> Hmmm... Before I did all that, I would put a 2.3L Ford in it.
Me too! That's why I'm going to chase this ARP rod bolt thing down.
I guess it's just for giggles, but I want to see what sort of performance
I can squeeze out of the Sunbeam motor before I go foolin' around
with a different powerplant.
I'd probably go with the Capri V6 though. There was a Series V at
the San Diego British Car Day a couple of weeks ago with a supercharged
(aka "Blown") 2.8L Capri motor. What a RIDE that must be! My daily driver
is
a 2.8L Capri. It's a very strong motor, even in it's "naturally aspirited"
Calilfornia emission-controlled configuration. I can't imagine it
unrestricted
and unleashed in an Alpine like that.
> Seriously, I think I will just keep the revs down. It will be one of 3
> cars (even assuming I don't lose my head and buy another) and be used a
> couple thousand miles per year. Any basic weaknesses in the design that
> are not well known already probably won't appear till I am dead.
You'll be cool. Even for a street car, though, I'd consider new rod bolts,
especially if yours are all loose like all of mine are.
> On the other hand, a fix that involved new rod bolts, yeah, I could pop
for
> that for the sake of future generations.
I think a lot of people would. We'll just have to wait for the man from ARP
to get back to us.
Ramon
rs11(at)ElSegundoCA.ncr.com
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