DANNLER Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 (edited) so the engine of the manta i have is a bit shot, with alot of missing marts. i can get a ford cortina v6 with gearbox for quite cheap. will it fit in the engine bay with custom mountings? Edited August 31, 2020 by DANNLER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEPETE Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Hello Wayne, welcome to the forum. The Manta A bay will take a Rover V8 with mods to bulkhead...so plenty room for a shorter V6 (Essex 3.0/or later 2.8).....not sure if anyone in the UK has done this conversion, mostly because we don't like Fords much! and we have other engine options.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNLER Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 @GTEPETE i can get this 2.5 ranger engine, gearbox looks the same as what i have now. so this should be an east fit? https://imgur.com/a/BtVS1Kf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
611 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Check the height of it. The A engine bay is nice and wide but you dont have a great deal of height and that looks to be quite tall on top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooker Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 On 31/08/2020 at 11:42, DANNLER said: @GTEPETE i can get this 2.5 ranger engine, gearbox looks the same as what i have now. so this should be an east fit? https://imgur.com/a/BtVS1Kf Is it this engine? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_153_4-cylinder_engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malbasys Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Don't even consider the Chevy 153 cu in engine. This w used in SA in the Chevair - essentially a Cavalier but badged as a Chev. They wer very nose heavy and the front suspensions sagged under the weight after a while. This engine is simple and reliable but is extremely heavy and a lugger rather than a free revving unit - in short, best used as an anchor. Aside from the Ford issue, the Essex V6 is another very heavy engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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