Lambo marine engines

They are quite a bit bigger than their automotive engines.

I've thought for years that you could build a cool street rod with one.

 

I was always under the impression the block size is actually the same.


Darrell.

 

If their saying "light corrosion", expect worse.

On any engine, several valves are always open when stopped. It probably was stored near the ocean, salt air, guess the rest. If they were ever in a boat the block could be corroded inside the cooling jacket from salt water.

These engines are built with either clockwise or counterclockwise rotation. You would need to be careful or your car would have 5 reverse speeds and only 1 forward.

With a displacement up to maybe 9.4 liters (not sure which these are) and a redline near 8 grand you could leave that pesky Viper in the dust.

They look similar to the automotive engines but there are bound to be a lot of differences. A fun engineering project for the resourceful.

 

More than likely they were exposed to a salt water environment and did not have a closed cooling system. If that is the case, I wouldnt even entertain making an offer. My boat mechanic has told me that marine engines have the same components as car engines, only the tolerances are not as close in order to compensate for the time these engines spend in the higher rpms. They would probably make some cool furniture.

 

Cam lobes appear pretty symmetrical but they would be completely different as far as timing. Chain tensioners would probably be in different places because of the reverse rotation. There are other more subtle things that may be different as well for reverse rotation (oil pump would have to be different).