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If you are talking about the v12 from an 8 series, I can think of many other bmw motors I would choose.
Posted on: 2013/11/20 18:01
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If you want a torque monster and liked GTOs, then go with a 455 Pontiac. The B/S is 4.151x4.210 (oversquare) and several guys have swapped Pontiacs into Packards, so it's very doable.
Craig
Posted on: 2013/11/20 18:58
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Hope you have a PhD in electronics. If that doesn't dissuade you, price a set of intake gaskets. I'll leave the promotion of other options to others, but at least please consider maintaining a mostly stock appearance....
Posted on: 2013/11/21 8:19
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Posted on: 2013/11/21 10:49
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I think the Pontiac 455 is an under square engine if the bore smaller than stroke. Never the less it would be a powerful engine if one is looking for something like that in a Packard.
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Posted on: 2013/11/21 12:19
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There is another alternate - get a late model Packard V8 and put it in the earlier one. If you drop a 372 ci V8 in it, you will have boatloads of torque (450 foot pounds according to the brochures), a fairly easy swap and you've kept it all Packard. You can pick up a fairly decent 55 Patrician here in Billings for not much money.
Posted on: 2013/11/21 19:45
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BMW race motor guy said if you stay pre OBDII, <'95 its alot easier. But you buy a 20+ year old motor of unknown condition and have to rebuild it and it's +$10K just to get it in the door.
No thanks, no sprechen ze Deutsch. Skip white 383 crate motor with 2 year warranty is leading. My engine builder died last year. If I do it, it's added timeline. I can do some creative emblem making and it'll say "Packard". If I had a 455 or a 372, I'd consider, but probably would be building that car instead. Isn't it a bit cold for a biscuit belly to roam the junk yards in Billings this time of year? We don't even play golf, it's not 70 and sunny.
Posted on: 2013/11/23 20:13
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It's a dry cold; only -1 yesterday morning. We warmed up today and hit 38 for a high. They're still playing golf here in Billings, they just have to use orange balls so that they can find them in the snow.....
There are three nice driving Packards available within a 30 minute drive from here. One 54 Patrician, one 55 Patrician and one 55 or 56 Clipper Panama.
Posted on: 2013/11/23 20:41
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I think the Pontiac 455 is an under square engine if the bore smaller than stroke. You're correct, of course. I don't know what I was thinking/writing. Craig
Posted on: 2013/11/23 21:53
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