can i use a m reg engine in a g reg car?

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can i use a m reg engine in a g reg car?

Post by shoney » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:15 pm

simples can i use the engine in n reg mk3 in the g reg mk3 ??????? does it just bolt in? the n has 4spd g 3sdp any ideas?
if it rattles it still running

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Re: can i use a m reg engine in a g reg car?

Post by rootesmadnick » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:44 am

if your staying auto then you will need to swap over the driven plate on back of engine and probably the inlet manifold/carb as not sure how the kickdown works on these..

also are they both aluminium head engines? cast iron heads and aluminium heads dont have the same valve pattern so the manifolds are completely different..

other than that if they both from Arrows then its a straight nut an bolt swap
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Re: can i use a m reg engine in a g reg car?

Post by shoney » Thu Feb 03, 2011 2:27 am

rootesmadnick wrote:if your staying auto then you will need to swap over the driven plate on back of engine and probably the inlet manifold/carb as not sure how the kickdown works on these..

also are they both aluminium head engines? cast iron heads and aluminium heads dont have the same valve pattern so the manifolds are completely different..

other than that if they both from Arrows then its a straight nut an bolt swap

yes both alloy what this driven plate and where do i get i have the complete m regd car so can use both ebgine and geabox from that would that be the best bet?
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Re: can i use a m reg engine in a g reg car?

Post by lemansvk » Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:09 am

Ahhh, why not go the whole hog and fit a Rover V8 ............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXMMytUvllw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZOrvgvfSjc&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NgcvbWg ... re=related

(make sure you have the sound on)

Vic

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Re: can i use a m reg engine in a g reg car?

Post by rootesmadnick » Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:42 pm

yeah you can use teh whole lot.. and go manual..

what I emant was an auto car dont have a flywheel it has a driven plate that teh torque convertor fits to so you would need to fit this to the manual engine if you wanted it to go automatic.. ;)

(and yeah vic would quite like a v8 as it goes)
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