[Healeys] Austin Gipsy 4 Cly. Engines

[Michael Salter]

Sorry that the blog page is a bit messed up. I'll take a look at it later
today and will post to the list when this is complete.
The engine that John Chatham built for his rally car, being the one that I
got the idea for the engine we use in AHX12, used a diesel taxi block. 
I considered this but as the taxi block is very different from the 100 block
and considerably heavier I opted for a 100 block modified to accept the taxi
crank and a 100S head.
Targa Newfoundland rules require that the original block is used in the
modified category.
Unfortunately adding a blower would move AHX12 into the large capacity class
with less handicap advantage but one day I would love to do exactly the same
to that engine, I could see it producing 300 BHP easily.
 

Michael Salter
100 (1953) #174
AHX12 (1953)
Bugeye (1961)
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=432
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Jackson Krall
Sent: January 17, 2009 9:31 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Austin Gipsy 4 Cly. Engines

--- On Sat, 1/17/09, Patrick and Caroline Quinn <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> G'day Jackson
> Yes that's correct. He went back to Geoff's idea
> and actually put into
> practice.
> 
> Wish I had the $$$$ as I would love to do the same. Then
> with a Shorrock
> supercharger, imagine what a quick 100 you would have?
> 
> Best wishes
> 
> Patrick
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jackson Krall [mailto:jackson_krall at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, 17 January 2009 2:10 PM
> To: Patrick and Caroline Quinn
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Austin Gipsy 4 Cly. Engines
> 
> Isn't this the engine that John Chatham built up for
> his 100 racer about 10
> years ago?
> Best
> JK
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 1/16/09, Patrick and Caroline Quinn
> <p_cquinn at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 
> > The Austin Gipsy when new came with either a petrol or
> > diesel 2.2 litre
> > four-cylinder. In other words the Austin A70 petrol
> engine
> > or the Austin
> > Taxi diesel engine.
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