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If I can shorten the bellhousing, I may be able to move the trans closer to the motor.....
if the Audi W8 wasnt so unreliable, its very short, and already bolts up to the 01E transmission.
If I can shorten the bellhousing, I may be able to move the trans closer to the motor.....
It overheats (poor cooling), then it looses the head gasket (NLA). Timing chain arrangement is iffy. can't get rebuild parts (however, you can modify the 2.0 and 2.8 parts)
Going down that rabbit hole on Motorgeek.com to see if the juice is worth the squeeze
why would you trade an LS platform for a Crankenstein trouble fest?Well, the W8 motor is heavy.... 460#. can probably pull a few # off, however that is nearly 80# more then the LS4. However it is much shorter, only about 17-18" long vs the LS4 at 23" But it is really tall and wide compared to the LS4
also, stock output is 271 hp from the 4 liter. with some minor work, you can get 300hp. while it can be boosted, the very narrow rod bearings and the split throws on the crank limit the power to about 450 before things have an un-scheduled rapid disassembly. Normal service items like the thermostat, etc are ultra-expensive.
here is a teardown.
because my car is under 11 feet long, and the extra 6" of room would greatly help. detriments are..... the 4.0 liter W8 is not only 80# heavier, its 3" taller, and 2" wider. so that doesnt help.. plus lots of cost needed to get up to the 450hp range (as in about $20k)
the samsung battery.....
Speaking of Mikey, heard from him Scott?
talked to him the other day.
.. well, it's EFI. But, it did get the new top put on it ...
