I got the Peugeot engine code wrong, it should be ES9 not ESJ9Just putting this out there would the L7X or ESJ9 engines bolt into the V6 Alpines? These are the V6 engines that followed the PRV group engines. They would be plenty of these around as they are found in the Renault Laguna and Peugeot 406 & 407. This is the engine that is also found in the Renault V6 Clio.
These engines come from cars that are east/west engines where as the PRV were originally from north/south engined cars but were also turned round 90 deg as in the first series of the Renault Laguna.
There would be XM fanciers not very happy to see that junked to make a Renault! It's a rare car even in Europe and especially as RHD. You may just need a pair of 24V heads to bolt to a 12 Valve PRV bottom end if you want 24 valves. That would certainly be easier to ship. Keep in mind that that early versions of that engine reportedly had some top-end lubrication problems. Laguna is probably the most pragmatic local 12V donor here....
There was an imported Citroen XM with a 24Valve PRV in it sold cheaply recently. Quite probably in N/A form particularly I expect that would be the best choice for ultimate power, just not common. Richard Markham in Qld Peugeot club has one of these engines in a 504 cabriolet, but he had a spare, many years ago at least. Perhaps you could get one from Europe or the UK.
Well you're not getting your hands on my 605!! (PRV, East/West, like the XM). Or my 406 (ES9J4S)...So team, what is the best source car in Australia for a PRV engine for a hot Alpine GTA build? Laguna, or Volvo or.....?
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Yes, but an early oddfire, most likely 2.7 rather than 2.8 too. So not exactly an upgrade.PRV?Log in to Facebook
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