> Ramon; you state it is a II but has a V engine. Confirm this by the
> V having the engine oil dipstick being inserted into a hole directly
> in the block. The prior series have dipstick into a tube on the oil
> pan!
Yes. It's a Series II, and it has the Series II engine in it right now,
but I'm building a pair of Series V engines for the autocross adventure.
(Sometimes we race two or three weekends a month, and there wouldn't be
much time to fix a busted Sunbeam motor, so I want to have a spare ready
to "rumble.")
> With the 1725 cc V engine you can go .060" overbore and find pistons
> to fit that size. Or you could go the custom piston route at big
> costs.
Thank you. That's the number I was looking for.
I'm prepared to pay the price for custom/forged pistons, but have an
affection for moly rings. This severly limits the bore-size selection
process. I noticed in your response to Chris you recommended plain iron
rings. Is that because of the limited selection for moly rings, or is
there some secret "good" associated with plain iron rings that I don't
know about?
> The V block is husky and would allow perhaps .100" overbore (if the
> casting cores were properly centered when that block was poured).
> You would get a nice high CR result from just this change alone. The
> stock gasket would no longer work and you would need a handmade
> gasket which might be tricky as the head bolts are not well arranged
> for this game to be played.
I thought perhaps that the block could take a huge overbore, but like
you say, for those of us who are independently impovrished, this game
gets out of pocket quite quickly. I mean I just want to BEAT a Tiger or
two with the Alpine--I don't need to humiliate 'em like you were doin'
that poor 'vette! Three seconds a lap! That's AWESOME!
Ramon
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