That saying "nothing beats cubic inches" was originally attributed to August
Duesenberg. However, it is likely that he never said it as he was more
interested in developing the maximum power from the smallest displacement
engine. He originally proposed that the Model J Duesenberg have a
super-charged 3 liter engine!!!
Jan Eyerman, owner of two Hillmans and a founder of the Society of Automotive
Historians.
"Mary Cornett" <tc123@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
There is an old saying among hot rodders,"There is no replacement for cubic
inches." The more torque and power that you have the less you have to use
it. Would it not be great to cruise freeway speeds at around 2400 rpm? How
about driving in mountain areas withe all the torque you need. These are the
things Joe Rodriquez's kit can do for you. English rear-ends are junk! I
have two 3.89's for free if someone wants to drive to Bakersfield to pick
them up. I am going to convert to V-6 myself I have two engines and two
5-speeds. Thanks TC
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com>
To: <sosnaenergyconsulting@home.com>
Cc: <oharajem@free.midcoast.com>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: engine removal and conversions
> David Sosna's points on his conversion are right on, and on re-reading my
> post, I realized I may have been more negative than intended. I think
> conversions are great things. When I redid my car, I went the "stock"
> Holbay route rather than the 2 liter overhead cam Ford route I was
thinking
> about. To this day, I don't know if I did the right thing. Though, I
will
> say that when I made the decision, I did not know of Joe Rodriguez's work.
> Who knows, I may have gone that route had I known of it.
>
> As to reliability, the Alpine engine does tend to be very reliable. In my
> 23 years of ownership, I have never had a failure because of anything
> engine related. I have had one (just one) alternator go bad. I have had
> one starter (just one) go bad. I have had hydraulics go bad. I attribute
> the hydraulic failures mostly to excessively hard use by a teenager (me 21
> years ago) and then poor rebuilds by that same teenager. But, other than
> that, the car has just keep on humming as a daily driver - until someone
> else hit it, and my recent problem with my tranny. So, don't run away
from
> the engine on those grounds alone.
>
> Ok, here I go again getting negative on a swap. I repeat, it's a great
> idea. Just do it for the right reasons and with the right expectations.
>
> Jay
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