Hi,
A friend of mine is planning to install a Ford V 2800 in his Alpine. I have been reading some stuff about this conversion on this forum and if I have understood it correctly the advice is to use the 2800 engine and not the 2600 version because the arrangement of the exhaust manifold from the 2800 suits the Alpine better.
By reading more and more I discovered that the European version of the Ford V6 2800 used a "siamesed" two-port exhaust manifold,similar to the one used on the V4, while the American version used three-port heads.
Does that mean that the European version of this engine is not usable and if so are there Ford V6 Cologne alternatives here in Europe?
I also red that a Ford Mustang T5 gearbox can just be bolted on the Ford V6 engine. Does that mean without any alterations at the bell housing?
Last question: T5 gearboxes are not easy to find here in the Netherlands, are there alternatives for this gearbox that can be bought in Europe?
Thank a lot in advance!
Regards,
Peter
A friend of mine is planning to install a Ford V 2800 in his Alpine. I have been reading some stuff about this conversion on this forum and if I have understood it correctly the advice is to use the 2800 engine and not the 2600 version because the arrangement of the exhaust manifold from the 2800 suits the Alpine better.
By reading more and more I discovered that the European version of the Ford V6 2800 used a "siamesed" two-port exhaust manifold,similar to the one used on the V4, while the American version used three-port heads.
Does that mean that the European version of this engine is not usable and if so are there Ford V6 Cologne alternatives here in Europe?
I also red that a Ford Mustang T5 gearbox can just be bolted on the Ford V6 engine. Does that mean without any alterations at the bell housing?
Last question: T5 gearboxes are not easy to find here in the Netherlands, are there alternatives for this gearbox that can be bought in Europe?
Thank a lot in advance!
Regards,
Peter