rusty nuts
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| posted on 28/1/05 at 07:21 PM |
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Can't really say which is best , but I don't think the 2litre D.O.H.C. engine is worth fitting. Would be better to look at a 2 litre pinto
lump if the 1600 is no good. If the 1600 is o.k. you could get car on the road and maybe change it at a later date?
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OX
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| posted on 28/1/05 at 08:08 PM |
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im about a hours drive from manchester ,if you want to come down i can take you for a little spin,only up the road but you should get the idea,,ask
colmaccoll what he thought of it
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 28/1/05 at 09:36 PM |
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There is an alternative plan - put a cheap but lively car engine in for a while and get the hang of driving the car. Then save up, get a bike engine,
prepare it for the car and fit it when it's ready. If the old engine, gearbox and driveshaft are tidy you should get a reasonable amount when
you sell it on.
You'll get the chance to learn how to drive the car while it's still manageable, and you'll REALLY appreciate the bike engine when
it finally gets fitted.
I have a fairly modest x-flow in at the moment, and that's a BIG laugh - the thought of 50% more power with 50% of the engine weight scares me
at the moment! 
(but it may yet happen...)
David
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chunkielad
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| posted on 29/1/05 at 07:58 PM |
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OX I may well take you up on that fella cheers!!!
All we hae to do is fine a dry and warm day to sort it!!! Jeeze is it cold recently!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think you've got it Dave I'll go car and get a bike engine later if I feel like I need the extra
What is wrong with the 2.0L DOHC? I had one in a Sierra years ago and it went like stink. I'll be putting it in a car half the size (if not
less) and take all the pressure off it. I know it's heavy but I weight 16.5 stone so trying to save weight is a little futile as it's
going to go slow with my belly in it anyway!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 29/1/05 at 09:10 PM |
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i'll be back on road in around 2 weeks, too, feel free to call in for a "spin"
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chunkielad
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| posted on 29/1/05 at 09:25 PM |
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Cheers fella - give us a shout when ready.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 30/1/05 at 09:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chunkielad
What is wrong with the 2.0L DOHC? I had one in a Sierra years ago and it went like stink.
It's not the weight so much as the size. Thety are an exceptionaly tall engine, taller than the Pinto so getting a decent bonnet line couple
with useable ground clearance may be tricky. There is also a lack of tuning parts available for it.
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JoelP
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| posted on 30/1/05 at 09:35 PM |
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i wish id started with a bike engine rather than a car engine. I've got a car in the garage that i cant be arsed finishing cos it seems boring
(1.6 pinto)- if it had a bike engine, i would be out there getting the bodywork finished, rather than sitting in here working out the cheapest easiest
way to get it through SVA so i can crack on with the next car. i actually feel like scrapping it sometimes and buying a mechano kit...  MNR vortex,
but then i actually want le mans styling. damn bodywork...
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chunkielad
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| posted on 30/1/05 at 10:13 PM |
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Keep with it Joel, I guarantee that the1.6 Pinto will handle much better than anything you are likely to have driven before!! Then you could always
upgrade at a later date anyway.
I have the Macsorley &+442 chassis so I think I'd get away with the 2.0L DOHC height and width wise (extra 2" high and 4" wide).
THing is, with a great deal on a FZR1000 engine, I think I'm about to go daft and BEC the car into a Locomaha!! Or Yamacost.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 30/1/05 at 10:29 PM |
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I have had a ride in a 2.0 Pinto locost, and decided it needed more power. Havent been in a bike engined car, so thought a 220bhp Rover V8 will have
to do me. Hope I have done the right thing.
Viento is heavier, so more torque needed as well..
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 31/1/05 at 07:13 AM |
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Joe, mine started life with a 1.6pinto, get it finished n on the road, drop that bike engine in as a winter project.
Chin up.
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