Would it be weird...

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
11/20/2015 at 01:46 • Filed to: None

If I wanted to take a Cobra kit, strip off the big flares and such and stuff an I6 under the hood? A modern day AC Ace, if you will. Maybe a GM Vortec 4.2 would be an interesting choice of engine.

DISCUSSION (25)

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 02:01

S54 I6 from an E46 M3?

- An E46 “fanboy”

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 02:02

Or even a TVR Speed Six?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
11/20/2015 at 02:04

Good choice, but dare I say, not weird enough.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
11/20/2015 at 02:05

This would be suitably unusual. Too much trouble to get one in the USA however.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 02:08

Yeah, but your already going to have the time and money to spend on a Cobra kit with uncommon modifications. (Though I am unsure how easy it is to transport a motor and necessary parts, would it be harder than importing a car itself?)

Baeromez > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 02:10

RB26DETT? Skyline Cobra!

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
11/20/2015 at 02:15

As much as I love the s54 I’d say an s85 would be more insane for the fun of it.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Baeromez
11/20/2015 at 02:18

That would be suitably uncommon.

Perhaps ditch the reciprocating engine and go with a four-row rotary.

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 02:18

If you want interesting how about a 13b rotary? The sound would go quite well with the aesthetic of the car.

Frank Grimes > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 02:23

use one o them aussie ford barra I6.

they are cool

Kinja'd!!!

M54B30 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 02:26

If you’re looking for a straight six, go to a pro

See: BMW

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC
11/20/2015 at 02:30

Yeah but that would be more suitable in something like a 427 cobra, the main goal here is a non-widebody cobra (2 hundred something icr), a little more tame.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Frank Grimes
11/20/2015 at 02:31

Ooh, good choice. Keep the Ford connection.

Or Jaaaag. Maybe a supercharged one out of a DB7...

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > M54B30
11/20/2015 at 02:34

Love me some BMW I6, but I gotta think unusual here. Maybe an M88 with the individual intake trumpets:

Kinja'd!!!

StoneCold > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 02:36

Anything that can fit in 32” x 27” x 29” (Size of a Ford 427) would be good to go.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > StoneCold
11/20/2015 at 02:56

Well, the Ace had an I6, but I don't know if any of the kits could accommodate the length of such an engine. That's what kits are all about, right?

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 04:13

I’ve put a reasonable amount of thought into this actually.

Pre-shelby, the ac ace used either a 2.0l bristol I6 or a 2.6l ford I6.

So, if you’re making a modern one then an s54 would be excellent (the bristol i6 was a copy of the pre-war bmw i6, the plans were taken as reparations).

Or, if you can get your hands on an ozzie falcon I6 that would be damn sweet too :)

Personally, if i was making one i’d use the jaguar aj6. 24v, dohc, all alloy, big displacement and a lot of untapped potential. Perfect :)

samssun > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
11/20/2015 at 06:07

Came here to post this. TVR 4.0 I6, anything else is hipster trash.

Chinny Raccoon > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 06:10

This was going to be the modern day AC Ace.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first…

boxrocket > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 07:03

Don’t Vortec. Not even once. It’s a truck motor, and was overwhelmed in the trailblazer/ envoy/ascender/h3 and Colorado/canyon (though it had a cylinder lopped off to become an I5). You may as well use an AMC 4.0 (made famous in ‘80s-to’00s Jeeps) which tend to be more reliable but obviously less potent.

Use a Lexus/Toyota, BMW, or, for fun/punishment, Jaaaaaaaaaag engine for your I6 needs.

John_Harbinson > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 07:35

“2JZ Swap, Bro”

That’s way too boring though, how about a ford 4.9l straight six? HUGE bore, it probably weighs as much as the v8 so you won’t need to mess with the suspension, and there’s a lot of manual transmissions that’ll bolt up to it. Sort of (not at all) the next best thing to a jag 4.2 six, which now that I’m thinking about it, how about a Jag 4.2? That’d be cool

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 08:22

Could use a Ford 300ci straight six. Gobs of torque and a surprising amount of speed parts out there. And they came in absolutely everything.

DirtyBird > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
11/20/2015 at 09:06

I think they make the early ac bodies as a kit car now, and why not the ford 300 straight six?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > John_Harbinson
11/20/2015 at 09:55

I do like the Ford 300 engine. We had a ton of them in airport ground support equipment and I enjoyed the sound and feel of that motor. The vehicles weren’t the same when the switched to the V6.

Instead of a Jag I6, how about the supercharged version out of an early DB7? Same basic engine if I'm not mistaken.

EmbraceTheRasp > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
12/28/2015 at 15:54

Not weird enough? Shut Your Mouth Sir!

I’d say the double VANOS unit that helps the s54 sound like an angry Civic would be more than weird enough. Plus the bipolar switch that happens at 2500RPMs and changes the engine from pleasant little puppy to high-strung headcase would be an absolute hoot in a car that weighs as little as a Cobra. I’d bet it would be faster than the 429 and would handle much better due to weight distribution.