Hey,
I just finished the Vizard book from cover to cover and I can actually
follow these conversations now. My question is, Does ATP have a web site? I
looked but found nothing. Thanks
Toby
> Robert,
>
> my 1380cc isn't quite done yet, but I have kept my ears open as what
> others have done.
> If you want a torque monster, do the 1380 (Hepolite pistons from APT or
> MM for $400) with the offset bore (APT can tell you how). Mike Gigante
> told the list about his 1380 with the Kent 266 cam, he really loved the
> torque. I have an APT VP7 cam which is about a 276, but it ends up a
> good bit more expensive because you have to buy special springs and
> retainers. So the Kent 266 is probably the one to go with.
> If you just want torque and not high rpm hp, you could do some valve
> unshrouding and get the CR to about 9:1, maybe 9.5:1. This will be easy
> since you have to remove material from the combustion chamber anyway to
> get the compression down to a reasonable value with the new pistons.
>
> For a "dream engine", you could go with an aluminum head! Probably
> wouldn't help much with torque though.
>
> Tweak the intake manifold per Vizard, buy an LCB and you should have a
> great motor.
> Ulix
>
> Robert Weeks wrote:
> > I'd like to keep it streetable and pretty smooth at idle but
> > I'd like a lot of torque. Top end speed isn't that important as anything
> > over 90 mph is overkill in a Midget (just my opinion, but I'm sure the
local
> > authorities would agree) Mostly I'd like to be able to blip the throttle
and
> > have it scoot, especially when I'm in-between two SUVs on the highway.
>
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