I am very anxiously awaiting the time when all these wonderful all aluminum
V-8's that are appearing in such abundance to start showing
up in the wrecking yards. What a wonderful thing to have a 350 hp engine that
weighs about the same as a Spit engine sitting under the
bonnet!
Next problem is what to do about the rear end and very importantly, how to stop
it! Oh well as they say, "No hill for a stepper!"
Joe
Graham Stretch wrote:
>
> I was always wary of the slant engine from Triumph until I got one in good
> nick, finally died of old age the head came off without too much trouble, I
> think a lot of the bad stories stem from the DPO syndrome of "I've had cars
> for years and only ever put water in them during the summer, and sometimes a
> bit of anti freeze of a winter". The head problem only seems to occur if the
> things overheat drastically, and this is usually caused by the insides
> getting furred up due to lack of corrosion inhibitor!
>
> Graham.
> 2500PI MKII
> Sprinted Dolomite
> 2000 MKI
> 1300 Toledo
> 1300 front wheel drive
> http://members.tripod.co.uk/TriumphIW/index.html
>
> > Just to throw my two bits into the discussion:
> >
> > I've seen several engine swaps in Spits:
> >
> > The most questionable:
> > Tr7 motor (good god. why? Sorry -- not a fan! Say "head gaskets" over
> and
> > over)
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