After nearly 2 years of rebuilding my XE redtop engine , I finally plucked up the courage to start
I have ripped the old pinto engine out and will soon be ready to put the new beasts heart in!!

out with the old!


pinto out

and in with the new!


xe and type 9

hope to ready for spring!!!

Greg

Very pretty... and what a stonking engine too

Looks like somebodys gunna be having lots of fun next year!

What are you going to run on the inlet side?

Cheers!

will be running on twin 45 webers with a Mk2 Cav dizzy for a while , no doubt I will change it later on as and when funds allow!

Greg

That should fair shift then!
Not sure if you've seen this but it might be worth doing at some point

Linky: Cam cover Breather Mod

I've got the engine in a FWD layout and it even had to be modified slightly for that.

P.S With Bike carbs (and maybe 45's if jetted correctly) your looking at 180BHP and with TB's you'd be looking at 200BHP

SBD cam mod already done

180 bhp!! hmmmmmm like the sound of that!


think I will start saving for throttle bodies next!!!

Looks like you have done a really nice job on the mill mate!

Yea!!

Proper engine!!!!

I run one at the mo, 45mm jenvey throttle bodies, mbe 956 ecu, 176hp @ wheels, 204 @ flywheel on std cams etc.

good for 0-60 in under 4 secs and top end good enough to need a full screen, stones hurt at 120mph so I've not been quicker yet as my eyes start to run too much as well!!

Cheers fellas -it is indeed a proper engine!!!

I even spent the time with a drill and needle file to put "F27" on the heatshield
whilst I saved up for parts!!! no lasers or plasma cutters for me! very locost too!!!

Went to a local autograss meet the other week and saw a bloke in his "special" with a redtop fitted to it - he won every round!!
even beat a twin bike engined one , and an american v8 powered one!!!!
was a good race mind!!!

my lad wants to start racing now!!
dunno where he gets it from!

My old grasser (the one in my avatar) which was XE 16v, 200hp, used to kick the ass of v8 cars at most meetings.

I have never beaten a twin bike car that was running properly though!!

Its addictive by the way, once you've watched it, you'll be building a car next!