V6 Engine swaps..

[v6spider]

Been on this forum over 15 years now (I think )... And for those of you who don't remember or know.. I built a custom 124 spider that was powered by 4.3L V6 and I am working on building a second version with improvements from the first which was more or less a test bed for this new version I am building right now. I have been contacted by several people recently via fiatspider.com and there seems to be some interest in the swap I did.

So, I am more than willing to share my experiences doing this and could possibly help some folks who are thinking about doing this but haven't contacted me. I am also interested in seeing what others have done and or are working on as far as a 4.3L or similar swap goes. I am certainly not the expert in this but I do have the experience and this is not an easy swap by any means. At any rate, I think it would be cool to share our ideas and thoughts. I would love it if people would post pics of their work too..

Here 's my website again in case you haven't been there...

http://www.v6spider.com

Talk to you soon!
Rob

[Raze]

Any thoughts/research/insight on adapting a smaller higher rev-ing DOHC engine?

Oh, and most excellent work sir!

[v6spider]

My thinking is usually more toward bigger.... But I would not do a v8 unless it was aluminum and an small... Another neat swap would be the ferrari 2.4 liter v6 that is in the Fiat dino... I think that would be cool swap. And it fits your criteria for a high revving power plant..

Cheers!
Rob

[BEEK]

im putting a 6g72 in my scorpion right now, but i have plans to try one in a spider too. fyi a 6g72 is this



4 ohc, 4 valve / cyl, 222 hp with no turbo's, 330 with twin turbo's.

[narfire]

Crikey..I have to hand it to you guys that can do these things. It took me a looong time to degree in my Fiat engine, can't imagine the patience for one of those engines..

[vandor]

Any thoughts/research/insight on adapting a smaller higher rev-ing DOHC

Higher revving than a Fiat TC? You'd have to get a motorcycle engine...
A build 2 liter with proper parts will rev to 8000, an 1400/1600 to 9000. Do you want to rev higher than that?

[Razooli]

I think I remember an article in Car Craft magazine (from my youth... ) about a Spider with a early sixties Buick aluminum block V8 from a Skylark ... someone even made an adapter for it. Always thought that would be a cool thing to do.

[v6spider]

I like BEEK's engine that is nice( a Mitsubishi 3.0 v6? )! We are talking v6 engine swaps here...

This is the engine I am talking about:



I would love to have one of these!

Cheers!
Rob

[BEEK]

yes a mitsubishi v6, i talked to guy croft about putting 3 42dcnf's on it, after debate on his web site about it i decided to keep the efi syustem. the biggest problem was going to be 8-12" ram pipes sticking thru the hood to give me the runner length required

[Daniel]

Any thoughts/research/insight on adapting a smaller higher rev-ing DOHC

Higher revving than a Fiat TC? You'd have to get a motorcycle engine...
A build 2 liter with proper parts will rev to 8000, an 1400/1600 to 9000. Do you want to rev higher than that?

my 2L can handle 9k

[v6spider]

my 2L can handle 9k

My 4.3L V6 builds 300+hp and 350ftlbs of torque @ about 5000+ RPMS
No need to turn 9000 RPMS... I thought RAZE was talking smaller higher revving V6. Hence the my comment about the Dino v6..

Rob

[Daniel]

my 2L can handle 9k

My 4.3L V6 builds 300+hp and 350ftlbs of torque @ about 4000+ RPMS
No need to turn 9000 RPMS... I thought RAZE was talking smaller higher revving V6. Hence the my comment about the Dino v6..

Rob

I worked on this dino's engine a few years back nice engine but your Vortec V6 has more power

[v6spider]

Yes my v6 does have more power, but the dino v6 is just plain cool ...

[v6spider]

Fiat 130 2.9l v6

[v6spider]

The Essex v6 would be a great swap...