odd ideas, to pass the time.. LV6

Anyone who knows me, will know I have.... "odd" ideas, from time to time. Sometime they get built, sometimes it's just something to ponder to keep my mind busy.



This, is the latter.



Take a KV6, leave only the block, sump, and crank. Fit L series conrods, pistons, and heads with the last cylinder chopped off. 2.5L L series V6! :D





The first thing which stopped the idea, was the fact the bores in the KV6 are 80mm, and the L is 94mm. With the bores already so close, an overbore was out of the question, but the EW7 HDi engine, has pistons with a diameter of 82.7mm.





Machine oversize liners for the pistons, thin down the width of the conrods if needed, and have "pockets" in the outer edges of the liners to allow the valves to fit (like was common practice with A series engines)









So.. does anyone have any KV6 series conrods going spare for general measuring purposes? Are they the same as a normal K series? Are the V6 conrods longer than an L series conrod? What's the journal size of the V6? What's the bore spacing? More importantly... what else can people think of? This will 99.9999% never EVER be built, but it's fun to think outside the box once in a while :)



The only limitations I'd say to aim for, are use as many "stock" parts as possible.





So, fire away!

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