rich201283
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| posted on 3/12/05 at 11:59 AM |
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Which engine?
I have just took my 1600 xflow engine out for painting, it has a vulcan head and 285 cam,
I also have a 1800 zetec which i am tempted to put in instead.
Which engine do you think i should put back in?
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raccoonradar
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| posted on 3/12/05 at 12:03 PM |
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if you go with the zetec let me know how much you want for crossflow
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Hellfire
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| posted on 3/12/05 at 03:45 PM |
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Neither  Sell em both and stick a bike engine in 
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donut
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| posted on 3/12/05 at 04:29 PM |
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No no no no, sell both and put in a rover V8!!!!!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 3/12/05 at 08:14 PM |
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Toooooo heavy 
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donut
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 08:40 AM |
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No heavier than a pinto so i'm told!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 09:02 AM |
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Stick a Vx XE engine in 2.0 16v
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 10:21 AM |
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Go Zetec - selling the xflo wil give enough cash to do a decent job of fitting it.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 10:37 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by donut
No heavier than a pinto so i'm told!!
Like I said............................ toooo heavy
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donut
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 01:35 PM |
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Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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blueshift
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 03:10 PM |
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The torque though.. and the sound.. and the multitude of exhaust pipes.. 
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wilkingj
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 05:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Toooooo heavy
Rubbish.. a Rover V8 weighs about 6-8 Kgs (ish) more than a Pinto Engine.
Its a very lightweight V8.
A ford V6 is heavier
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Hellfire
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 05:44 PM |
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Can it be picked up by one person..? If not - like I said before - Its too heavy
Oh yes, and Magnus Samuelsson and people like him don't count 
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Benzine
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 06:47 PM |
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I can lift my pinto on my own...not for very long though
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 07:14 PM |
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Leaving the bare engine weight aside a v8 needs twice the exhaust, heavier gearbox bigger fuel tank, bigger battery, bigger starter, ----- all adds
up.
Both the Pinto and the Rover v8 are ancient both are dead ends as regards getting decent bhp/litre from when compared to modern car engines like the
Zetec and Rover K.
A bog standard Rover K16 1.4 mPi gives 104bhp 75ps/litre, the Zetec is a similar performer with throttle bodies or webers 180 bhp is a realistic
target.
Bike engine of course leaves the K16 and Zetec dead in the water but fitting one in place of an Xflo would be a lot of work .
Now if anyone can figure a way to fit it so it dosen't do 150mph backwards I have a nice 158bhp Honda all alloy Twincam from a Rover 623
waiting in my drive.
[Edited on 4/12/05 by britishtrident]
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rob126
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 07:30 PM |
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put vauxhall c20let! 2.0lt (like red top) but turbo charged!
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