The beauty is they look pretty standard on the outside. Apart from the big
webers and a lovely extractor system the motor looks pretty original. They
come immaculately painted with a red block.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gregg Sheridan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, 27 March 2000 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: L20 and sss heads
> 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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