Hi Herb,
I don't know Stans' e-mail address, but his phone number at Driving
Ambition is 503-238-6011. He used to own FASPEC before selling it to
Jimmy Singmaster..
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Sat, 15 May 1999 11:48:12 -0700 HFC <froggi@cdsnet.net> writes:
>Paul,
>I'm not that far from Portland. Any way to get in touch with Mr.
>Huntley?
>I too would be very interested in the results from the use of such a
>head.
>WFO Herb
>
>Paul A Asgeirsson wrote:
>
>> Cross Flow Head.
>>
>> Stan Huntley in Portland Oregon has a cross flow cast iron head for
>his
>> old A series Morris Pick Up racer. Sure have wondered about how
>much
>> improved the engine ran with this mod. Anyone out there with
>experience
>> with this head?
>>
>> Paul
>> PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>>
>> On Sat, 15 May 1999 06:58:40 GMT "Andy Webster"
><trunkie@hotmail.com>
>> writes:
>> >Any idea what stage this project got to?
>> >There may well be the dies sitting somewhere gathering dust when
>they
>> >could
>> >be at a foudry creating new heads for old engines. I often wonder
>what
>> >
>> >happened to the "mould" for the REPCO high power X-flow head for
>the
>> >138c.i.
>> >"grey motor" that G.M.HOLDEN produced from 1948-1963. Only a
>handfull
>> >of
>> >thes heads were ever made, as rare as rocking horse sh*t, I've
>known
>> >cars to
>> >be stolen just for the X-flow head.
>> >Andy
>> >
>> >>From: Scott Fisher <sefisher@cisco.com>
>> >>Reply-To: Scott Fisher <sefisher@cisco.com>
>> >>To: Daniel1312@aol.com
>> >>CC: Ajhsys@aol.com, spritenut@Exit109.com,
>spridgets@autox.team.net,
>> >
>> >>toyman@htcomp.net
>> >>Subject: Light Headed
>> >>Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 11:23:02 -0700
>> >>
>> >>Daniel1312@aol.com wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > In a message dated 13/5/1999 2:40:14PM, Ajhsys@aol.com
>writes:
>> >> >
>> >> > << The A series cars could get close... >>
>> >> >
>> >> > I think you have to put this comment in perspective. The A
>series
>> >
>> >>engined
>> >> > cars were delibrately NOT fitted with the Cooper S head because
>> >they
>> >>were
>> >> > embarrasingly quite compared to the MGB. In other words they
>made
>> >them
>> >>SLOW
>> >> > on purpose.
>> >>
>> >>And the perfect segue to the story of Eddie Maher and the Engine
>That
>> >>Never Was!
>> >>
>> >>In the mid-Sixties -- about the time Spridges were getting 1275s
>> >instead
>> >>of 1098s -- Honda was making a first pass at a Grand Prix car, and
>> >>decided to try making some small sports cars. The S600 and S800
>that
>> >>developed were roughly Spridget-sized, using jewel-like little
>> >>motorcycle engines that put out considerably more power than the
>10CG
>> >>*or* the 1275 (or even the Triumph 1500 :-).
>> >>
>> >>Geoff Healey, who tells the story, said that they were very
>worried
>> >>about the Honda taking sales away from Spridgets, so they got BMC
>to
>> >>throw a few pounds at them to see what they could come up with.
>They
>> >>borrowed Eddie Maher, one of the racing/rally team members, and
>had
>> >him
>> >>put together a new cylinder head which could be bolted onto the A
>> >>Series.
>> >>
>> >>Apparently, Eddie did such a good job that the head he came up
>with
>> >not
>> >>only made the Spridget faster than the Honda, it also made it
>faster
>> >>than the MGB, and it would even have been easier to produce than
>the
>> >>12G940 head. Honda allegedly got wind of this special head and
>> >pulled
>> >>the S600 and S800 out of the UK market. With the threat
>disappearing
>> >>before it even arrived, BMC realized they couldn't make a cheap
>car
>> >that
>> >>went faster than an expensive one (a decision they'd make again
>with
>> >the
>> >>MGB-V8), so Eddie's project was shelved.
>> >>
>> >>Geoff doesn't say anything else about that head, such as whether
>it
>> >was
>> >>the inspiration for the eight-port alloy heads used on the Le Mans
>> >>Sprites, or even whether it was a crossflow design. I can't
>imagine
>> >>that it was still a five-holer, but you never can tell.
>> >>
>> >>And speaking of cylinder heads, has anyone here used one of the
>> >>al-yew-minnie-um heads that Moss (et al.) are advertising in the
>back
>> >of
>> >>the latest Spridget catalog? My soon-to-arrive roundarch is said
>to
>> >>have a freshened up motor, so I'm not planning to do anything
>major
>> >to
>> >>it for a year or so. But a 9-lb aluminum head (allegedly with 35%
>> >>better flow capability, no less) has me thinking of Rimflo valves,
>> >>high-ratio rockers, and all the usual tweaks. Many thanks to
>anyone
>> >who
>> >>has experiences to share...
>> >>
>> >>--Scott Fisher
>> >
>> >
>>
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