mookaloid
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posted on 10/11/04 at 11:30 AM |
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Rare pinto twin cam head
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7933828737&fromMakeTrack=true
Nowt to do with me
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mookaloid
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posted on 10/11/04 at 11:32 AM |
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piccy
Rescued attachment 47_1.jpg
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mookaloid
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posted on 10/11/04 at 11:32 AM |
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piccy 2
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macspeedy
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posted on 10/11/04 at 11:35 AM |
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interesting, never heard of that one before
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Mr G
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posted on 10/11/04 at 12:39 PM |
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I can remember the 'Warrior' 16v heads but this one does'nt jog my memory at all!
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SeaBass
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posted on 10/11/04 at 12:46 PM |
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Strange, twin cam... Go to all that effort producing castings and then only use 8 valves. Must have been designed for a particular series stipulating
8v??
Cheers
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Volvorsport
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posted on 10/11/04 at 12:57 PM |
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was actually made just for rallying , so they had a wider powerband - they were much cheaper than warrior heads , but because of the expense and
cosworth just about on the scene by then , not many were sold . I believe it was also an attempt at getting rid of the dreaded cam follower/cam
failure that was so often in pintos .
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mookaloid
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posted on 10/11/04 at 01:01 PM |
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Anyone have any idea what sort of power was available from this head?
Mark
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indykid
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posted on 10/11/04 at 01:27 PM |
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i would'nt say it was of the rocking horse variety, but looks like some derivative.
and if it was real piper, would'nt the rocker cover look a bit more professional than that?
what lubes the cam lobes?
tom
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mookaloid
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posted on 10/11/04 at 01:57 PM |
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I think it's probably real - it gets a mention on spanner fodder.com
http://www.spannerfodder.com/the_works_escorts-pinto.php
It looks as though oil from the cam bearings flows out onto the buckets and lubes the lobes that way?
Cheers
Mark:
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Volvorsport
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posted on 10/11/04 at 03:36 PM |
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most certainly are real , and no there isnt many about , compared to the thousands of locost derivatives . I think at the time , the spec was about
190 hp , which in those early days was quite good . But that only came about because of the better cams you could use for the engine .
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indykid
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posted on 10/11/04 at 03:50 PM |
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£2000 new ??
they must be good!
tom
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timf
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posted on 10/11/04 at 04:13 PM |
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the warrior automotive and holbay
16v heads were about £3000 at the time and that was not inc valves etc.
btw the warrior 16v heads have been relaunced by connaught
at £4500 for the head complete
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stu205
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posted on 11/11/04 at 02:32 PM |
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thats one shiney head!!!!!!! looks rearly smart!!!
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liam.mccaffrey
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posted on 11/11/04 at 03:17 PM |
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it looks a bit amateur to me, not that thats a bad thing, a bit rough around the edges, really interesting though and if it goes as well as suggested
who gives a sh*t what it looks like
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