If you had a P6 and a salvage yard.....

dmcsweeney

dmcsweeney

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Hi all,
while I'm a huge fan of the P6 in it's standard form, and not really a modifier at heart, I've often thought about what I'd do in terms of drive train swaps and conversions if I had a pile of cash, plenty of time, and a mechanically dead P6 on my hands. Personally, as a diesel man, I'd fancy the thought of a 2000TD with the engine and box from a BMW 320d auto, or if really carried away a 3700SD with a range rover TDV8. Or how about a hybrid diesel to wipe the smile off Prius drivers. So if you had the car, the money, a big workshop and a salvage yard, what would you do?
Regards,
Dave
 
Wash your mouth out!!! They don't like our engine in there cars, so we won't have there's in ours. :wink:
 
Oh, and I'd probably truncate it so the front doors close into the rear door position making a 2 door.
None of this "Are we there yet from the small-fry, then"...... :twisted:

And, while I was busy, maybe wide wheels and coil-overs on all 4 corners.
Oh dear, the brain has gone into overdrive.........
 
If money were no object a Pratt & Whitney PT6C couple to some form of variable differential would be cool. :mrgreen:
 
I wonder if a 6v92T Detroit would fit in there? Nice set of open pipes, injection pump opened up and a jake brake! It would sound fantastic and I could 'smoke' cyclists that insist on cycling 2 a breast on narrow roads :LOL: .
Regards,
Dave
 
The main way to cool the engine bay with a turbine is air flow around the engine.
They run at 700+ degrees and only huge airflow can shift that heat away.

Oh, and 200 pounds of fuel an hour at IDLE......... :cry: :shock:
 
I would have an Audi A4 or A6 with the 3.0TDi engine, the auto box and quattro drive and blend them together :D

There just has to be a way of doing that.

Just spent the week touring around Scotland in my A6 and to have that power, and driveability with the looks of a P6 would be just right

Richard
 
A power plant amalgam of my GTO and p6 would be nice :LOL: 4WD and 320 BHP with a 5 or 6 speed manual. I am certain it is possible and GTO TT's are so cheap here n NZ its criminal even cheaper than p6's

Graeme
 
200 lb/hour fuel burn sounds about the same as my stock 3500 when I drive it! Bring on the PT6! Just need to find a Pilatus PC12 as a donor vehicle now..
 
Seeing as Rover were working on a shoehorned turbine, as some of your suggestions reflect, I am of the opinion that technology was still a little too young and they should've stuck with radials. Fit a Wright R-4360 to it. Maybe in a 5/8th scale. That should not suffer such excessive heat generation. Compared to the whines and whistling of a turbine It would also make it sound rather nice, say, passing at B-road speeds...

http://youtu.be/D5jtkQzDw-c

A BMW M67 V8 diesel would be a good second choice from my personal scrappers'.
 
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I'd go for the "There's no replacement for displacement" approach and bung in a
Dodge V10.... :LOL:
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I like your thinking. But if I was going to put something mental in it would be a V8 HEMI :D
 
Tor said:
A BMW M67 V8 diesel would be a good second choice from my personal scrappers'.
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It's a pity project iceberg never made it to production, we could pull the engine and box from an SD1 otherwise!

Regards,
Dave
 
Probably a more realistic option would be a small block ford that is in the 75/ZT but go for a 302 from a mustang for the extra cc's. Its about the same size as our own v8 plant.
 
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