[Shotimes] SHO engine in RWD

[Ron Nottingham]

Sorry, Don, but all Esprits (if those were the two Lotii you were talking
about) use a longitudinal layout, as opposed to transverse. Since the Esprit
4-cylinder is at a slant (it was originally planned as a V8 as well as an
I4, but the V8 was canned. The later V8 is not related.), it would make more
sense, and be easier to just swap the engines out, and leave the Renault
gearbox in there. But if they were gluttons for punishment, I'm sure they
could have changed the layout to transverse and use the MTX-IV :-)

Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i
(OO==00==OO)
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>


> And of course this doesn't mention (since the discussion is
> about N/S RWD applications) but there are at least two
> Lotus's (Loti?) that are rear engine RWD, but they are an
> E/W mounting.  And the 6 or 7 SHOguns with the same layout.
>
> Ron Nottingham wrote:
> > Don, you forgot to add the Triumph TR7 with a SHO engine.
> >
> > A stillborn project was my Grassroots Motorsports $2005 Challenge car...
An
> > 88 Nissan 200SX with a SHO engine, and a 300ZXT WC T5. Total weight was
> > around the 2100 pounds mark, would probably have been a little heavier
if it
> > weren't for the fact there was substantial rust on the underside,
especially
> > around the rear strut mounts and suspension attatchment areas :-(
> >
> > Oh yeah, as far as the gearbox goes... Do not use the 5-speed from a
3.0L
> > Ranger, as they will not take the power from a SHO engine, they are
marginal
> > at best with the Vulcan V6. The A4LD autobox could hold the power of the
> > 3.0L SHO, but if you plan on turbocharging, superchargers or N2O, you
would
> > want to beef it up. BTW, A4LD literally means Automatic 4-speed Light
Duty.
> >
> > Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
> > 90 SHO
> > 89 325i
> > (OO==00==OO)
> > "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
> >
> >
> >>Been LOTS of SHO engines put in RWD format.
> >>
> >>SHOstar minivan (Aerostar)
> >>SHOranger pickup
> >>Cobra kit car.
> >>
> >>and the Monster Healey that we are featuring in the magazine
> >>now.
> >>
> >>Easy to turn around the intake, plum the water line from the
> >>(now) back of the motor to the front is the hardest thing,
> >>but easily done really.  Water flow is traditional as far as
> >>that goes.
> >>
> >>The engine mounts to the ranger/aerostar tranny bolt
> >>pattern, so that solves one big problem.
> >>
> >>Don Mallinson
> >>
> >>rsdesi@jps.net wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I was cruising a Ford Ranger site recently and they were talking about
> >
> > what
> >
> >>>it would take to put a SHO engine in a Ranger.  One guy was saying that
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>engine would have problems cooling in the North/South configuration due
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>the coolent flowing in a direction for a FWD car.  He said that head
> >>>gaskets would need the sides swapped in order to fix the problem.
> >>>
> >>>I have seen that a few guys are using the SHO engine in RWD cars, but
> >
> > this
> >
> >>>is the first I have heard coolant flow direction being different.
> >
> > Anyone
> >
> >>>have comments on this?
> >
> >
> >
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