East-West V8 and 5-Speed for race car
filed in Honda Civic 2000
Question: As the subject suggest, I am seeking information on East-West V8 configurations. I am building a 70’s Honda Civic of which the engine will be relocated to the rear. As I am not limited to any displacement I am after the largest motor that I can purchase that will mount to a FWD 5-Speed gearbox. Weight is also a consideration as the overall weight of the veichle will not be great.
I have found limited information on the current Cadillac Eldorado but have been unable to find anything on the Web on older models. Toyota also make 4L V8 but does it attach to any of thier FWD g-box’s?
Any informaiton on motor and g-box combinations would be appreciated. This will be a rear wheel drive vehicle, as there is no need for back seats or a boot in a race car. A full chasis is being built with the intention of mounting the V8 East-West where the back seat/boot space normally is.
What I need is informatoin on FWD 5-speeds that I could mount a V8 to. Manufacturers that have a V6 FWD vehicle which the V6 has the same mounting pattern as their V8.
As the tracks that this vehicle will be used on consist of short straights with tight corners, the goal is to have excelent acceleration/stopping power. It has been mentioned that the Eldorado came out with a 400ci but I am unable to verify if is this is actually the case and which models it was in. I already have an ECU and the facilities to fabricate an induction system and sump, I just need to know which V8’s connect to which model FWD 5-speeds.
Why waste your money trying to keep a high powered FWD car on the road? If you want a high powered car to operate safely you need the power going to the REAR wheels. Hell a Civic can spin the tires just as it comes out of the box. Cadillac needs an expensive computer to control its power at the front wheels, they are going RWD to compete in the world market with the RWD cars of MB, BMW, Jag, Lexus and Re-read his original message. He wants to put a transverse front wheel drive assembly in the REAR of a Honda Civic.
I don’t have any suggestions for an engine to utilize but I like his idea and I’d like to hear what he ends up putting in that Honda.
Also, you should watch the programs on the Speedvision tv channel and see how fast the front wheel drive compact cars are on the dragstrip. They even have neat traction control devices mounted to the rear of them that, instead of acting like common wheelie bars, put pressure to the ground to increase front drive wheel traction. Neat stuff!
Which Richard? Because I didn’t say that. Besides, if you’re going to look at that, Renault have the best solution, which is to mount the engine behind the gearbox. I think Saab did that with the original 900, too.
They’re both N-S configurations though.
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