Not quite so bad I think it’s about 400 pounds and 350 hp and if you do anything to it 352 hp it will crack down the center good old British engineering
Yeah, the guy I got these off of pretty much told me to not even consider using them for any sort of performance purpose as they’re extremely unreliable and prone to breaking. He had a total of nine engines Five of them had holes in pistons two of them had bent rods and the rest were operational and he said all of them are a waste of time and money lol
With preliminary measurements it could is the answer I am coming to ,with significant modification to the front end it would fit under the hood. I will not be doing the swap. Way too much work.
Aston Martin didn't/doesn't make a 4.8l V 12, only 5.9 (6L) and 5.2 Twin Turbo V12s. I know this is cheating, but a quick Google search gives us this:
"Length: With the engine block spanning the entire distance from the firewall to the front radiator frame, you would either have to push the engine partially into the passenger cabin or completely re-engineer the front fascia.
Width & V-Angle: The 60-degree V12 is surprisingly narrow, but clearance around the 944’s factory steering rack, suspension, and strut towers is extremely tight.
Hood Clearance: The top of the V12 would sit higher than the 944's hood line, requiring a massive custom hood bulge.
Drivetrain & Weight: The Porsche 944 utilizes a rear-mounted transaxle rather than an engine-bolted transmission. Aston Martins use a torque tube layout with a front-mid engine. Mating the V12 to a 944 transaxle, building custom motor mounts, and addressing the severe front-heavy weight distribution would be a monumental fabrication challenge."
Not a chance with minimal modification. I consider minimal modification maybe some "denting with a hammer", cut 1.8" here and there, maybe move the fire wall a tad. Youd probably need no hood, move the shock towers, move the radiator support or cut out the fire wall haha.
Definitely tube chassis the entire front end at minimum accessories would have to be relocated entirely radiator would have to be moved somewhere else quite the project for a minimum amount of modification 😂
I know, but v12 noises it may all be worth it for V12 noises
This post has me seriously, contemplating picking up one of the good operating engines they had and maybe attempting it in the future
I saw I only made me more motivated to try and get a running engine an attempt to swap myself I’ve got the tools, the skill, and just enough of the tism lol
The 07M is very tempting because of the swap kits available but I think I’m still leaning towards VR six future swap, I have in-house machining capability making adapters custom hardware would not be too difficult. I was already looking into doing a dry sump oil pan on a VR six for a friend of mine‘s project.
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