Somone else told me that he was still building engines. You would have to be
pretty keen to spend 12 big ones on an l series. It would be one hell of a
motor.
Gregg
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Clough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, 27 March 2000 10:31
Subject: Re: L20 and sss heads
>For those interested in hi HP L series engines, you need to get in touch
>with Les Collins, the original owner of Datrally Developments. Les still
>builds top HP L series engines, some of which go to Japanese enthusiasts.
>$12000 for a bullet proof reliable, "legal" L18 block, putting out a
>genuine 215HP using 48mm webers. However the engine capacity isn't under 2
>litres. One of these engines is running in a 1600 rally car running in
>Victorian events.
>Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Terry & Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, 27 March 2000 20:18 PM
>Subject: Re: L20 and sss heads
>
>
>> 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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