So I was quiet for a while

[K18 NOB]

But thats because I've been working on another project.

For some years now I have been restoring/building a car to my own requirements. One of the things I carried out was an engine transplant using an engine which was never fitted to this car. In fact it was never fitted to a RWD chassis, this means there is no off the shelf exhaust for it. Solution? Build one!

I won't go into too many details but before anyone asks yes I did back purge.

So far I have made 1 manifold, slightly different to my original plan as I wanted to keep the design as simple as possible. Again before anyone asks the reason why I choose to bring the primarys up rather than straight down is due to space restrictions down low. I wanted to keep the primarys equal length and this wasn't going to be possible if I went straight down. Also this engine responds well to longer primarys, it unlocks a little more torque low down in the rev range.

 

[BrokenBiker]

strange looking design but i quite like it...what engine is it? and whats it going into?

 

[K18 NOB]

Strange is actually the look I was going for

The engine is a 3.0 24v v6 removed from an alfa romeo 164. The car is a 1989 alfa rome

o 75.

 

[BrokenBiker]

is that the busso engine? cant remember which is which with alfa's lol. pretty car though

 

[K18 NOB]

is that the busso engine? cant remember which is which with alfa's lol. pretty car though

Yes that is the busso, this car originally had the 12v V6 busso which was the same block but different heads

 

[zx9]

I am liking the sound of this project, almost as much as I like the sound of an Alfa V6. (I still want a nice GTV)

 

[BrokenBiker]

didnt know the busso came in 12 or 24V thought it was just 24V.

there is a lad on the estate with a 147 GTA that sounds good

 

[K18 NOB]

I'd quite like a 147GTA myself, sadly they are appreciating at a decent rate and I don't have the funds for one at the moment

 

[BrokenBiker]

I'd quite like a 147GTA myself, sadly they are appreciating at a decent rate and I don't have the funds for one at the moment

i wouldnt mind one, i had a 147 JTD that was good in the corners but not the best anywhere else...until a wishbone decided it would rather not be a wishbone anymore

 

[K18 NOB]

i wouldnt mind one, i had a 147 JTD that was good in the corners but not the best anywhere else...until a wishbone decided it would rather not be a wishbone anymore

That's called Italian charm. One of my old alfas decided that it's sump didn't want to sump any more and dumped it's oil

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Perspex windows, has she been used for track work already, or is that your masterplan?

 

[BrokenBiker]

That's called Italian charm. One of my old alfas decided that it's sump didn't want to sump any more and dumped it's oil

it went on approach to a roundabout, i was slowing from 40 at a normal pace and there was a huge bang and frint drivers wheel locked...i knew something was up but i thought it was something minor, tried to pull it forwards to get it out of the way but nothing...it had pulled the rear mount for the front lower arm out of the subframe, bent the subframe, outer CV shat itself, lower arm was destroyed, wing was bent, track rods were U/S afterwards, something sharp behind the wind gashed the tyre...

had it towed home, kicked a few things around the garden and spent a day ust sat looking at ebay for parts before realising it wasnt going to be cheap to fix, the car only cost me 300 and i still had the megane sat in the carpark waiting for an mot...although im starting to wish id fixed the alfa instead

 

[Piero]

I am in the middle of an engine transplant.

My hat goes off to ya

 

[K18 NOB]

Perspex windows, has she been used for track work already, or is that your masterplan?

Part of the plan, show car for a year or so then racing

 

[K18 NOB]

First of all i think this thread should probably be in projects now? If so could someone move it please?

The manifolds are now complete, learned a lot along the way and im sure there is probably a shed load more i could learn but this is the way i like to learn so im not complaining.
Overall im very happy with how they came out, despite the slight lack of symmetry (this was a case of necessity over styling really)

 

[armalites]

When I was at school a mate's dad had 75 Twin Spark Veloce with Revolution RFX 5 spokes, we used to play for a local football club and he would always have a race with another mate's dad in his XR4i to/from the match.
They did do a 3.0 V6 75 though, is the engine from 164 completely different?

 

[K18 NOB]

Essentially is the same engine, the block is near on identical which made the transplant a lot less painful....the main difference is the heads, the original 75 v6 was 12v SOHC where as this one is 24v DOHC. Also the original had distributor fed ignition and this one is electronic coil over spark ignition.

There is a little more to it than that but it's very similar. Power is up from 192 to 220bhp on the standard unit but I'm hoping to see around 250+ from this once finished.

 

[dobbslc]

Mmm nothing like the howl of a good Alfa V6!
A mate has had a few 2.5 & 3.0 ones, we were talking down the pub last night about what car I would get next......

 

[K18 NOB]

Slightly getting off the topic of welding here......but i got her running today

Did someone say V6 Howl

 

[BrokenBiker]

stop it...you are making me want one