Impressive RX2 Conversion - Rally Car
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 5:03 pm
Had a local hillclimb today and was stoked to see another Leone turn up, this one was a 89 RX2 Omega Coupe.
The owner was not around when i went for a nosey but it was obvious it had a drivechain conversion done, from pearing through the bonnet scoop I thought it might be a WRX engine but the icooler was in a funny position, no wories i thought, I will catch the owner later....
Which I did...
when i asked what was under the hood he said an old 6 cylinder... XT6 I asked?
No SVX 2.7L
Cool!! Lets take a look I said, my mind trying to figure out SVX plus intercooler and getting a bigger grin by the second even before he popped the bonnet.
Very cool setup,
2.7l 6Cyl SVX motor with the pulleys where the radiator sits, rad in front of support, oil cooler in the bumper.
2 inch's behind EACH headlight was a foam air filter,
3 inch's behind each of these was a Mitsi GTO hair dryer,
each snail fed a intake pipe back to two intercoolers welded together and a simese end tank to the TBody.
Custom cams, internals and Link computer finish the deal....
Yes - a 2.7L twin turbo RX leone.......gulp - I think I have competition....
Behind that was a 6speed DCCD box, after all he got tired of blowing 5 speeds!!
Sorry no photos but if I see it again I will be sure to take some.
To say it was very rapid out of corners does not quite cover it - talk about TORQUE!!
The owner was not around when i went for a nosey but it was obvious it had a drivechain conversion done, from pearing through the bonnet scoop I thought it might be a WRX engine but the icooler was in a funny position, no wories i thought, I will catch the owner later....
Which I did...
when i asked what was under the hood he said an old 6 cylinder... XT6 I asked?
No SVX 2.7L
Cool!! Lets take a look I said, my mind trying to figure out SVX plus intercooler and getting a bigger grin by the second even before he popped the bonnet.
Very cool setup,
2.7l 6Cyl SVX motor with the pulleys where the radiator sits, rad in front of support, oil cooler in the bumper.
2 inch's behind EACH headlight was a foam air filter,
3 inch's behind each of these was a Mitsi GTO hair dryer,
each snail fed a intake pipe back to two intercoolers welded together and a simese end tank to the TBody.
Custom cams, internals and Link computer finish the deal....
Yes - a 2.7L twin turbo RX leone.......gulp - I think I have competition....
Behind that was a 6speed DCCD box, after all he got tired of blowing 5 speeds!!
Sorry no photos but if I see it again I will be sure to take some.
To say it was very rapid out of corners does not quite cover it - talk about TORQUE!!
:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen: Just kidding but I'm really keen to see the pics 
:shock::shock: This car has balls. I can see why they had to swap those broken 5 speeds for a 6 speed. The launches are AWESOME !!