Lespaul Chops said:
Has anyone ever heard of anyone stuffing a small block into an NSX ?
Please try to keep the flames to a minimum.
Craig
Everyone has missed the point here - the main reason is the cheap price of parts and availability of parts which is pretty much the same thing.
Small block Chevy's are put in 911's all the time, and there are many such conversions that race here in Houston. They use an adapter for the Porsche drivetrain. The problem is NOT with weight since the aluminum small block Chevy is the same weight as a flat six. The problem is CENTER OF GRAVITY of the 911 after the swap.
They just don't corner as well, and in local races that shows up quickly. 0-60 is 4.5 seconds, but cornering is another story.
They make electric water pump kits for small blocks, so the belt is eliminated.
It all fits in the 911 bay with no cutting - but you cannot have AC.
That killed the deal for me, since I live in Houston.
Putting the motor in a 911 longitudinally means cutting up the firewall and body to get all the drives installed. Kit Car magazine covered this in a few articles that really had my heart pumping until I thought it all over.
You just cannot do all of this for less than the cost of a new Corvette, and which would you rather have? A chopped up NSX abortion or a new Corvette? There's a lot of sacrifice in buying the older car and a whole heap of technology in a new Vette. I don't think we have anyone here who will go down Conversion road.
Zap
