Hey Everyone!
I live in the United States and have a 1972 Dinalpin A110 with an 810-30 engine and 330-06 gearbox.
After poking through many of the forum posts here at AussieFrogs, I believe everyone's vast knowledge will be a great start in pointing me in the right direction for my future decisions.
I have owned the car for a little over a year and am underwhelmed by the not-so-impressive 810-30 engine performance (70hp?). It is sufficient for now and will do car things, but in the future, I would like to have a game plan to increase the performance. Since I am new to the Renault world, I am not too familiar with what engines would fit or what I could do to get 120+ horsepower.
Also, please keep in mind that this is just a street car, and needs to be reliable, and I would like to stick with carburetors.
With this being said, here are some questions to get the post going:
-What Renault engines would be an easy swap?
-Is there a different gearbox that would help the swap? (I am considering swapping my gearbox or rebuilding it in the future)
-Is there an easy crossflow head swap?
-Do any of the Lotus engines swap over?
-With a gearbox adapter plate, are there any suggested engines from other vehicles? (Such as 4age, amazing engine!)
Remember, I am just spitballing and would love to hear your suggestions!
Thanks, everyone!!
I live in the United States and have a 1972 Dinalpin A110 with an 810-30 engine and 330-06 gearbox.
After poking through many of the forum posts here at AussieFrogs, I believe everyone's vast knowledge will be a great start in pointing me in the right direction for my future decisions.
I have owned the car for a little over a year and am underwhelmed by the not-so-impressive 810-30 engine performance (70hp?). It is sufficient for now and will do car things, but in the future, I would like to have a game plan to increase the performance. Since I am new to the Renault world, I am not too familiar with what engines would fit or what I could do to get 120+ horsepower.
Also, please keep in mind that this is just a street car, and needs to be reliable, and I would like to stick with carburetors.
With this being said, here are some questions to get the post going:
-What Renault engines would be an easy swap?
-Is there a different gearbox that would help the swap? (I am considering swapping my gearbox or rebuilding it in the future)
-Is there an easy crossflow head swap?
-Do any of the Lotus engines swap over?
-With a gearbox adapter plate, are there any suggested engines from other vehicles? (Such as 4age, amazing engine!)
Remember, I am just spitballing and would love to hear your suggestions!
Thanks, everyone!!