Madman? Me? I don't know how you can *think* such a thing! Mwahahahahaha.... <strokes white cat>
Kudos to the solution from Keith; always nice when you have a lathe to hand. If anyone wants a laugh at the five-cylinder kit car (does anyone know of another 5-cylinder kit?) then I'll be at Stoneleigh for the AGM on the Sunday, though the hard top will probably be on to partially conceal the fact that there is no interior! Neil On Sunday, April 14, 2013 7:20:26 AM UTC+1, AndyH wrote: > > Unlucky :( > > I've had a few non standard engines in cars over the years; 1850cc > American CVH, CVH on twin 40's and a Kent cam, stage 2 CVH from a track > car....currently running a 1.6 Fiesta RS Turbo engine with 1mm overbore, > hybrid turbo, injectors and chip, gives around 175'ish bhp at a guesstimate > > If I wanted an easy life I'd go with a CVH again on carbs, probably DCNFs. > Some owners have ZVH's, others have full Zetecs and one particular madman > has a Fiat engine in his (Hi Neil!) - it'll depend on your engine frame as > to whether you'll need to cut and weld or not and your electrickery skills > on adding to the loom if you go for EFi > > > > Andy > > On Saturday, 13 April 2013 17:48:50 UTC+1, Keith Joseph wrote: >> >> Does anyone know what engines, apart from the standard 1.6 CVH, will fit >> onto the mk2 XR2 gearbox in my 2+2? >> >> I've managed to shear off one of the bolts holding the thermostat housing >> into the head and after attempting to remove the remainder of the bolt, >> I've snapped the stud extractor within the sheered bolt! Also a couple of >> other bolt holes have stripped so I think the head has seen better days, >> even tough it was reconditioned only 21,000 miles ago, as was the full >> engine. >> >> Ideally, I want to take the whole engine out and drop in a complete >> replacement, preferably something with a bit more power that the standard >> 1.6 CVH - If anyone has something lying around in the back of their garage >> that they want rid of, please let me know :-) >> >> Cheers, >> >> Keith >> >> >> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. Neither the Quantum Owners Club nor the individuals associated with the Quantum Owners Club or in the preparation of the above information shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained within this or related message(s). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
