Vauxhall Lotus carlton engine

sach · Post by **sach** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 10:24 pm

after having the Vauxhall / ford very civilised debate that Vauxhall won, i had thought if Vauxhall Lotus carlton top speed 176mph horsepower 377bhp@5200rpm over a cossy.

how hard wound it be to fit a Vauxhall Lotus carlton engine in to say a corsa/astra/nova? i know its passable but what would it take?
money a side of course?

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:19 am

blimey that sounds a bit major, probs have to cut out the bulkhead and all sorts! there was a nova that was having a v6 fitted that ive seen, and that was just stupid! no room for a dipstick! haha.

lozzy_corsa · Post by **lozzy_corsa** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:40 am

the lotus lump is massive bigger than the omega engine too!

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:33 am

you know what, easiest way to get it in would be to put it in the boot. and make it rear wheel drive, check out the people who put my engine in, they are good but i wouldnt recommend them really, too pricey. and i know you get problems with engine conversions, but i just had too many really, engine bay couldve been neater as well. the site has a photo of a rear engine peugeot, just read on there that the conversion cost adam Â£11,500

http://www.mjs-services.com/index.htm

Poundie · Post by **Poundie** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:41 am

It wudnt fit unless u done a rear wheel drive conversion n stick the bastard in the back lol

Wudnt mind doing a V6 conversion!

sach · Post by **sach** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 10:20 am

Lotus carlton was rear wheel drive, any 1 fancy doing it?

found a carlton 4 sale http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 4541445346

lozzy_corsa · Post by **lozzy_corsa** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:59 pm

you cant buy one and stripp it thats just wrong man destroying history! try and find the ones which have been smashed up!

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:59 pm

i wasnt aware it was rear wheel drive.... makes sense tho! i have read that there was uproar and the papers tried to get the cars stopped as they considered them to dangerous! f**king papers get right on my T**s
would be hard to find a smashed up one i reckon, ive heard that vaux sport lost one of these engines when the place burnt down, thats harsh

im presuming you\'d have to weld the front engine bay into the back of the car its going in, you\'d have to cut all the rear floor pan out and lower the car over the engine, and jack the engine in on some sort of table. dunno if that makes sense

Dodgy Dave · Post by **Dodgy Dave** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 4:59 pm

if you was to do that, what would you do with the engine thats already in there.

jakethesnake · Post by **jakethesnake** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:26 pm

speak to beardy - the mod on corsasport.

punkheadgray · Post by **punkheadgray** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:47 pm

throw it away! it\'d just be extra weight you wouldnt want

although i presume you\'d need some sort of weight in the front for balance

Teddy · Post by **Teddy** » Tue Apr 12, 2005 3:55 pm

Oh dear lord.