hp engine, which is a
lot closer to 300hp..

Jim


On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:58:31 -0000 "John Dore" <dmcjohn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> Yep sorry, the 915.
> 
> Did you think about using this one yourself Jim during your 
> conversion?
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland 
> <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > I think duke used the 915.  I don't know what a 901 is. 
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 22:09:52 -0000 "John Dore" <dmcjohn@xxxx>
> > writes:
> > > Hey Marc,
> > > Where can we see the pics that you've already sent out, I must 
> have 
> > > missed that?
> > > 
> > > What engine are you going with again? Is it the Prowler V-6? 
> What 
> is 
> > > 
> > > the bhp&torque figures, and how easy is it to get more power 
> from 
> > > this engine? Are there many aftermarket options availible for 
> it?
> > > 
> > > Thanks for any info,
> > > John
> > > PS would you also consider a tranny swap to the Porsche 901 box 
> like 
> > > 
> > > Duke did? Apparently its a very easy swap, and they are 
> availible 
> > > with LSD.
> > > 
> > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > > > Progress is slow..  Slower than I would like.
> > > > 
> > > > The bell housing is done, we are working out the
> > > > geometry of the clutch fork, pivot, and TOB.  Because
> > > > the donor engine is 60deg, the slave cannot fit
> > > > between the heads as it does on the 90deg PRV.  We
> > > > have a solution worked out, but again progress is
> > > > slow.
> > > > 
> > > > I did send out some photos of the engine sitting in
> > > > the back of the DMC.  I also took some photos of the
> > > > engine bolted up to the trans with the new bell
> > > > housing, but the digital camera puked and I lost them.
> > > > 
> > > > With LOTS of luck, it will be in Pigeon Forge... But I
> > > > have put too much time in to this project to rush it.
> > > > 
> > > > Marc
> > > > 
> > > > --- John Dore <dmcjohn@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Hey Marc (Levy), how are you getting on with your
> > > > > engine conversion 
> > > > > project? Any pics yet? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > John
> > > > > PS Please give PRV arguments a rest for a week, it
> > > > > is sooo boring.
> > > > 
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