[DeTomaso] Engine Choices

[Rob Dumoulin]

My wife's 7 has the M62 motor in it.....hmmmmm....I wonder if she'd notice
if I swapped it with the 351.

The BMW V8 is a torquey motor that winds up like stink. Smooth,
over-engineered, hot running, and civilized. It would look pretty in the
engine bay, but I can't get past that "civilized" part.

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 9:51 AM, Charles McCall <charlesmccall at gmail.com>wrote:

> There's a German Pantera running around with an M5 engine... last
> spotted perhaps 5-6 years ago. I don't have detailed installation
> photos, but we know it fit
>
> On 7/30/12, michael at michaelshortt.com <michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Has anybody tried a BMW V8 as used in the M3.
> >
> > 420HP, 8,300 RPM redline.
> >
> > http://www.kenrockwell.com/bmw/m3/2007/engine.htm
> >
> >
> > Michael Shortt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> A Hemi?
> >>
> >> I really like the carefully crafted Clevelands we've been putting
> >> together on the list.  Great Dyno sheets, fun rides, fancy gear.  But
> >> a lot of busted rides too. I have a special place in my heart for FE
> >> motors and honestly someone needs to squeeze one of those massive
> >> stroked 429 Boss clones into their P car.  A turbo buick is still a
> >> bit exotic but a LS6 is kind of a yawn... but really good power and
> >> reliability.
> >>
> >> I've never been a fan of the Intech or Cobra motor swaps.  Not enough
> >> power after doing all that work, but a Coyote motor would be as much
> >> work with a bigger payoff.  A flat rear dash, reliable 430HP+ and
> >> decent gas mileage...
> >>
> >> ...and road manners area all really important to me now.  You can
> >> build a 500HP Cleveland without too much trouble, but parts start to
> >> get more exotic, and it's a bear on the street.  EFI can help a lot
> >> but it's still going to be a tough go of it idling through a
> >> neighborhood.   That said, it will also *sound* tough as a well built
> >> Cleveland and so far the Coyote motor doesn't have the same fierce
> >> spitting and hissing that I'm used to.
> >>
> >> sean
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 4:41 AM, Dan Courtney <dfcex at pacbell.net>
> wrote:
> >>> Here I go again, about to spend a few grand putting a Cleveland back
> >>> together for the upmteenth time.
> >>> I'm just wondering if anyone has a better idea?
> >>>
> >>> Dan
> >>>
> >>> Dan Courtney
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