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1300 pinto
bob - 5/1/06 at 03:37 PM

I did once hear the heads off these are worth a small fortune.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-1300-Pinto-engine-complete-Cortina-Taunus_W0QQitemZ4602377150QQcategoryZ27377QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

NTDWM

donut - 5/1/06 at 03:40 PM

Blimey!! As rare as rocking horse poo!

Coose - 5/1/06 at 04:07 PM

I dunno, don't you think a fiver is a bit steep? I mean, what would you use it for - a 2l pinto is bad enough?

mookaloid - 5/1/06 at 04:09 PM

I think that the heads for these offered a slightly better compression ratio if mated to a two litre block or something like that.

This was important for people competing in classes where parts had to be totally unmodified and they couldn't use say an injection head which had been ported etc.

Value now is debatable IMHO.

Cheers

mark

mookaloid - 5/1/06 at 04:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Coose
I dunno, don't you think a fiver is a bit steep? I mean, what would you use it for - a 2l pinto is bad enough?



Building a BEC by any chance are you?

rsk289locost - 5/1/06 at 04:46 PM

"I think that the heads for these offered a slightly better compression ratio if mated to a two litre block or something like that.

This was important for people competing in classes where parts had to be totally unmodified and they couldn't use say an injection head which had been ported etc.

Value now is debatable IMHO.

Cheers

mark"


Also the 2 ltr head has inlet ports that are too big, the 1300 has smaller ports which apparently allow for better porting.





[Edited on 5/1/06 by rsk289locost]

jollygreengiant - 5/1/06 at 07:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
I think that the heads for these offered a slightly better compression ratio if mated to a two litre block or something like that.

This was important for people competing in classes where parts had to be totally unmodified and they couldn't use say an injection head which had been ported etc.

Value now is debatable IMHO.

Cheers

mark


1.3 head would be useful for fitting onto a 1.6 only. The head to fit onto a 2.0 is the 1.6GT head, it had 2.0l valves & camshaft as standard and took the compression ratio up to 11.0:1 ish. the only problem was getting a starter motor and battery combo strong enough to turn it over when starting from cold.


Enjoy.

Chippy - 5/1/06 at 11:57 PM

Don't know what all the fuss is about, the 1300 pinto was a rubish motor, absolutely gutless, wouldn't pull the skin, etc, etc. Good for pepping up your lawn mower, and thats about all.

Browser - 6/1/06 at 10:56 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Coose
I dunno, don't you think a fiver is a bit steep? I mean, what would you use it for - a 2l pinto is bad enough?



Door stop?
Anchor for a small boat?
Paperweight?

Coose - 6/1/06 at 12:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Browser
quote:
Originally posted by Coose
I dunno, don't you think a fiver is a bit steep? I mean, what would you use it for - a 2l pinto is bad enough?



Door stop?
Anchor for a small boat?
Paperweight?


Strange that, just what I was thinking!

The only place for any pinto is in an RS2000, just to keep it original! Other than that, the nearest hedge-back.....

bob - 6/1/06 at 03:14 PM

I remembered somebody once wanted a pinto 1300 head for tuning,and a couple of years back a new head sold for over £250 on ebay.

Just thought it was intersting.