Gary,
Of course this is why the "Mad Max" movies have those neat cars, you know
the front half of a Rambler American and the back half of a Ford Falcon.
What I want is a Wallaby Catcher off one of the big trucks, just the thing
for taking out SUV's
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Gary Johns
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 4:50 PM
To: SHANE Ingate
Cc: 6-Pack
Subject: Alloy hemi x-flow head [was Next Project]
Hi Shane,
I'm impressed with your knowledge of automotive goings-on Downunder!
In Australia, we have always had an obsession with making our own versions
of cars and engines.
Some of our more interesting attemps from the 60s and 70s were 6 cylinder
versions of the Austin 1800, Wolsley , Morris Marina, Ford Cortina plus
various mid size ( compact to you) cars that had iron V8's stuffed into
them.
Boy, they went hard in a straight line but didn't handle corners real
well.
The current Ford turbo six is putting out close to 335 bhp so it is as
quick as the new V8 and handles better because of less weight out the
front.
Cheers
Gary Johns
----- Original Message -----
From: "SHANE Ingate" <hottr6@hotmail.com>
To: <kai@radiohead.net>
Cc: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: Alloy hemi x-flow head [was Next Project]
> Kai,
>
> Good analysis.
>
> >As Mike Pierce told me a few years ago "the Triumph heads are already
> >fairly
> >good... so there isn't too much to improve on."
>
> I have almost no experience with the conversion of a straight-6 head to
a
> x-flow
> design, except with the 250 cubic inch Ford straight 6 built in
Australia
> for
> the past 30+ years. This head started life based on the US 200 cubic
inch
> motor
> from the 60s, and never was designed as a "sporting" motor.
>
> However, some time in the 80s Ford Australia did build a x-flow head for
> this
> donk which really woke it up, and gave it comparable, albeity peaky,
> performance
> to the Aussie Ford bread and butter 5-liter V8. More recently, Ford
Aust
> swapped
> in DOHC and have now turbocharged this motor. Whil still not in the
same
> league as
> the awesome TVR Speed 6, this is a suprisingly fast car. Amazing what
you
> can
> do to an old donk with just a bit of head work.
>
> Shane
>
>
>
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