watsa the highest u can't get out of the 2lr pinto?
These guys would know....I bet it's huge...and expensive....I think they are probably the best pinto tuners in the world...
http://www.esslingerracing.com/index.htm
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Originally posted by paul_mcq
watsa the highest u can't get out of the 2lr pinto?
no wait, 10 billion horsepower is higher and you can't get that either.
AHA!
on a reasonable budget 160-180 using balanced parts and ported a head and twin 45's
Serious question - What's the definition of reasonable?
i think you should limit it to about 160bhp
you can get higher but it may be more cost effective to look at zetecs above that
as the pinto needs alot of money spending on it to get above 160
also try david visards pinto tuning book
its very good
cheers dave
Don’t forget about driveability
If the engine needs to be "on the cam" all the time it will drive like a dog in town, fantastic on the track but a dog in town. If you want
very hi bhp from a smallish engine and drivability, you will need to think about clever fuel injection and intercooled turbo charging. Ka ching
££££££
Cheers
well the cosworth engine is technically kinda like a pinto ish... err
well its a pinto block with a cossie head (more or less)
my intentions are for a mildy sorted pinto to start with and then swap at a later date for a cosworth engine - the same block should mean an
'easy' swap 
to get an idea of tuning have a look at Giles Cooper's site - he has a fair bit of info on there
http://www.gilescooper.co.uk/
Cheers
Dave
At the recent Suffolk Locost meet i spoke with another list member (he will remain un-named uness identifys himself*) who used to work for Holbay. He
said when Ford were putting out the tender for developing a turbo version of the pinto, Holbay took a stock transit pinto cos they have a lower comp
ratio, bolted a turbo on and ran 220bhp almost straight away!
Would be interested to know what sort of fueling they used.
* your only clue is he has a boat engine in his car!
Garage19,
Interesting...
Perhaps your anonymous friend would be willing to give us a few more tidbits! 
Cheers,
James
gives the word "prop" a whole new meaning,is it a volvo penta by any chance?
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Originally posted by garage19
At the recent Suffolk Locost meet i spoke with another list member (he will remain un-named uness identifys himself*) who used to work for Holbay. He said when Ford were putting out the tender for developing a turbo version of the pinto, Holbay took a stock transit pinto cos they have a lower comp ratio, bolted a turbo on and ran 220bhp almost straight away!
Would be interested to know what sort of fueling they used.
* your only clue is he has a boat engine in his car!
They do use that engine in boats too, albeit adapted for marine use I'd imagine. Had a go in a Mastercraft waterski boat with a 5.7l mercury (I think) V8 in it making around 290hp, went quite nice!
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it's not a boat engine its a truck engine.
Tim
Well he is from Suffolk....
A Locost harvester ???
Dave
My uncle had a water ski boat, a ski nautique (a type of master craft) im pretty sure it had the old mustang engine in it the 4.7l V8 (289cu) or it
might have been a 5.7l V8. It couldnt run in the sea as the salt water would wreck the cooling system as it was pumped round then dumped out to save a
rad.
Their not cheap engine donors though, he sold a ten year old boat for around £8k. I was always hoping he would scrap it one day and i could have the
engine
[Edited on 15/1/04 by greggors84]
This mastercraft was running in salt water, no idea what cooling system it had though. It did however have straight-through exhaust pipes that exit underwater so if you reversed too fast it conked out!