On Wed, 18 Feb 1998, Chris Rodgers wrote:
> The GT6 engine is basically the same engine as what is in the 2000
> anyway, a 1998 cc Stromberg Carbed Six cylinder. The 2000 develops
> about 90 BHP whereas the GT6 (according to my figures) gives 95. The
> 2000 uses a better (TR4 based) gearbox that is larger than the GT6 item,
> so conversely won't fit easily in a vitesse/GT6 unless the chassis is
> well modified.
On the earlier 2000s, that TR4-based gearbox used a Vitesse input shaft
IMS.
> GT6 mounts are different as a matter of course,
> sprouting from the block whereas the 2000 mounts drop from the engine
> front plate.
Right. I think it's actually rather easier to swap a GT6 motor into a
2000 than it is the other way around, as the 2000 blocks might not be
drilled for the GT6 motor mounts. It does require swapping the front
(and rear?) engine plate, though. I'm looking to do this sometime really
soon with my 2000, as it came to me with a blown (SERIOUS hole in the
block) and a Mk.. 1 GT6 engine.
> As there are basically no differences between the engines, and each ahs
> the same potential and will fir the same parts as the other, What can be
> gained from a swap???
The situation in the U.S. is basically that there are not a lot of 2000
engines around. The GT6 and TR6 engines are somewhat easier to find.
--Andy
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