One of the guys over here has a S1 with a 2.25 in it, balanced properly also
with a different cam and a mild head/port/manifold job, as quick as a V8 I
gather......
Rumour has it that certain military long range patrol L-Rs had blue-printed
balanced matched ports etc and with all the fuel and three troopers on board
were still the fastest L-Rs in the British Army.
Must do some good, even on Mr Wilkes farm wagon engine....
Brgds
PhilN
110 V8 SW (first visit to RRLRC last night....)
-----Original Message-----
From: Hope Peter <hope_peter@bah.com>
To: lro@Works.Team.Net <lro@Works.Team.Net>
Date: 04 April 2001 03:13
Subject: LRO: Engine Balancing
>> >Though I will gladly admit the series II (not IIA) engine is
considerably
>> >smoother and better-balanced than its IIa counterpart. Miss Jess idles
so
>> >quietly you can barely hear her run.
>
>Hmm, can't hear my engine at an idle either, or at 4000rpms for that
matter,
>500w amp takes care of that.
>
>But seriously. Is it a good idea to get the crank and con rods balanced
for
>a 1970 2.25petrol lump when doing a rebuild?
>Yeah, I am back into the keep it Rover mode. Decided that in the end it
>would just plain be simpler to rebuild the 2.25 then replace it with a 4.3.
>Am thinking about doing the rebuild next month, school will be over. And I
>figure I should go ahead and do it while I have back up trans, and a job to
>pay for it, hahaa.
>Pete 'really I am not usually this indecisive'
>
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