well the next rally 8th april in QLD is in beewah on *th I think at the
state school starts 1030 john spencer will be there in his weapon 176hp rear
wheels L18 48mm webbers I was speaking to him on saturday and he has a spare
set of 48's he want's to sell $400 each no mani though
Toby
>From: "Richard Clough" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: L20 and sss heads
>Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:29:51 +1000
>
>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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