ok then someone should do the srt-4 motor and modify it for rwd. should make the care closer to 50/50 and make 300 whp with no problem.

 

Now that's thinking out of the box.

 

One of my eventual projects is to throw a V8 in the midsection of my Porsche 914. the only problem is the stock 901 tranny cannot handle the torque generated by Chevy V8 that's more than 285 hp. Trying to find a 930 Tranny is hard and expensive, but I could put close to 500 hp with the 930 tranny.

surprisingly, Porsche transmissions line up really well with Chevy engines only needing a little conversion plate.

I do like the SRT-4 motor in our car since they are pretty cheap, engines should be abundant, would open up more room in our engine bay, and cheaper to fix/mod. Keep in mind that the SRT-4 motor's being upgraded to be put in the Nitro so it'll come close to 300 hp OTB depending on when this gets done.

Either way, a forced induction 4 banger in this car would be crazy. Coupled with a decent rear spoiler/diffuser, lowered suspension and a 285 rear tire should keep the Xfire stuck to the ground.

 

I've also thought about the srt-4 swap. I had one as my last car and loved that little motor. Perhaps one day one might find its' way into the srt-6, but not anytime soon. To indulge my speed craving I'm starting a build up of an all-tube chassis, srt-4 motor'd street/strip/track beast. I'm trying to stay at around 1,500 # and will tweak that little four banger to the tune of 400-450 rwhp. Now that will be an interesting ride. Stay tuned, I'll post pics of the progress.

 

Why don't you try and find the specs on a GM fwd tranny out of a Bigblock RV, If I remember correctly these where used in most Corvair SB and BB chevy conversions. Ask around the hot rod corvair forums for the correct differential and trans.

 

I don't know about you guys but when the battery technology finally catches up with demand, I would really enjoy doing a 200 hp electric conversion set-up that could easily smoke a 300 hp srt4, lol. So I guess I'm just gonna have to do more homework on 3 phase speed controllers in the meantime.

 

Myself, I'd put in the 3.2 Mb Turbo Diesel. A couple of easy mods, ecu-exhaust-injectors, and it should be pushing 300 hp and 450+ lbs of twist. And doing all that while getting 40+ mph on the highway. Probably closer to 45 mpg.

 

how about putting a 2JZ supra engine in with a sylvia rear end???...expensive and a lot of work but man would it be sweet.

 

so you are going to strap a weak rear end from a four cylinder car to a six cylinder engine? i'm sure our rear end could handle as much power as the silvia's.

 

I like the sound of that.

 

p.s., nissan silvia, not sylvia.

 

I wonder if they'd offer a conversion kit; a DIYer would be fun.

 

Just a little FYI: with a big turbo swap and proper fuel feed, that engine is easily good for a very reliable and streetable 500 WHP, on stock internals. Plenty of guys on the SRT forums are doing this and a few guys at PTCrew.com are doing the same thing with this engine in the PT GT. Two of them recently turned 12.0 1/4 miles in PT Cruisers with this setup (well, one of them actually went 11.96) without nitrous. That engine is incredibly stout and more than a little overbuilt.

 

When did they start putting the Mercedes W112 engine in PT Cruisers ? Did I miss something ?

 

Look at the post I quoted: x'ed mentioned the 2.4L 4 cylinder out of the SRT4 - that's the exact same engine the comes standard in the PT Cruiser GT.
In fact, the engine was developed for the PT and only later used to make the Neon SRT4.

 

I have access to an Auction site, www.copart.com, where any car imaginable comes up for sale due to repossession, fire, theft, accident, etc. I seen a few of you mention the SRT-4 swap so I looked one up. Here is one with only 16,896 miles and I have seen cars at these auctions go for a few hundred bucks.

 

Quick update! Out of curiosity I went back to the auction site and counted 14 SRT-4's coming up. Some had substantial front-end damage, while others like this one had absolutely no engine compartment damage. If anyone is seriously interested in during an SRT-4 swap, this would be the place to get your donor engine.

 

Here would be a great donor recipient of an engine swap. This Crossfire is up for auction because it was totaled due to flood damage.

 

Just as an aside they do put the Mercedes 2.2l 4 banger diesel in them over here.