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Originally Posted by not_hans_stuck
Yeah. Theres no point doing a v6. I cant think of a cost effective aluminum v6 that makes any sense. Ay of the better ones use double overhead cams like the afirementioned alfa. That means that you're better off doing an ls conversion. The engine is lighter than any of the iron v6's and it makes more power and torque than anything really.
The main reason people pan the ls engine is because its a pushrod design. However, this is the main design feature that makes it attractive to anyone doing an engine swap. Its tiny comared to anything else. And, the lushrods dont seem to limit the engines performance in any material way. Chevy abosultely did the right thing by ignoring the european manufactueres and sticking
With the pushrod design.
Now, there are two other engines that are interesting to me. First is the subaru turbo 4 cylinder. It makes a ton of power and is extremely light. The second is the turbo rotary wich is more powerful and lighter still.
I have seen conversions with both but not driven themso if you do that be sure to bring it to houston.
Hal
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I have done a Subaru conversion on a 912 and now I am in fact squeezing an Audi 2.8 with an Eaton supercharger in another 912. I will agree with you that the LS engine is the better choice for such a conversion but once I get started with these projects I can't stop.