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the kit car is a DRB (australian) kit. the original gt40 mark 4's were a 427 ford with webers, no supercharger. that's the new ford gt. and they don't call it a gt40 because they no longer own the rights to the name and didn't want to pay the fee! more pictures are on the drb website. 1uz...

looking for a 3uz core with heads. am going to sleeve and complete rebuild. with or without manifold. thanks, wes

justengt8, would love to have the hp from a turbo or sc but have to have the 8 itb. you know, got to have the look. besides room is a real problem. cribbj, thanks for the website. looks perfect to me. what engine is that for your gt40? the toyota v12? how is THAT going to fit? even a shoe horn...

rms, ok, i give - no flat plane crank. darn. the engine in Garvie's DRB gt40 is a 4.6 mod ford engine. very large heads. i purchased a rcr gt40, alum monocoque chassis. tried the 4.6, way to big. switched to the 4.0 lexus. still pretty tall. will have to modify the rear deck lid. check out this...

rms, of course, i like the sound but i am putting this engine into a gt40. so i am limited to the exhaust i can have: "bundle of snakes". wanted the flat plane crank for higher rpms. lot of problems, eh? is vibration a real problem? another question then: how much oversize can i sleeve a 4.3...

rms, two questions: why did you use the 1uz instead of the 3uz? and do you think a flat plane crank will add some rpms and able to balance. that's my goal: flat plane crank in a 3uz, na. any advice? thanks, wes

i don't have a v12 but i do have a gt40 but with a 1uz v8. originally i tried a 4.6 mod ford dohc v8. way too big. the 1uz is coupled to a g50 porsche. would love to have a v12. am going to look into the 1gz. otherwise i am going to build a 3uz. install sleeves, FI, flat plane crankshaft, new...

i am using a porsche g50 transaxle. i do want the alum block. is there any difference in the heads of the 1uz and the 3uz? yeah, i know i have to buy a stand alone electronics. got no choice. need the 8 throttle bodies.

not unlimited. but i am building only one engine and want to maximize my effort. haven't found any used 4.3l engines. are they hard to find? expensive? i will put out the bucks for the eight throttle body injectors. gt40 have to have that. thanks for the help. wes

i'm new to this forum. i am building a gt40 replica and want to use a lexus dohc engine. seems like everyone is talking about the 1uz engine. what's the real difference in the two? is one better than the other? i plan on leaving mine N/A with 8 throttle body injectors, p&p heads, cams, not too...