locost7018 Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 Well I just picked up my new 1600cc Ford crossflow motor from Farley Racing Engines. Real pretty with no oil crud all over it (I wonder how long it will stay that way). Dyno’d 104 chp at 6100. Not as much as I had hoped. Now I need to find the time to match it up to my new used 4 spd tranny and see if everything fits in the Locost. It is a taller motor than my old 1300cc crossflow so I need to lower it in the frame and make new motor and tranny mounts. I also need to find a long clutch cable to actuate my clutch now that the starter and clutch leaver are on opposite sides. Wish me luck. Russ
scannon Posted January 20, 2015 Posted January 20, 2015 You built the car, I'm confident you will have no problem making the change.
TheDingo8MyBaby Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Good luck! I'm a kent luddite myself, though I have the pre-crossflow variety in my series 2.
locost7018 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Posted January 21, 2015 Yeah pre-crossflows are cool. Farley had one at his shop that he just finished. Full on race motor and a $30k price tag. I thought my motor was expensive.
coffee break Posted January 21, 2015 Posted January 21, 2015 Does the head have hardened valve seats for using unleaded fuel?
coffee break Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 I have a 1600 xflow. I was by a high school friends shop yesterday with my 7. He recalled rebuilding a girlfriend's 1600 in her Capri, but that was long age. If I need to rework the head it's easy to pull.
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