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thema 8.32 #1147798
23/12/2010 20:28 23/12/2010 20:28
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anybody tried fitting the engine from the thema to a coupe
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: volumex] #1147848
23/12/2010 23:26 23/12/2010 23:26

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Youll have to try and find one first.
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: ] #1147854
23/12/2010 23:40 23/12/2010 23:40

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Originally Posted by tom_snelling
Youll have to try and find one first.


Amen.,
Good luck,and if you break it youll have to find another.
If you do though i will have the box if its for sale. laugh
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: ] #1147872
24/12/2010 01:07 24/12/2010 01:07
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Thing is... what's the point? Less horses than the 5 cylinder, more weight on the nose (although you'd have to move the battery to the boot) and you wouldn't say the sound is much better either.

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Re: thema 8.32 [Re: ] #1147874
24/12/2010 01:16 24/12/2010 01:16

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Good luck in finding the engine.
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: ] #1147923
24/12/2010 09:39 24/12/2010 09:39
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Its the V8 engine from the Ferrari 308QV

Just under 3 litres and producing just 215bhp (205bhp in later catalytic converter equipped mode)

Here's the reasons you wouldn't want to put it in a Coupe

1) It won't fit
2) Its heavier
3) Only 9 were sold in the UK, so spares availability might be 'challenging'
4) Its a flat-plane crank, so it doesn't even sound like a Ferrari
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: Nigel] #1147929
24/12/2010 09:47 24/12/2010 09:47
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Maybe a better project would be to put the later Coupe engine in the Thema and create a '5.20' laugh

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Re: thema 8.32 [Re: evo_number_one] #1147933
24/12/2010 09:56 24/12/2010 09:56
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Originally Posted by evo_number_one
Maybe a better project would be to put the later Coupe engine in the Thema and create a '5.20' laugh


Agreed - its already well-documented that the Thema 2.0 turbo (basically, the same engine as the 16vt and Integrale) was quicker than the post-cat 8.32 models, so a 20VT would be the fastest Thema by quite a margin
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: Nigel] #1147936
24/12/2010 09:58 24/12/2010 09:58
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I still miss my LS Turbo cry

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Re: thema 8.32 [Re: evo_number_one] #1148002
24/12/2010 12:51 24/12/2010 12:51
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i had an 8v turbo ls thema, it was lush and would chew up most things on the road at the time
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: Nigel] #1148025
24/12/2010 13:31 24/12/2010 13:31

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Originally Posted by Nigel
4) Its a flat-plane crank, so it doesn't even sound like a Ferrari




I don't mean to be picky, but the Ferrari has the flat-plane crank and the Lancia has a cross-plane crank.
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: ] #1148027
24/12/2010 13:36 24/12/2010 13:36
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Originally Posted by group5lancia
I don't mean to be picky, but the Ferrari has the flat-plane crank and the Lancia has a cross-plane crank.


Doh - wasn't thinking straight - of course, you're right - the vast majority of Ferraris are flat-plane, but the Thema used a cross-plane
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: Nigel] #1148315
25/12/2010 19:05 25/12/2010 19:05

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Originally Posted by Nigel
Its the V8 engine from the Ferrari 308QV

Just under 3 litres and producing just 215bhp (205bhp in later catalytic converter equipped mode)

Here's the reasons you wouldn't want to put it in a Coupe

1) It won't fit
2) Its heavier
3) Only 9 were sold in the UK, so spares availability might be 'challenging'
4) Its a flat-plane crank, so it doesn't even sound like a Ferrari



commonly regarded as being from the 308 but its not, developed by ducatti I believe with a ferrari badge on it, uses no parts from the 308 at all, making spares an issue. better off actually trying to get a ferrari engine which is also very hard. How about an alfa v6 with 2 turbos!!!
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: ] #1148319
25/12/2010 19:10 25/12/2010 19:10
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Almost - it was based on the 308 lump and was assembled by Ducati

Surprisingly light though - the 8.32 was the heaviest of the entire Thema range, but it was still lighter than a 20vt
Re: thema 8.32 [Re: Nigel] #1148519
26/12/2010 14:47 26/12/2010 14:47

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alloy block I'd guess then, chances are the older car was lower in crash resistance structures then the newer tipo floor. All very retro.....

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