> From tboicey@brit.ca Mon Dec 1 20:02:19 1997
> From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
> Subject: Re: V6 in a Midget
> To: Phil Profili <pprofili@hercii.mar.lmco.com>
> Cc: AdrianJones@compuserve.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
> Organization: BRIT Inc
>
> Phil Profili wrote:
> > It's common for 1500s to do this. Did you know the 1500 engine started
> > as 803cc and they did almost nothing to strengthen the bottom end when
> > they increased the capacity!
>
> That's simply untrue on so many levels. Please, buy a book
> and do some reading.
>
> Anyways, many british engines including the A series grew
> from tiny engines. That's not unusual.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey
> Ottawa, Canada
> tboicey@brit.ca
> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
>
Actually I have done some reading and have owned a 1500. I also at the
time had friends with 1500s (in Triumphs).
Perhaps I should have said 'is a known failure mode of the 1500' rather
than use the word 'common'.
It is a well known fact that the 1500 has a weak bottom end which can be
overcome by the fitment of an oil cooler - preferably early in the life
of the engine.
I did not intend to give the engine any bad press, but I believe my
statement was true - with the exception of the word 'common' which I
admit is misleading.
And, yes, the A series also grew from a small engine - but major changes
to the bottom end went hand in hand with the increases in capacity, and
BL stopped at 1275 on that one.
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