Re: 350 in a Scirocco.

[Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com>]

A reasonably well-built 350 will rev to 7000 no
problem at all, and it can be done for very little
money as well.

You'd have to get a transaxle, like for an Olds
Toronado, but even then you'd have nothing to bolt it
to.  The real problem here is that there's not enough
stiffness in the structure to handle a V8.  First time
you rev it, you'll twist the whole front end to hell! 
It'd crumple like aluminum foil!  Hell, on these A1
cars, there's not enough stiffness for spirited daily
driving, hence the necessity and popularity of upper
and lower strut braces.

Remember the Jags are frame cars and rear-wheel drive.

Sorry to bust your bubble...keep dreaming, and learn
to weld well, and interesting things are bound to
happen!

Ron


--- Brian McGarvey <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>
wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Steve H wrote:
> 
> > Doesn't dirty filth like this get you banned from
> the list ? =)
> >
> > Honestly though -
> >  Tranny ?
> >  Front wheel drive ?
> >  Weight would make it plow like a pig in the
> twisties
> >   would it even fit ?
> >
> > I think that 1/2 the fun of the rocco/European
> engines is the free
> > revving...I don't know how happy a 350 will be to
> rev to 7000 often...
> 
> Just once.... Poof, rods going everywhere...
> Saw that once. rod/piston came up thru head, other
> out fender wall.
> wheee...  howto make a 300+lbs grenade. add
> fuel(racing), add foot, add
> forgetting to shift, Boom instant grenade.
> :-)
> 
> 
> > -Steve H
> >   '88 16v Rocco
> >
> >
> > --
> > Email LIST problems to:
> scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org. To unsubscibe send
> > "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to
> majordomo@scirocco.org
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Email LIST problems to:
> scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org. To unsubscibe send
> "unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to
> majordomo@scirocco.org
> 


__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/

--
Email LIST problems to: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org. To unsubscibe send
"unsubscribe scirocco-l" in the message to majordomo@scirocco.org