Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Fw: Re: More power little motors

[Jeff Greenfield (coyote]

Doh . thanks for pointing that out. That's what I get for making a post late
at night using the iphone which does not have a cut and paste function.

 

The correct URL is:

 

www.acme-ltd.com/Ferrari/Article

 

Jeff

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Larry B [mailto:larrybard [at] hotmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 8:55 AM
To: coyote [at] acme-ltd.com
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] Fw: Re: More power little motors

 

Thanks.
 
I'm sure any others who, like me, too quickly simply cut and pasted the
link, will quickly discover that Ferrari was misspeclled and correct it.
 
> From: coyote [at] acme-ltd.com
> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 23:17:43 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Fw: Re: More power little motors
> CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com
> 
> For your entertainment, and on my site too -:)
> 
> www.acme-ltd.com/Fertari/Article
> 
> Jeff
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Apr 1, 2009, at 10:49 PM, E M <pokiebaron [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I remember reading in R&T about 20 years ago, about a guy who put a 
> > V12
> > Daytona engine in a 308. I think there were even plans floating 
> > around
> > awhile ago for such a swap.
> >
> > Ed
> > 911SC
> >
> > 2009/4/1 LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> >
> >> Hmmm... wonder if anyone ever put a LS6 in a 308/328? Where's 
> >> Little
> >> Ricky
> >> when we need him?
> >> ;-) Is there a Tubi for a LS6?
> >>
> >> LarryT
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <robert_h_bowser [at] juno.com>
> >> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> >> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 11:41 AM
> >> Subject: [Ferrari] Fw: Re: More power little motors
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm always amazed, when comparing my 308 motor to the LS6 motor in my
> >> Corvette, at how small the LS6 is. I went out and took some rough
> >> measurements.
> >>
> >> LS6 - 27 x 22 x 22 (inches)
> >> 308 - 30 x 27 x 27 (inches)
> >>
> >> Motor only, not bellhousing. LS6 includes the plastic covers. 
> >> Take them
> >> off, and the measurements would be less. 308 does not include the 
> >> headers,
> >> which would have increased the measurements. Measurements are 
> >> approximate.
> >> Of course, your results may vary.
> >>
> >> LS6 is much smaller. Twice the displacement. Twice the horsepower.
> >>
> >> It may be a pig, but I still love my 308.
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------- Original Message ----------
> >> From: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> >> To: Robert Bowser <robert_h_bowser [at] juno.com>
> >> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] More power little motors
> >> Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:38:50 -0700 (PDT)
> >>
> >>
> >> Larry, focus on the external dimensions and weight of the engine 
> >> not the
> >> displacement!!!
> >>
> >> That's the point with the 944T. It only had 3.0 liters, but 
> >> dimensionally
> >> it
> >> was immense and not so impressive.
> >>
> >> Modern engines are much smaller and lighter/bhp of output. Well, some
> >> modern
> >> engines.
> >>
> >> The BMW inline 6 used in so many models is also huge and heavy.
> >>
> >> LS
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> >> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> >> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> >> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 7:15:14 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] More power little motors
> >>
> >> Hey Gang -
> >> Remember the early Ferrari V12's? IIRC, a 250 Ferrari is 250cc's per
> >> cylinder making it a 3.0L engine. I have a hard time picturing 
> >> 250CC's but
> >> 3L is 50% larger than a 2L Coke bottle. Getting several hundred HP 
> >> from
> >> such a small displacement alwaysed amazed me. Must have been pretty 
> >> small
> >> pistons though. If my math was better (or if I wanted to spend the 
> >> time to
> >> figure it out) I could probably calculate the OD of the
> >> pistons --
> >>
> >> ;-)
> >>
> >> LarryT
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Hans E. Hansen" <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
> >> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> >> 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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