Originally Posted by
t4 and greys
personally i would be using an all steel bottom end
why the reason for the pinto crank???
and what are you hoping to rev to in rpm???
to make the power it has to be strong and be able to rev well ,along with a good ported head
just cant see it happening personally with a std pinto crank and non steel rods
I am thinking 8500 rpm. Aparently thats what a pinto crank will take. As this is according to the book, has anyone actually destroyed one? Is this a known week point?
I am thinking Pinto crank because it will need to be offset ground, if I get it wrong, oops £20! First one comes fre with 205 block. The pinto crank is also lighter, I am led to believe, than the cosworth equivalent. Lighter rotating masses = gains revs better.
Anyone out there got a spare 1600 and/or 1800 diesel conrod/s I can buy/borrow. I am modeling the engine on 3d cad system before I cut any metal, and need these parts soon as a muse! Once model is done I will make it available as a wicked screensaver!