Re: [DMCForum] Re: Northstar swap?
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Re: [DMCForum] Re: Northstar swap?
- From: Ryan Wright <ryanpwright@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2005 20:52:13 -0800
Martin, when it's ready, talk to me. You might drop me a private email
with a rough guess as to what pricing might be (very rough; rounded to
the nearest ~$2k is fine) so I know what I'm considering. Keeping the
car closer to stock is very attractive.
Is the stock 5 speed going to handle this?
--
- Ryan
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On 12/25/05, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Ryan, as you know I have a GTA V6 Turbo engine which I'm putting in my
> car for eurofest. my plan for that engine is that once installed,
> working, and Eurofest is out of the way, I'll sell it as a swap - I want
> to build my own hybrid 3 litre. The fuel economy of the GTA turbo
> engines is better than the GTA Atmo's because it's only a 2.5 and with
> EFI gets over 30mpg (according to the Alpine camp). 250hp when the boost
> is cranked up - and more torque than you'll know what to do with. All
> the turbo PRVs knock out a blistering accelleration thanks to the torque
> curve.
>
> Martin
>
> Ryan Wright wrote:
>
> >Mmmmm... I only get ~220 miles on a tank of gas, or ~18mpg. Economy is
> >one of the items holding me back from a V8 swap.
> >
> >Anyone know what DMCH's Stage 2 setup gets? Would be fun to run ~200hp
> >and still get ~25mpg.
> >
> >--
> >- Ryan
> >http://www.memfrag.com - Store your bookmarks. On every computer.
> >
> >
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