Thats right errol I went 2mm biger exhuast valves in mine to get it to flow well also ported I was talking to steve newwing only last week he is going to biuld a stoker bottom end at the moment I thinks he is running 1910cc bored out CA18 Hi Normally aspirated CA18 is making 228hp at 8200rpm!!!! thats impressive in anyones books running CA18 turbo rods and simaller bottom end to mine just higher comp pistons. He is hoping for 240hp from the stroker with 1960cc one bloody quick under 2000cc sports sedan. Cheers Andrew
E Smith wrote: > The block is the same in both engines. I had a sunny with a CA16 in it from > a FWD vehicle . It had a CA20 Bluebird gearbox, extractors and webers. Went > well too! Acessories are the main problem. > > Common probs are, siezed crank cam belt pulley, worn cam lobes from lack of > lube, damaged Crank angle sensors, damaged or unserviceable plug coil packs. > Apart from those probs they are very reliable and easy to build up. > Steve Newing @ EFI Technology says the biggest performance problem is > getting the exhausts to flow sufficiently in relation to the inlet flow > capacity. > Andrew Dennis had the exhaust ports fixed on his race engine also I believe. > > Cheers, > Feral Errol > <http://www.datrats.com.au/> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tony Bryant > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 2:00 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: CA18DET Questions > > Is the block significantly different between these two? i.e. will a RWD CA > gearbox bolt up OK to the FWD motor? Is it a fundamentally different block > or > are the accessories just the problem? > > I found a CA18DET in a U11 (minus turbo) for $350. Are there any common > faults I should have a look out for? > > I guess I should check for valve train damage (e.g. damaged lobes, bent > valves > etc), and oil condition, anything else easy? > > Are there any differences between the U11/U12/S12/S13 versions apart from > coil > over plug vs dizzy, and FWD vs RWD? i.e. is there a more desirable variant? > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
