Andrew Mace wrote:
>
> On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Joe Curry wrote:
>
> > As I said in my previous reply, I don't have any data on Dolomite
> > production. But according to Graham Robson, the Dolomite 1300 was first
> > produced in 1965 and therefore your engine probably is (judging from the
> > serial number) an earlier one. So It probably is either a '65 or '66
> > engine.
>
> Hold on, Joe: two very different beasts underneath somewhat similar basic
> body structures. The 1300 of 1965 was a front-wheel-drive sedan. Later
> the structure was re-engineered for rear wheel drive and became Toledo
> and ultimately various versions of Dolomite. In RWD form it used 1300 and
> 1500 versions of the "SC" engine but also used the 1850cc. slant four of
> the Saab and TR7. Then there's that four-valve-per-cylinder Sprint
> model... ok, I've stopped drooling.
Yes, Andy, The cars are indeed different and as I stated in my earlier
message the Dolomite 1300 was front wheel drive. But it's the engine we
are attempting to quantify. Since I have no hard data other than the
fact that the bore and stroke are the same as the Spitfire 1300, I was
drawng some comparisons for the benefit of Claes! (Since nobody stepped
up with firm facts)!
>
> > The Spitfire version with twin SU HS2 carburetors had an output of 75 hp
> > at 6000 rpm. The Dolomite engine with a single carb probably had
> > slightly less. The Torque of the Spitfire version was 75 lb./ft. at
> > 4000 rpm and the Dolomite would have about the same or slightly less.
>
> Anyway, the average 1300 motor with single carburetor (SU or Stromberg)
> and no emission controls to speak of runs around 58-61 hp +/- at
> somewhere in the 5000 rpm range. Torque runs around the 70+ ft/lb range
> at somewhere in the 3000 rpm neighborhood.
And now I know how to draw out those allusive details. Simply throw out
some speculation and wait for flames! :)
Thanks for the details!
Regards,
Joe
>
> --Andy
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