Reply to: Big Bore Alpine Motors
There is an article in the Alpine guide (Published by SAOC, England) about a
big bore Alpine motor or I may have read it in their newsletter/magazine The
Alpine Horn. If there is some interest I cound dig up the article. Tom
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Date: 3/10/97 9:21 AM
To: T Wiencek
From: Spontelli, Ramon
> > The biggest rebore I've heard of was to 86mm giving 1906cc.
> > This was back in 73/74 by a firm called Martin & Swaine,
> > who I think may still be trading as Swaymar engineering.
> >
> > The engine was described as linered, with a 12.5 compression ratio,
> > solid copper head gasket and Wills rings round the bore.
> > A fair bit more work was done as the motor was giving 200bhp with a
> > 9400rpm redline!
> If any one is interested I have the recipe for the above and will
> forward if required-Its a bit more complicated than above and requires
> the Avenger pistions to have the top machined off and also different
> connecting rods (from a Iron head 1500 motor) as well as some reworking
> of the head to bring the CR down to workable levels.Karl
Karl
I am interested.
Please post me the "recipe" for this motor. I'd really like to "bake up" a
batch
for next year's autocross season!
Ramon
rs11(at)ElSegundoCA.ncr.com
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From: "Spontelli, Ramon" <rs11(at)ElSegundoCA.NCR.COM>
To: JON SIME <100346.353(at)CompuServe.COM>
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Subject: Re: 1725cc bore/resleeve (was: Copper Head Gaskets)
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