Just doesnt sound right

 

I Remember reading about Flat 8 Racing engines.
I wonder what they sounded like...

Thank You Internet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64JweDh-lXE

and Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_908

 

veeeeeeerry interesting........are you actually going ahead with this project or just thinking out loud at this point?

 

We have a few at Cars and Coffee in Irvine.

 

Pondered this idea for quite a while actually. I would take out the rear firewall and move it up towards the rear seats, and put a twin turbo hemi in it, either a 528 or 600.

A lot like the Hurst Hemi Under Glass..

 

New generation EFI 5.7 / 6.1 Hemi? or old school RB Block 426-era Hemi?

 

Arias based 10L hemi, all aluminum block, running twin GTX4508R's with EFI/standalone setup. E85 and 2000hp

 

keep us posted

 

Good luck getting that to work with your transaxle!

 

Haha that is just a theoretical, and to clear things up, we are not going to build that anytime soon.

Just a simple thought I had a while back..

 

looool i can't belive it made it here !! :P

here's the whole build thread :

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...onversion.html

 

Seems like this company "renegade Hybrids" has lots of V8 conversions on the road.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY2yp...eature=related

Also RUF is working on a custom V8. IMO they are spending so much R&D money. The Twin Turbo platform is so robust. Why would RUF want to invent a V8 for it? They can do so many things with existing Porsche technology like GT3 heads on a TT, etc...

 

The goal of technology is always to fit more power into smaller places. Obviously the 911 provides a perfect sample test ground. Sure, you can run big ole Turbo's, but anyone can do that. Racing is still primarily driven by NA power so putting an NA V8 in the back of a 911 is a serious accomplishment. No one will bat an eye and some stupendously sized turbos on a built engine making 2000 hp (because people are doing it already).

Plus, they are probably trying to beat Porsche to it.

 

Plus, when you cruise by, everyone will be looking for a Corvette!!!

 

Regardless of what you're putting where,that is a fantastic piece of engineering. Good Luck and a build thread should be welcomed here as well.

Plus Rep.


This should also most definitely have a writeup in a major magazine publication. Make sure you contact someone, I'd certainly buy that issue.