No, R's are just fine. For their vintage they are great. MUCH better than
most, (Leylands, Fiats,
Alfa's, etc) maxed out you start to run into crank/rod oiling issues, breathing
and cam/lifter problems,
but they are a good solid, dependable street motor (many of the others I
mentioned aren't even
up to that). L's are a more certainly a more elegant design, but R-'s are
just great for
most uses.
Jim
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From: Toby B[SMTP:toby@wolfenet.com]
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 8:52 PM
To: a roadster list
Subject: What's so bad about the R16 motor? (J series content deleted!)
Oh, no, Jim,
What's wrong with the R16? I tend to think of 'em as tough little
puppies, restrictive head design notwithstanding. Maybe not where you'd
start for a race motor, but great for pushing a little roadster around
at reasonable speeds.
Now, try to lash an overhead cam on it, and I'll start to agree with
you... <grin>
Toby
Jim Tyler wrote:
> But even with the problems that
> R and U's have, they are solid, high output engines! They shouldn't even be
>mentioned in the
> same email with a J! (I will refrain from that in the future, thanks to the
>"Old Datsun" list!)
>
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