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  1. srephwed

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    #1 srephwed, Oct 23, 2014
    good day. just made a deal tonight on a 3.2 to replace my 3.0 qv. My engine runs well but has some annoying leaks. has 77,000 kilometers. the 3.2 has approx. 23,000 miles and a little more pep. I figured if I was going to do an engine out why not juice it up a little. I am going to use Nicks ignition when I do the swap. Has anyone ever done this or heard of it being done? Supposed to be pretty much plug and play.thanks
     
  2. PV Dirk

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    #2 PV Dirk, Oct 24, 2014
    Not that I'm in the market, but is your silver car going to be sold?

    And congrats on the new car. You are upgrading your ferrari the right way. Same model only a bit newer with fewer miles. Speaks to your affection for this car. :)
     
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    #3 srephwed, Oct 24, 2014
    sorry I wrote this in the wrong way.I am keeping the car and swaping a 3.2 for the 3.0. supposed to be an easy swap and was wondering if anyone else had done it.thanks
     
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    #4 PV Dirk, Oct 24, 2014
    I hope you are going to turn the 3.0 into a coffee table :D That is what I'd like to do.
     
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    #5 srephwed, Oct 24, 2014
    actually I was hoping you would buy the 3.0 so I could recoup some of my cost. just kidding. I think I may fill the cylinders with oil, spray it down with cosmoline and put it in the barn. I have found that you can not have too many spare parts. I'll keep you posted
     
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    #6 ozmondy, Nov 4, 2014
    Be a good convert I would think.
    Certainly be a little more crisp on the power side.

    I have just bought a Porsche 911 wide body that has had the engine upgraded from 3.0L to the 89 3.2L with getrag box and its only 40 odd HP difference but geez what a different car to drive.

    Totally different torque and HP curves

    I will follow your thread when you kick it off.

    This was the original reason I supercharged my 84QV coz while it wasnt slow it wasnt quite qik enouigh either and buying a 3.2L engine here in Australia is around a 12-15 thousand purchase and then i gotta change it all out.

    The cost of labor is negative as I am a mechanic but time is money.

    The blower kit set me back around 8 grand all up with paypal fees and shipping etc...and has fixed the negative issues of the car totally for me for about half the price and now I really do have a fairly unique car in a "blown" Mondial.
    Not too many can say that

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    #7 itswhatido, Nov 12, 2014
    Sub'd. Can't offer any experience, but certainly long on encouragement. Hope all goes well. Interested in following along.
     
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    #8 MvT, Nov 12, 2014
    I guess it fits right in Fred. Not sure if anyone did this.. I haven't seen it however on this side of the planet a Mondi becomes unsellable :( so people here are not ver keen in doing so. An F gets already a name if it has a swapped transmission. Totally ridiculess of course.. I guess a lot of people here like certification. :) I would keep the original engine btw. Perhaps even rebuild it for later use. anyway that would be me :)

    Can wait to see some pics!

    I did see Mondials with other non Mondial engines..
     
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    #9 srephwed, Dec 25, 2016
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    I am ashamed of myself for not following up on this. Engine has been in for 2 years now. The only difference between QV and 3.2 was banjo fitting for oil cooler line is a larger diameter on the 3.2. I simply drilled the hose end and it worked fine. The only other thing was the pulley for the alternator uses a much more substantial belt which is a welcome addition. I always hated running an 80 plus amp alternator with a rubber band. My engine came with the crank pulley. I am 60 years old so if I hurt the value by not having an original engine I really don't care. When I bought this car it was my intention to totally wear it out and then start over. Like they say if you want to look at a Ferrari buy a poster. This is the old
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    #11 rob, Dec 25, 2016
    Just curious did you notice a big difference seat of the pants wise between the 2 motors?
     
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    #12 srephwed, Dec 25, 2016
    Low RPM's sort of but overall no. The QV was a euro with a little extra compression and HP so it may have cancelled everything out.
     
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    #13 David Lind, Dec 30, 2016
    So was the net result minimal or zero?
     
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    #14 davem, Dec 30, 2016
    Hard to feel a 10% difference in HP, which is about what you there.
    My first Mondial was a Euro Qv, then a 3.2. So in a addition to the randomness of just 2 cars the speed felt the same. The 3.2 just felt better but then less miles, more sorted.

    The Euro Qv headers and exhaust give better sound than the usa version if you have those.
     
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    #15 Alden, Dec 31, 2016
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    Fred,
    Great job on the engine swap!

    You have to let me send you one of my cavallino center oil caps for your engine.

    That rusty center oil cap looks like a wart on a pretty girls nose, with a hair growing out of it, lol!
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    #16 Bell Bloke, Jan 3, 2017
    We have a QV and a 3.2, the QV got faster just by loosing weight. QV 3.0 is our favourite because it has the performance and the older cooler looks....well we like it anyway :)
     
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    Where can you find that intake tube?
     

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