Yo;
-Mid-'70's a good friend who also worked at the same Automotive
Machine shop/Engine Rebuilder put a fairly "stock" (balanced, rebuilt)
AL 215 V-8 with TURBO & intercooler into a DATSUN 510 wagon that was
his wife's grocery-getter. It sure surprised the local Porsche & 280-Z
crowd. The 215 took up less room and was lighter than the stock
4-holer. Until he dialed in the springs, it looked like the engine was
already out of the car...great for weight transfer at stop lights but
looked like hell and was a little front-end light on the freeway.
Phil
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Author: "Richard Atherton (Entex)" <a-richat@MICROSOFT.com> at ~INTERNET
Date: 6/17/96 7:36 PM
The Ultimate AutoCross car would be a stiffened Alpine powered by the
very light Buick (Rover) 215 V-8...It's very light, about the same
weight as the Alpine engine, and with some aftermarket goodies, capable
of over 400 HP, but easily built to be very reliable at around 300 HP,
and with the right parts, very High RPM in the 9,000 range !!! This has
been a popular engine swap in England, and I have been trying to get
some literature on it. I have the engine, and am working on getting the
car...ooooo Boy, will it be fast!
Rich
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>Sent: Friday, June 14, 1996 7:31 AM
>To: lrw@aop.com; tigers@autox.team.net
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>Larry said
>> Gimme a break; the List seems so empty there's an echo in
>>here there's an echo in here there's an echo in here. Really looking
>>for a thread. Any thread.
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>Here's a topic for a thread - what would you do if you came upon a
>complete but totally disassembled Alpine, with totally bare shell,
>previously dipped and coated with epoxy primer, no structural rust and
>very
>minor dents, and you really wanted a specialized autocross car?
>
>Juice up the Alpine motor?
>Replace it with a V-8?
>Mod the suspension?
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>Any opinions?
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>Regards,
>
>Rob Kempinski
>Houston Texas
>
>P.S. I'll be on vacation for two weeks but I'll read the threads when I
>get
>back. Have a great one.
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