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[Jim]

Found this picture when surfing the net, thought it might be or interest:

[sounds2k]

3.8 V6 turbo ..... hmmm, sounds suspiciously close to the spec of a lotus carlton engine to me!!

[RonaldMcBurger]

look closer and it looks even more like Laidbacks 3.0 24v senator engine!

3.8 v6 my arse!!!

[Jim]

look closer and it looks even more like Laidbacks 3.0 24v senator engine!

3.8 v6 my arse!!!

That's what I thought to!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Martin_1962]

Definately not a V6 and is of the Senator Carlton family

[Admin]

 

Well the engine in the car is a completely standard 3.0 24v STRAIGHT 6 lump.

The picture is of the rather modified top end you can get complete with a substantial supercharger!

However, I would not just drop that onto a standard C30se block... unless you fancy a full rebuild very soon afterwards!  

[mr des]

anyone ever looked at putting a rover v8 into the meega?

[Davey]

IMHO The middle picture is a photoshop, the scale is totally wrong on that C30SE..

[Big Rod]

The supercharger conversion is absolutely real!

The supplier offers the full package for a full engine rebuild.

It seems a very good service, BUT it's very, very expensive. IIRC, the full tune up package including blower etc was somewhere just short of £4k, and only gave up to about 300 BHP.

The first and second pic's are of different cars. The straight six conversion has been done a lot, (particularly by Germans for some reason!!), and we even have a Lotus powered Omega 'B' GLS running around somewhere in Oxfordshire. (Still badged as a 2.0!!   )

I'd be interested to find out what's under the hood of the white one tho'!!  

[Markie]

Rover v8 - is it worth it as its about 265 bhp....( one in big latest mg zt`s from a mustang)

[Bo Bo]

I drove my uncles Pontiac Thunderbird in Canada which is a 3.8 (not turbo'd). It's part of GM & might go in an Omega?

[RonaldMcBurger]

Rover v8 engine in an Omega? LOL. Only if I wanted it to break down very freqently!!!

The 'Rover' V8 was actually a Buick engine discontinued in 1955, at which point it was bought by Rover and has basically not changed much since.

I think I would rather stick with the damned good engines the Omegas have. Nothing wrong with them. Powerful enough, economical by comparrison to the rover lump and above all, very reliable with routine and properly done maintenance - ie NOT main dealer!!!!

[Phil]

Rover v8 engine in an Omega? LOL. Only if I wanted it to break down very freqently!!!

The 'Rover' V8 was actually a Buick engine discontinued in 1955, at which point it was bought by Rover and has basically not changed much since.

GM stopped using it in 1963 after producing 750,000 units!!

The V8 engine used by , Rover, Land Rover, TVR, Morgan, Westfield, Marcos, MG etc etc is a damn good engine!

All alloy block makes it very very light and in the hands of TVR produce close on 300bhp from a 4 ltr block, bearing in mind the origional P6 (TC2000) only produce 140ish bhp, that an amazing acheivement.

I would def drop one in an Omega if i had the time and inclination, just need to decide what size ( 3.5, 3.9. 4.6 or 5ltr) as in sure itll be lot lighter than a GM sourced LS1 or LS2 engine!

Also helps that im quite good friends with someone who owns one of the only companies in the UK that can completely overhaul and repair the V8, so ive seen what one can do with a few minor tweaks  

[Elite Pete]

Rover v8 engine in an Omega? LOL. Only if I wanted it to break down very freqently!!!

The 'Rover' V8 was actually a Buick engine discontinued in 1955, at which point it was bought by Rover and has basically not changed much since.

GM stopped using it in 1963 after producing 750,000 units!!

The V8 engine used by , Rover, Land Rover, TVR, Morgan, Westfield, Marcos, MG etc etc is a damn good engine!

All alloy block makes it very very light and in the hands of TVR produce close on 300bhp from a 4 ltr block, bearing in mind the origional P6 (TC2000) only produce 140ish bhp, that an amazing acheivement.

I would def drop one in an Omega if i had the time and inclination, just need to decide what size ( 3.5, 3.9. 4.6 or 5ltr) as in sure itll be lot lighter than a GM sourced LS1 or LS2 engine!

Also helps that im quite good friends with someone who owns one of the only companies in the UK that can completely overhaul and repair the V8, so ive seen what one can do with a few minor tweaks  

I had a 240 BHP 3.9 in a TR7 convertible about 10 years ago. Me and a mate went to watch Le Mans and had one of the best holidays I have ever had. Then I met the misses and the two seater and the fun had to go

[Phil]

I had a 240 BHP 3.9 in a TR7 convertible about 10 years ago. Me and a mate went to watch Le Mans and had one of the best holidays I have ever had. Then I met the misses and the two seater and the fun had to go

Without wanting to split hairs but thats actually a TR8  

It would have been a 3.5 from the factory, but thats the beauty of this engine in the same space you can have the 3.5, 3.9. 4.6 or a 5ltr!!