Richard, Yeah it was a big day - missed the big race and everything! Nah I just took one - one was stuffed, the other 2 were good but nothing different to what I already had at home :)
Andrew > Andrew, you have been busy on you day off! > 4 heads in 1 day! Did you pay $15 each, or only take 1 home?. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GREENBURY, Andrew Robert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, 5 November 2002 21:05 PM > Subject: RE: cylinder head replacement cont... > > > > Terry, > > > > Thanks for that. I pulled 4 heads today at the local pickapart - 2 A87 and > > 2 W53 - before finding one with stainless (ULP capable) valve seats. > > > > Can a A87 be made out of a W53 by removing 2cc from the chamber?? If so, > > what area should the material be taken from? Im thinking I only want a > > nice streetable L18SS-esque kind of engine - everything more mild than > > wild... > > > > Thanks for the help, > > > > Andrew > > > > On Tue, 5 Nov 2002, Terry Rudd wrote: > > > > > Andrew, > > > > > > A W53 on the L18 would be at a guess somewhere around 10:1 so you'd have > to > > > use 98 octane and a cam in the 66-76 degree range to get the best out of > it, > > > also a recurve of the dizzy etc so it doesn't grenade to piston lands - > > > nothing too dramatic from what I see from here. W53 chamber volume is > 39cc, > > > A87 is 41cc so you can work out the CR yourself - if the L18 is bored > don't > > > forget to allow the extra volume. > > > > > > 210 closed chamber heads were used on L16's in Aus towards the end of > the > > > 1600 production run - nothing special these, like small everything. They > can > > > be opened up port wise, but really why bother when W53 and reasonable > A87 > > > heads are still around. > > > > > > regards > > > Terry > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:membersozdat_owner@;datascribe.com.au]On Behalf Of Andrew > > > Greenbury > > > Sent: Monday, 4 November 2002 2:19 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: cylinder head replacement cont... > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > Just wondering what people think about using a W53 head on an > > > L18 block with flat top pistons - will the resulting compression ratio > > > be too high?? > > > > > > Also, I have a 210 head at home, but the combustion chambers are > > > closed but with 1.5in intake valves - any ideas of its origin?? I > > > thought all 210 heads were open, while the SSS head had 1.65in > > > intake valves - this seems a mixture? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Andrew > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
