I've been playing around with the Vulcan website and it seems a 135hp twin carb'd 1700 is about £2900 as a turn key unit. That's more than the car would be worth..... has anyone got any other suggestions?
Can anyone give me an idea what's involved in swapping a 1300GT crossflow for something a bit more interesting (probably a 1700 corssflow on twin
carbs) the car I'm thinking about doing it with is a Sylva Leader if anyone can tell me more about access.
I've been playing around with the Vulcan website and it seems a 135hp twin carb'd 1700 is about £2900 as a turn key unit. That's more
than the car would be worth..... has anyone got any other suggestions?
Why not get a Zetec from a scrap Mondeo for a hell of lot less than that?
Wouldn't it be better to go for a more modern all alloy engine, less weight means more zoom/bhp?
£3k for a x-flow seems a bit daft to me. any particular reason for this choice?
Although I am a keen x-flow owner, I must agree with the above - either buy a stock 1600 x-flow and do it up yourself while spending as little as
possible, or spend the big money on something far more modern.
My preference would be for a Toyota 4-AGE - it's physically a small engine that fits well in place of a x-flow, but gives heaps of power straight
out of the box (130BHP?) and has scope for plenty of improvement.
Otherwise a Zetec is cheaper, just as powerful and tunable, albeit a bit bulkier (but you will spend quite a bit on bits & pieces to make it fit
into a seven).
David
[Edited on 21/8/07 by David Jenkins]
Have a work with joelP about his zx6 transplant, it cost him pennies.
I have fitted a zetec into a Star / Leader chassis before and can give specific advice if you want.
(I will more than likely be doing it again soon as well).
Just had a look at the RAW Engineering site. Just over £2000 + VAT for a checked-over,
complete and ready-to-install 4-AGE.
An added thought - a Zetec is easy to connect to a Type 9 gearbox - the Toyota can be made to fit, at a price. Alternatively you could use a Toyota
box, but they're not too common, and also expensive I believe.
Mulling it over, a Zetec is probably the best choice!
[Edited on 21/8/07 by David Jenkins]
Indeed it is. Fits the Sylva chassis better than it fits a Locost chassis.
Zetec is best bet --- or K16
Or if you really want bargain basement without having to deal with electronics a 1600 CVH can be found for pennies -- lots of hot bits around for
them.
I would think a 1.8 zetec out of an Escort would be the most rewarding (cheap!) way to go...
Some bike carbs and Megajolt, sorted
Freshly built 1600 Crossflow currently on ebay for £650.
CLICK HERE
Easy swap with 1300. All you need to worry about is the extra 1" of height and the slightly deeper sump.
there is always the bay of E; £ 300 should see you with a overbored 1600 in good condition; antoher £ 100 for the carbs, £ 30 for manifold. £ 30 for
cam etc.
If you wait and search long enough, £ 500 would be all you need to spend on the engine. You won't get mega bhp but should be up around 20% on
what you have in the standard 1300.
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Originally posted by Confused but excited.
£3k for a x-flow seems a bit daft to me. any particular reason for this choice?
For a cast iron lump (or boat anchor as the BECers call it), the crossflow is pretty light. I managed to pick up my engine (minus flywheel) off my
work bench and put it on the floor by myself (engine lifter wouldn't reach it!). Almost soiled my pants with the strain mind
How does the 1600 Fiat twin cam compare?