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2woody Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1402 Northumberland Drives: '02 MV6, '99 Elite, '99 MV6 estate, '92 Evo 500, Commodore SS	Re: Lotus Carlton today Reply #45 - 04. May 2011 at 09:21 there's also the Saab 2.3 option. bags of awailable horsepower and bolts straight to the gearbox you already have.
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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: Lotus Carlton today Reply #46 - 04. May 2011 at 09:38 2woody wrote on 04. May 2011 at 09:21: there's also the Saab 2.3 option. bags of awailable horsepower and bolts straight to the gearbox you already have. Not a bad plan, if you can get over the stigma of having a 4 pot. There'll certainly be a lot more room around it.
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MV6Matt Senior Member Offline On 19's with 3 litre cams and Irmscher kit Posts: 812 London Gender: Drives: '98 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (in MV6 guise with lots of Irmscher)	Re: Lotus Carlton today Reply #47 - 04. May 2011 at 15:01 2woody wrote on 04. May 2011 at 09:21: there's also the Saab 2.3 option. bags of awailable horsepower and bolts straight to the gearbox you already have. Now I could go for that! HHmmmm......
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chrisgixer Omega King Offline Black ones are faster. Posts: 14570 Wokingham Gender: Drives: "Omega Black" 3.2 Elite. Thanks to Joshwyatt.	Re: Lotus Carlton today Reply #48 - 04. May 2011 at 23:33 MV6Matt wrote on 04. May 2011 at 15:01: 2woody wrote on 04. May 2011 at 09:21: there's also the Saab 2.3 option. bags of awailable horsepower and bolts straight to the gearbox you already have. Now I could go for that! HHmmmm...... Still only ~~two thirds~~ half an engine though....
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Re: Lotus Carlton today
Reply #49 - 05. May 2011 at 01:37

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You can bet they mounted the turbo under one of the heads which means it'll be too wide without some major surgery to the manifolds, etc.

Vectra c 2.8t has the turbo at the 'back' of the engine over the gear box. doesn't really lend itself to a rwd conversion without some serious plumbing. Undecided

For the diseasalists, the 3.0 v6 cdti lump may be worth a look, although not sure where the turbo(s) live on that. Undecided

Oh to be young and stupid again! Bugger still stupid...

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Re: Lotus Carlton today
Reply #50 - 06. May 2011 at 07:03

chrisgixer wrote on 04. May 2011 at 23:33:

MV6Matt wrote on 04. May 2011 at 15:01:

2woody wrote on 04. May 2011 at 09:21:

there's also the Saab 2.3 option.

bags of awailable horsepower and bolts straight to the gearbox you already have.

Now I could go for that! HHmmmm...... Roll Eyes

Still only ~~two thirds~~ half an engine though.... Wink

Yup, looks rather odd - 4 pots in a row and nowt else around! Huh

As someone also pointed out , lots of room too!
However, With people able to get 300+ out of them for not too much effort, it's quite a decent conversion to consider..........

As it goes, I'm very happy with the V6 so this sort of conversion would have be for another (as yet unowned!) car.......... Roll Eyes

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