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Post by ollie98 on Dec 11, 2007 7:39:06 GMT 12
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Post by 77vette on Dec 11, 2007 17:14:36 GMT 12
yeah i got real excited when i saw the diff. But alas its locked, not lsd
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Post by gordo on Dec 11, 2007 19:05:01 GMT 12
And it's not an HS2300 engine, just a big valve single cam'.
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Post by bulldog on Dec 11, 2007 21:22:25 GMT 12
yeah that's what got me. I know the first HS came out with a single cam 2.3 but is that any different to a standard 2.3 bedford with hit bits? Either way I rang him about buying the whole lot. 2.3 sounds like it's pretty hot as in he rekons it dynoed recently with 190hp at crank. I tell you, if i had $1300 i'd probably sign my name to the lot. I'm almost tempted to sell my mountain bike to get it. We're talking that motor plus 2 others with some bits missing, diff (albeit locked) complete with rear discs, 4 x shocks, w50 gearbox and a couple of w40s? inlet manifold with twin sidedraft dellortoes, exhaust headers......man, must get $1300 bucks from somewhere. Anyone want to buy a water cooled minimoto, valentino rossi blue with decals?  |
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Post by 77vette on Dec 11, 2007 22:33:37 GMT 12
And it's not an HS2300 engine, just a big valve single cam'. haha yeah that had me confused aye. Said its out of a rally car...hes selling a w50 as well, maybe its the guy yoddynzs, off chevettes.com and retrorides, old car? |
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Post by gordo on Dec 11, 2007 23:05:48 GMT 12
yeah that's what got me. I know the first HS came out with a single cam 2.3 but is that any different to a standard 2.3 bedford with hit bits? Either way I rang him about buying the whole lot. 2.3 sounds like it's pretty hot as in he rekons it dynoed recently with 190hp at crank. I tell you, if i had $1300 i'd probably sign my name to the lot. I'm almost tempted to sell my mountain bike to get it. We're talking that motor plus 2 others with some bits missing, diff (albeit locked) complete with rear discs, 4 x shocks, w50 gearbox and a couple of w40s? inlet manifold with twin sidedraft dellortoes, exhaust headers......man, must get $1300 bucks from somewhere. Anyone want to buy a water cooled minimoto, valentino rossi blue with decals? At that price, it's a great deal for someone. The 190hp sounds about right, had a mate with one putting out that in his. Not much low down but great between 3k5 and 7k+. Bloody heavy hunks of cast iron, though. All the HS/HSRs were twin cam, two different designs, though, perhaps that was what you were thinking? |
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Post by mikuni on Dec 12, 2007 12:59:54 GMT 12
I too was thinking the HS engine was only single cam. I guess I've probably just seen a couple of bedford powered HS replicas and assumed that was the HS engine. Is it the 2.3L lotus esprit engine that is an updated twincam version of the same engine?
Thats great power and peaky engines are great fun. A chevette with one of those in it would be very exciting. I would stay away from it though myself. I'm slightly against older engine designs not just because of the lack of technology but more so because of the weight. Some older engines are just so awesome that the weight doesn't matter and I would say a twincam HS/HSR engine would be one of those but I don't know if a worked bedford engine would be.
My car understeers abit and I've heard that kadetts, piazzas and even mantas are also prone for this. I guess its the one draw back of the control arm front end. Because of this the last thing I would want to do is put a large heavy cast motor in the front. Sure back in the 70's it made sense but not so much 30 years later with the technology we have available and at such a cheap price.
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Post by 77vette on Dec 12, 2007 16:13:45 GMT 12
yeah HS engines are twincam hardout. I think the esprit engine is similar...the guy with the yelloe HSR replica runs an esprit engie
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Post by gordo on Dec 12, 2007 17:23:54 GMT 12
The Lotus 907 engine is all alloy ;D.
IIRC, some components are interchangable with the Vauxhall/Bedford engine, with some fettling.
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Post by jaygti on Dec 13, 2007 12:52:04 GMT 12
As far as I know, the 2.3 twin-cam is a Vauxhall developed unit and is actually reasonably different to the 2.2 slant twin cam that is found in the Lotus Sunbeam (which is what the Espirit engine is a development of).
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