Wow, 1.9 liters and 200 horsepower! That engine must have had some
grunt. I'm a little surprised that more folks don't go that route to get
a power increase on their alpines.
Regards
David
Louis & Laila wrote:
>
> In addition, Swaymar Race Engines of Leatherhead built a 1725 up to 1922cc
> and installed it in a Rally Escort. It produced over 200HP! The reason was,
> that it was cheper to get those horses from a Rootes motor than it was to
> get it from the Ford! (Irony!)
> As a side note, they bored the block out and had it sleeved. At least one
> guy I know just bored the block out and fit the pistons in! That works out
> to an 86.1mm piston, as opposed to the stock 81.5.
> if you are remotely curious, 1725 pistons come in come various overbores,
> 40,60, and 90 thou! this works out to 1775, 1789, and 1823. The 1922 engine
> uses pistons from a 1500 Avenger, though the block requires skimming since
> the deck height is lower.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <sosnaenergyconsulting@home.com>
> > And there's an article on the Ginetta G21 which used a Holbay-ized
> > Rootes 1725 engine! I don't normally think of other british car
> > manufacturers raiding the Rootes parts-bins for their cars (although the
> > Davrian comes to mind--but I think they started with the whole imp) so
> > it was nice to see that Ginetta's builders felt they could get something
> > good from Rootes!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > David Sosna
> > 65 s4 GT V-6
> >
> > Fritzwich117@cs.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Here you go, boys and girls...
> > > Check out the February 2001 issue of Classic & Sports Car Magazine.
> There's
> > > a great article on the Shelby V8s - AC Cobra, Mustang GT 350 and the
> Tiger.
> > > All you adrenaline pumpin', hi-revin' motor heads will love this story.
> > > ...Rich
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