pigiron
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| posted on 26/10/14 at 01:04 PM |
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Xflow 1300 race engines info please
This may be slightly off topic for this forum but I know there is a wealth of experience amongst it's members hence my request of
information.
I am planning the build of a Ford Crossflow 1298 race engine, it is for a French 'non FIA' historic 1300cc race series.
I remember that years ago the formula 2 stock cars ran some very high reving 1300 Kent motors, by the way they sounded I assume they must have been
all steel and forged pistons etc.
I have heard claims that they were producing around 145bhp?
Can anyone shed any light on the detailed specification of these engines, i.e valve sizes, cams etc, any information would be gratefully received.
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Dick
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| posted on 26/10/14 at 01:53 PM |
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Think your find they over sized the 1100cc motors so had very short stroke with large pistons was talk also that the pistons had the pins moved to the
downside of center
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snapper
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| posted on 26/10/14 at 02:18 PM |
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I recommend posting on Turbosports forum as they are Ford nuts and have proper knowledge and experience
Not that we don't here it's just that they specialise in Ford
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DW100
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| posted on 26/10/14 at 02:36 PM |
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Yes that was the sort of power they produced. 145-150bhp
They share the same bore size as the 1.6 so you can use the same cylinder head, valves etc.
Build cost were somewhere around £5-10,000
Steel rods, crank, cam etc. Forged pistons. Dry sump and some trick head porting.
And 10,000+ rpm
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Paul Turner
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| posted on 26/10/14 at 06:27 PM |
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Formula 2 stock cars did indeed have screaming 1300 x-flows (before they were superseded by those pesky Pinto's).
But just remember that they did rolling starts and the revs dropped off very little due to the nature of the oval tracks.
Put one of those engines in a more conventional car and drive it on a conventional track and it would be a complete pig.
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pigiron
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| posted on 26/10/14 at 09:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul Turner
Formula 2 stock cars did indeed have screaming 1300 x-flows (before they were superseded by those pesky Pinto's).
But just remember that they did rolling starts and the revs dropped off very little due to the nature of the oval tracks.
Put one of those engines in a more conventional car and drive it on a conventional track and it would be a complete pig.
Yes, your comment about rolling starts is fair, some top end power would need to be sacrificed for a bit more torque at lower revs.
I remember the works/Broadspeed 1300 Escort circuit cars, they were very successful in the day, I understand Ford homologated a downdraught pre xflow
head in group 2 for them, they reputedly produced140bhp, they managed 1st and 2nd at Nurburging in 1968.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 26/10/14 at 09:57 PM |
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Have a chat with George Polley, Polley Motorsport in Heathfield as he ran lots of these on oval circuits.
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Paul Turner
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| posted on 27/10/14 at 08:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
Have a chat with George Polley, Polley Motorsport in Heathfield as he ran lots of these on oval circuits.
Polley Motorsport have not been in Heathfield for many, many years. They are Manea near Cambridge.
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BaileyPerformance
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| posted on 27/10/14 at 01:16 PM |
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where abouts are you?
My engine builder has years of experience in building X flow, worth a chat with him, he's in Telford.
Ron Jones Racing Engines 07866 278540
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