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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: bobbertbear on 23 November 2008, 12:59:11
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has anyone ever done a v6 3.0 into a carlton,been thinking about it an what it would be like to drive as a track car.
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has anyone ever done a v6 3.0 into a carlton,been thinking about it an what it would be like to drive as a track car.
didnt lotus put a v6 into a carlton or was it a straight 6 :-/ :-/ :-/
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has anyone ever done a v6 3.0 into a carlton,been thinking about it an what it would be like to drive as a track car.
Not as good as an Omega 'B'. The Carlton was the Omega 'A' and has much older running gear so won't handle as well.
Save your money unless you're after a quirky car for the sake of it. You can pick up a V6 Omega 'B' for such a small amount of money now that the engine conversion to the Carlton would outweigh the costs.
didnt lotus put a v6 into a carlton or was it a straight 6 :-/ :-/ :-/
straight 6
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has anyone ever done a v6 3.0 into a carlton,been thinking about it an what it would be like to drive as a track car.
Not as good as an Omega 'B'. The Carlton was the Omega 'A' and has much older running gear so won't handle as well.
Save your money unless you're after a quirky car for the sake of it. You can pick up a V6 Omega 'B' for such a small amount of money now that the engine conversion to the Carlton would outweigh the costs.
didnt lotus put a v6 into a carlton or was it a straight 6 :-/ :-/ :-/
straight 6
Same 3.0ltr lump as in the Senator and GSi3000? :-?
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has anyone ever done a v6 3.0 into a carlton,been thinking about it an what it would be like to drive as a track car.
Not as good as an Omega 'B'. The Carlton was the Omega 'A' and has much older running gear so won't handle as well.
Save your money unless you're after a quirky car for the sake of it. You can pick up a V6 Omega 'B' for such a small amount of money now that the engine conversion to the Carlton would outweigh the costs.
didnt lotus put a v6 into a carlton or was it a straight 6 :-/ :-/ :-/
straight 6
Same 3.0ltr lump as in the Senator and GSi3000? :-?
No the Lotus Carlton had a 3.6 Straight 6 24v
Senator / other Carltons had the 3.0 Straight 6
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No the Lotus Carlton had a 3.6 Straight 6 24v
Senator / other Carltons had the 3.0 Straight 6
But the 3.0 was the basis for the 3.6, stroked to get the capacity & beefed up to take the extra power & grunt.
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so would be a good idea for a track car then