[simplemind7]

thats an awesome idea, but i think there should be a bit more on the engine type, like displacement and cylinder arangement, ex. Opel 1.9L I-4

 

[simplemind7]

guess i could put myself in here, even though i'm just starting it.

Year of opel: 1972 Manta
Engine swap type: 1989 Ford Probe GT, 2.2L Turbo (F2T)
Tranny Swap: 1989 Mazda B2200 5 speed (bolts right up)
Rear end: Probably going with a mid 80's BMW 325 IRS
Misc. Info: i'm still in the opel tear down process, pretty much done that, i've taken alot of measurements and it looks like the only body or frame mods i'll have to do for the engine & tranny is motor/tranny mounts (obviously) and the shifter will be a few inches further back so i need to cut a new hole and mod the center consol, which is ok since the manta's shifter is a little far forward for my liking. this is taking a while because things keep comming up like friends breaking their cars and me offering to fix it, my goal for this week was to have the motor and tranny mounts made and the engine to be sitting in the car, but then about 3 hours after i decided that, my friend managed to blow up the tranny in his talon, and i offered to let him use the shop and to help him replace it, grrr.

 

[simplemind7]

We will have to compare notes on the IRS..

What kind of HP and Torque in the Ford motor.. ?

Charles

stock, its something like 140hp & 175tq at the wheels, i'll be doing a few things to it like converting from distributor to electronic ignition with a powerful coil, megasquirt & spark ecu, bigger injectors, a better intercooler, comressor side of the turbo will be from a 2.3L thunderbird, boost around 18psi eventually, not that much at first, and a 2.5" turbo back exhaust so it will be more like 230+ hp and 300+tq to the wheels when i take it to full boost. i have a buddy with an '89 probe gt, he has basically those mods, minus the electronic ignition, megasquirt, different intercooler, and he has a cat in his exhaust, he dyno'd 227hp & 302tq at 18psi... not bad for a car he has $2000 sunk into, including purchase, lol

and yeah, we'll have to work together with the IRS, any idea when you're going to start to tackle that project?

 

[simplemind7]

what you could do is put the ka in and get everything put together and all the fabricating done and fitting properly, then find a japanese engine importer and pick up an sr20det, awesome engines from the japanese 240sx (silvia over there) from what i've read it just bolts in, only real work is wiring, intercooler & intercooler piping... but don't hold me to that, its all internet talk that i've read. the sr is a little wider than the ka though due to the fact that theres a turbo on the side of it.

that was what my origional plan was before i decided on the probe motor because i could pick it up for much cheaper, the sr20's cost a bit more, but you always get them with low mileage from the importers.