DIESEL dart :)
i agree,
sounds like your building a parts car....
no offense... just my opinion
thanks......
trust me im not even tearing the car apart till I have all the needed parts here/fabricated i know this is ambitious but i bet the same thing was said the first time someone swapped a 360 into a colt so i know there has to be a way to do it.....
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got some actual measurements on the engine tonight thanks to my other toy (i have a 67 bronco) had a guy see mine and he had one that he swapped a 4bt into so i had him bring it by my work
came out to 35.5 inches tall from pan to top of valve covers 24 inches wide and 31 inches long..... so scrap the raising the hood buldge idea it seems i will have to have the motor stick out the hood a bit 8) but it seems that it should fit every other way pretty easily turbo mounting is going to be tight but doable
the thing that scared me was he had a NV4500 which was mentioned by someone earlier and that thing is fricken HUGE i wouldnt have a tunnel anymore...... so im definatly going auto it is actually smaller i think. also he said he was breaking rear axles (a infamous for 9") with 400ftlbs and 33" tires so i may just have to bite the bullet and get something more HD
good news though i got to go for a ride in it and it was actually really nice, short rpm range(idles at 1000rpm and is redlined at 3200) but it was VERY potent he was running 3.23 gears and it scooted but it topped out fairly quickly so i may have to go with a 2.93 or so gear ratio. the other thing i liked is he told me there is a company working on a P pump for the 4bt=P~
