johnemms
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| posted on 31/7/07 at 06:43 PM |
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The 1985 - 1700 x flow!
autocar 1985
link..
keeps u keen ... and only a 4 speed box 
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 1/8/07 at 07:39 AM |
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i actually remember reading that article and drooling over it still a nice piece of kit.
ditch
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scudracer
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| posted on 1/8/07 at 08:17 AM |
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Anyone here using Kent XFlows? Is it true that it's costly to rebuild?
Shameless-ad-supported-blog-that-belongs-to-my-friend plug - http://www.sevenbuilder.com & http://www.bikervoodoo.com
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thunderace
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| posted on 1/8/07 at 09:07 AM |
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yes its costly to rebuild and get aftermarket parts i must have spent well over £1000 on parts to fully rebuild my xflow engine thats evrything ,cam
waterpump starter cluch steel posts pistons rebore twin 40s inlet manafold k&N filters gaskets fuel pump aldon dizzy race plugs ht leads cam
reground and new shells alternator paint jets chokes choped down sump im sure i missed loads of bits like core plugs but the engine was from 1972 so i
had to replace evry thing as it was to old to just leave it .
 
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gazza285
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| posted on 1/8/07 at 07:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scudracer
Anyone here using Kent XFlows? Is it true that it's costly to rebuild?
Must be just about the cheapest engine to rebuild going, cams are cheap, shells are cheap, pistons are cheap, and everything is easy to get to.
Thunderace, try building a hot version of any other engine for what you spent and see what you end up with .
DO NOT PUT ON KNOB OR BOLLOCKS!
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 2/8/07 at 08:45 PM |
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You can spend pretty much as much as your wallet / SWMBO allows on tuning a X Flow, Ive seen £9k-£10k 1700 all steel XFlows in things like Classic
Clubman race cars, putting out well over 180bhp on choke restricted carbs.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 3/8/07 at 11:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gazza285
quote:
Originally posted by scudracer
Anyone here using Kent XFlows? Is it true that it's costly to rebuild?
Must be just about the cheapest engine to rebuild going, cams are cheap, shells are cheap, pistons are cheap, and everything is easy to get
to.
Agreed, just like the good old A-Series a basic rebuild is relatively cheap.
You don't know what "frighteningly expensive" is until you start rebuilding Japanese or Italian engines!
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