ettore bugatti
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| posted on 12/11/17 at 09:29 PM |
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Originally posted by Nickp
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Originally posted by ettore bugatti
I seem to remember that Gordon Murray build himself a Gold with a mid engined Alfa boxer engine.
Although the BMW K-head is a very nice engineering challenge and I'm building myself. I think that an 7 port head might be very competitive in
terms of power gain and costs compared to the twin cam head conversions.
A Japanese engine swap like the Nissan Micra CG13DE or Daihatsu 3 pot turbo might even be cheaper to do in a backyard.
Mid engined?
I'm gonna see how the old A series goes first.
So far the positives are-
Overbored to 1301cc
Head very nicely ported, mainly on inlet side, where the A series needs it most.
Cam has near 300deg duration and 10.5mm lift (checked with degree wheel and dti gauge).
Could be a little revver and make about 90bhp if I'm lucky 
If not then I'll be looking at head or engine swap 
Yup, midengined
 Gordon
Murray Midas Bronze
300deg cam sounds quite racy, added with a lot of static compression and a Weber. You should see over 110hp crank power.
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Nickp
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| posted on 18/11/17 at 09:42 AM |
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Head now rebuilt after a light skim.....
 
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And bolted back on to block with valve clearances set #ruleof9
 
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Nickp
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| posted on 4/12/17 at 09:37 PM |
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Engine back where it should be.....
 
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jps
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| posted on 5/12/17 at 06:37 AM |
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Good stuff, I like it how the engine looks tiny even though there can't be much room in there...
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