Gregg,
The figures i quoted earlier were only approximations and they were based on
the L18W block and were definitely not road use specs. The rally spec engines
were designed to make power upwards of 4000 rpm and wouldn't really get going
between 5-8k rpm and they run on a minimum diet of BP100 or usually AvGas. I
would not sa it was easy to build a 200+ hp L engine but i spose if you had
access to the necessary parts etc. it was done by a few ppl but you definitely
needed a truck load of cash. The only cost that i can recall off hand (as i
bought a used one missing a few bits from RallyeQuip) was for the 1889 cc
A87BP street engine which ran on 100 octane super was in the order of $5000
new in ~1982, and that's got to work out to be a lot of $ these days, the
street version of the 1889 had around 150 hp and was very reliable. If you
also had another truck load of cash for a FIA head, then you got a few more hp
but at very high rpm - some ppl say they weren't worth the money.
All this talk (reminiscing about the good old days) and about hypo L engines
makes me feel much better about paying the dollars for a FJ - cheap hp off the
boat; all you need is a bleeder and a Wolf and you're racing.
Terry
Gregg Sheridan wrote:
> Isn't it fairly easy to get about 220 hp out of a 2 litre l series using a
> non crossflow head?
> I mean it would cost a bit but still possible.
>
> Gregg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Terry & Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Ozdat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Monday, 27 March 2000 2:21
> Subject: Re: L20 and sss heads
>
> >Zac,
> >The ball park figures for the Group G AJ engines were:
> >
> >1770 cc ~ 150hp (A87)
> >1889 cc ~ 170hp (beatiful L engine this one and best value for $)
> >with A87
> >1940 cc ~ 190 hp (A87 head) ~ 210hp (xflow & $$$$$ or Nissan twin
> >cam head aka 710SSS Fury)
> >~2100 (exact capacity escapes me, mongrel L engine) ~ 200 hp (A87)
> >~230 - 240 hp (xflow & $$$$$)
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Terry
> >
> >"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some."
> > Dale Earnhardt
> >
> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> From: "Zac Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Subject: Re: L20 and sss heads
> >> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 15:57:44 +0930
> >> -----
> >> ah ok, I didn't realise we were talking that type of head..!
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Philip Egan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 3:22 PM
> >> Subject: RE: L20 and sss heads
> >>
> >>
> >> > The old Group G 1600s would be up around this figure! (they
> >were using L18
> >> > blocks with cross flow heads etc) Big bucks for big horsepower
> >though...
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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