Ferrari Mailing List: Re: More power little motors

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

Wade:

That's the old iron small block.  The new aluminum Corvette
LS1/LS2/etc motors weigh some 150-200lbs less, and usually
with a lot more power.

Hans.

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:52 AM, Fortune Motors <wade [at] 
fortunemotors.com>wrote:

> Hey Hans, check out mine
>
> http://www.sportclassiccomp.com/inventory/944/index.htm
>
>
> Wade
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hans E. Hansen" <FList [at] 
> hanshansen.org>
> To: "Wade" <wade [at] fortunemotors.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 2:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] More power little motors
>
>
>   A local mechanic has been stuffing late model Corvette V8s
>> into 944s.  Fits quite well.
>>
>> He has to cut a bit off the front springs because the V8 is
>> lighter.
>>
>> Hans.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 8:51 AM, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> One very important thing to remember is that displacement does *not*
>>> equate
>>> to engine size.
>>>
>>> Many of the cute, little, impressively "efficient" powerplants are
>>> secretly
>>> massive and heavy.
>>>
>>> Remember that 944 Turbo?
>>>
>>> It seemed so "high tech" next to a Ferrari until you photographed the
>>> engine bay near a tape measure.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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