Will,
I'm pretty sure it is a bolt in, especially if it came from a Lotus
Cortina. But my understanding of that Lotus eng. Is that it is a dual over
head cam modification to the basic Kent eng. Dave Bean will sell the part
to take a standard Kent to OHC. But as
Always speed/hp costs money. In the case of Dave Bean's OHC modification to
the 67hp Kent will go all the way up to about 200hp for a mear $8,000.
I passed up a similar deal years ago. I think I regret it too. Only bad
thing I can think of is that you might have to or want to reinforce the
front of the chassis a little bit with
The more power.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: William Zehring [SMTP:zehrinwa@UMDNJ.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 1998 1:09 PM
To: morgans@autox.team.net
Subject: the twink
Dear all:
With the recent availability of a lotus twincam engine and tranny,
I'm
wondering about the prospect of a transplant to me 4/4. Has anyone
done
this, or seen it done, that they can comment on the feasability of
the
change. I'd be dealing with twin strombergs on the engine's right
hand
side and am much less concerned about engine and tranny mounts than
I am
about carb/air cleaner room under the hood. Would I need to cut an
air
inlet scoop in the hood?
For the moment this is a rather academic speculation as I don't
think I
have the admissions price (but then, what else are you supposed to
spend
your money on, food?).
cheers,
Will Zehring
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