DOHC engine relocation question

widebodywoody · Post by **widebodywoody** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 2:13 am

Hey guys.

To start off I will let you know what I am planning to do.
I am building a DOHC 2.0Litre motor. From the Galant Vr4 Head and the Mitsubishi Starion 2.0Litre SOHC engine. There is only one problem with this. If I do this, the Thermostat will hit the firewall as well as the CAS. This engine is Going into a Mitsubishi Starion Widebody. I already know you guys know this will hit the firewall and you mentioned moving the engine forward 2 inch's. Here are my two questions.

1) By moving the engine forward 2" will that throw off the centre of gravity?
2) If I do move it forward, how will I still bolt this up to my stock gearbox? I will not be using the Mazda Bell housing, I was going to keep the stock box.

Thank you in advance.

Woody

89coltgt · Post by **89coltgt** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:40 am

Moving the engine foward will transfer weight to the front some, and you will have to modify the trans crossmember and lengthen your driveshaft.

Bill Hincher · Post by **Bill Hincher** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:40 am

take a look back into previous talks about coolant outlets
http://projectzerog.com/forum/viewtopic ... sc&start=0
this is a CAs system I am building
http://projectzerog.com/forum/viewtopic ... 09&start=0

Post by **DJpowerHaus** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:35 pm

Read the updates to the site. Start on the homepage (www.projectzerog.com) and then move onto the plumbing section. This should answer most of your questions.

widebodywoody · Post by **widebodywoody** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:40 am

Yeah thanks, I had already found out about those, but I had heard of some people just moving the engine forward and leaving those lines there. Cheers for clearing it up anyways, it seems like a better idea to re-locate them.