1700cc in a stock twin cam block

PostPost by: garyeanderson » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:12 pm

Truely the best of both worlds is a 1700cc in the stock twin cam
block. 1600 cc crank with the 3.06 stroke from Dave Bean or any of
the othe suppliers or just a reground Cortina crank with custom
pistons, .030" or .040" over from JE or Bean with a pin hight of 1.43
to 1.46 inches. The money spent is worth the 10 cubic inches and just
keep the revs under 7k and theres not much to go wrong. The block
will probably need some releaving at the bottom of the bores for rod
clearence and maybe a little on the jackshaft. The money spent doing
it this way is small and the rewards are a nice 145+ hp and 130 lb/ft
of torque with the the reqround cams with .380" to .410" lift and 285
degrees duration. If I were Les and wanted to do the Zetec swap I
would not stop at 170hp as this just has to much custom fabrication
to achieve such a limited gain over the modified twin cams power.
This modification works well with a Weber or Stromberg head and could
be done for about $3k USD doing most of the work yourself.

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PostPost by: garyeanderson » Tue Jan 11, 2005 2:24 pm

I forgot to mention that this is with the later lip seal engines,
you will need a lip seal - rear seal housing and a lip seal oil pan
for the conversion on a rope seal engine. I think the rope seal oil
pickup should work with the later pan but you shold check it to make
sure.

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PostPost by: lotuselanman » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:34 am

Gidday Gary,
Between you and for Gawds sake don't let anybody else know. I am expecting a lot more than 170 HP but as a very conservative person I under quote.
Sworn to secrecy,
Les
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Truely the best of both worlds is a 1700cc in the stock twin cam
block. 1600 cc crank with the 3.06 stroke from Dave Bean or any of
the othe suppliers or just a reground Cortina crank with custom
pistons, .030" or .040" over from JE or Bean with a pin hight of 1.43
to 1.46 inches. The money spent is worth the 10 cubic inches and just
keep the revs under 7k and theres not much to go wrong. The block
will probably need some releaving at the bottom of the bores for rod
clearence and maybe a little on the jackshaft. The money spent doing
it this way is small and the rewards are a nice 145+ hp and 130 lb/ft
of torque with the the reqround cams with .380" to .410" lift and 285
degrees duration. If I were Les and wanted to do the Zetec swap I
would not stop at 170hp as this just has to much custom fabrication
to achieve such a limited gain over the modified twin cams power.
This modification works well with a Weber or Stromberg head and could
be done for about $3k USD doing most of the work yourself.

Gary Anderson

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PostPost by: rgh0 » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:03 am

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Gary
There is no substitute for cubic inches as the saying goes and it is
almost always cheaper to go for more capacity at lower revs than its
equivalent of less capacity at higher revs. Choosing revs versus
capacity is a decision based on cost, competition classes and
originality desires. For a street engine or a competiton class that
allows it I would always go for the biggest bore and stroke
combination allowed and practical.





Certainly the 145+ hp and 130 ft/bs is available under 7000 rpm with
this 1700 cc bottom end combination but the costs start to add up if
starting with a good condition standard twin cam that you do all the
dissassembly and reassembly on. If you dont do the all head work
below you will not get the 145 hp. Without the big valves, carb
exhaust mods and matching porting you run into a head breathing limit
around 140 hp below 7000 rpm no matter what cam you put in or how
much capacity you put below the head. That limit will be maybe 5 to
10 hp lower again on a Stromberg versus a Weber head. You will get
about 3 hp more in the long stroke 1700 conversion versus the same
head mods in a standard stroke 1600 cc engine and it will come in at
slightly lower revs and have a slighly better torque curve across the
rev range. Maybe get a bit more than extra 3 hp if you optimised the
cam for 1700cc long stroke engine but hard to do as a huge range of
cams is not available

Total list of mods for 145 plus hp 1700 cc engine at 7000 rpm limit

1. 1600 Crank, second hand
2. New main and big end bearings
3. Long Rods, second hand top bush checked and resized
4. New 12 point rod bolts ( a must for 7000 rpm limit)
5. New 83.5 mm pistons and rings for 10.5 comp ratio and 1700 cc,
cast Ok but forged desirable and not that much more expensive.
6. Block rebore to 83.5 mm
7. New 85mm head gasket
9. Bottom end gasket set
10. Water pump rebuild kit ( crazy not to do with the engine out)
11. New large 1.62 inlet and 1.4 exhaust valves
12. New high lift spring kit ( springs, seats, retainers, collets).
Need to select the right kit to avoid having to deepen the spring
pockets which is expensive and risky.
13. New steel, thin bucket followers and any needed new shims
14. Porting and flow bench testing the head
15. Larger bore headers,tail pipe and muffler
16. 34 mm chokes in 40 DCOE's or ideally 36 mm chokes in 45 DCOEs
plus dyno tuning to set them up properly
17. Possibly a replacement of your distributor advance springs to get
a quicker curve depending on the actual dizzy you have and fuel you
are using, again generally requires dyno tuning to set properly
18. New or reground cams. A .45 lift cam can be fitted for same cost
and will be better than a .41 lift cam and much better than a .380
lift cam.
19. New timing chain ( again crazy not to put new chain in when
rebuild an engine)
20. Oil and filters for running in filter change, fresh antifreeze.
21. Sump and mods to sump and rear seal carrier if have early rope
seal engine. Need to modify baffling in later sumps to suit earlier
oil pick up location.
22. Anything else you find wrong with the base engine when you pull
it apart.


When you add up the above I think you will be around US$5K or A$8k.
Only way to bring down cost significantly is if you can do the
porting and flow bench testing yourself as this is a time consuming
and expensive process to pay for.



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PostPost by: rgh0 » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:22 am

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Sorry made a mistake on my list - you dont need new rods can use the
standard Lotus rods with low compression height pistons. I was
thinking of the tall block conversion.

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PostPost by: lotuselanman » Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:48 am

Gidday Rohan,
1600 crank and rods in a 1500 block? What are the pistons.
Surely a 711 type block,crank and rods with standard or + over pistons for 1700cc ?
Trust this is not cheating for class ?
See ya, Les
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Gary
There is no substitute for cubic inches as the saying goes and it is
almost always cheaper to go for more capacity at lower revs than its
equivalent of less capacity at higher revs. Choosing revs versus
capacity is a decision based on cost, competition classes and
originality desires. For a street engine or a competiton class that
allows it I would always go for the biggest bore and stroke
combination allowed and practical.





Certainly the 145+ hp and 130 ft/bs is available under 7000 rpm with
this 1700 cc bottom end combination but the costs start to add up if
starting with a good condition standard twin cam that you do all the
dissassembly and reassembly on. If you dont do the all head work
below you will not get the 145 hp. Without the big valves, carb
exhaust mods and matching porting you run into a head breathing limit
around 140 hp below 7000 rpm no matter what cam you put in or how
much capacity you put below the head. That limit will be maybe 5 to
10 hp lower again on a Stromberg versus a Weber head. You will get
about 3 hp more in the long stroke 1700 conversion versus the same
head mods in a standard stroke 1600 cc engine and it will come in at
slightly lower revs and have a slighly better torque curve across the
rev range. Maybe get a bit more than extra 3 hp if you optimised the
cam for 1700cc long stroke engine but hard to do as a huge range of
cams is not available

Total list of mods for 145 plus hp 1700 cc engine at 7000 rpm limit

1. 1600 Crank, second hand
2. New main and big end bearings
3. Long Rods, second hand top bush checked and resized
4. New 12 point rod bolts ( a must for 7000 rpm limit)
5. New 83.5 mm pistons and rings for 10.5 comp ratio and 1700 cc,
cast Ok but forged desirable and not that much more expensive.
6. Block rebore to 83.5 mm
7. New 85mm head gasket
9. Bottom end gasket set
10. Water pump rebuild kit ( crazy not to do with the engine out)
11. New large 1.62 inlet and 1.4 exhaust valves
12. New high lift spring kit ( springs, seats, retainers, collets).
Need to select the right kit to avoid having to deepen the spring
pockets which is expensive and risky.
13. New steel, thin bucket followers and any needed new shims
14. Porting and flow bench testing the head
15. Larger bore headers,tail pipe and muffler
16. 34 mm chokes in 40 DCOE's or ideally 36 mm chokes in 45 DCOEs
plus dyno tuning to set them up properly
17. Possibly a replacement of your distributor advance springs to get
a quicker curve depending on the actual dizzy you have and fuel you
are using, again generally requires dyno tuning to set properly
18. New or reground cams. A .45 lift cam can be fitted for same cost
and will be better than a .41 lift cam and much better than a .380
lift cam.
19. New timing chain ( again crazy not to put new chain in when
rebuild an engine)
20. Oil and filters for running in filter change, fresh antifreeze.
21. Sump and mods to sump and rear seal carrier if have early rope
seal engine. Need to modify baffling in later sumps to suit earlier
oil pick up location.
22. Anything else you find wrong with the base engine when you pull
it apart.


When you add up the above I think you will be around US$5K or A$8k.
Only way to bring down cost significantly is if you can do the
porting and flow bench testing yourself as this is a time consuming
and expensive process to pay for.



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PostPost by: rgh0 » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:20 am

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Les
You can do it, just need special low compression height pistons so
the pistons dont come out the top of the blockwith the long stroke
crank. Enough bore length at the bottom of the block for the piston
to go down at the bottom of the stroke.

Unfortunately stroke mods not allowed in my Group Sb Historic racing
as you must keep the stroke standard and max of 1.5 mm overbore. I
run 83.5 mm bore and standard stroke for 1600 cc and have my engines
offically measured and sealed so I dont get protested. I think I am
one of the few strictly legal cars in my class !!

You can get the long stroke out of a Datsun L18 if you want rather
than a standard 1600 ford crank. This is a beautiful 8
counterweighted forging good for more revs than anything else you can
build into a twin cam , even better than the Datsun L16 crank you use
for standard stroke which has only 4 counterweights like the ford
cranks.

In reality I dont need more than 1600cc in my engines to get near
enough to the head breathing limit at around 8000 rpm.

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PostPost by: garyeanderson » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:27 pm

Hi Rohan

Your reply is certainly more in depth than mine. Yes the 145 hp
was a little optimistic with the .380" lift cams but I think that
most of the rest could be done for the $3k without touching the head
much. 135 hp with a near stock top end would be about right but the
torque number would be about the same (130ish).I was just trying to
demonstrate that engine swaps are not the only way to go and power
increases that you can feel and don't have to be in the 8k to 10k
plus neighborhood.

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PostPost by: "e s" » Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:58 pm

Not to encourage the engine swappers, but after all this you still have a 30000 mile motor, same short valve guides, without seals, same old cast iron, same press in water pump and poor head draining, leaks leaks leaks.

A tall block doesn't really fit under the hood, so you either have to lowerit a smidge or crack your hood[bonnet] or do some glass work.

Of course the zetek is even worse

I always advise people to get the car right and drive it, if you still feelthe need for more hp, go for it. How many projects have you seen in the garage for 10 years, whenthey could have been driving it in a week? Some people want the project, not the car.


A .06 over twin cam is about 1600cc, shave the head and put your big valvesin and you've got your 126 hp.

now how many dollars per hp is it above that?
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PostPost by: garyeanderson » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:18 pm

Hi e s
A tall deck fits fine without the issues you state in my Elan S2
with a spyder frame, this combo isnt for everyone but it works for
me. Most of your concerns are non issues for me. Your .060" over Twin
cam is basicly the same money as 1700 long stroke engine plus what
ever you have to pay for the crankshaft.

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old cast iron, same press in water pump and poor head draining,
leaks leaks leaks.

work.

you seen in the garage for 10 years, whenthey could have been driving
it in a week? Some people want the project, not the car.

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PostPost by: elancoupe » Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:23 pm

you dont need new rods can use the



Correct. I have the 125e rods in my 1700 TC. I got the special
pistons from DBE for the short height stroker. They are Omega
pistons.

I have regular big valves, a mild port job on an ex C prod (SCCA)
head and 380 lift cams. On Dell'ortos with 34 mm chokes, my motor
dynoed at 139 HP and 133 Lb/ft of torque.


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PostPost by: rgh0 » Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:05 am


Developing twin cams is very much a $ per HP equation with some clear
stages where big costs set in. The stages I consider are pretty much
like those in the DB catalogue ( he does know his stuff !)Also no
magic fixes to get the hp without the dollars as bigger bottom ends
dont really deliver much as most of limit and costs is in over coming
the head breathing limit.

stage 1 - rebuild to sprint spec 126 hp minimal cost above a standard
rebuild especially if you already have sprint cams

stage 2 - minimal mods but put in the highest lift cam you can into
the standard valve train. Limits you to around 135 hp in a 1600 or
1700 under 7000 rpm as the limit is head breathing. Cost above
standard rebuild around US$1000 for reground cams and little bit of
head work.

stage 3 - mods to make the head flow properly, which raise the
breathing limit in the head to around 180 to 190 hp - carbs ,
exhaust , cams, valves ,porting etc but result limited to around
150hp with standard 1600 bottom end and engine limit below 7000
rpm. A long stroke 1700 or tall block 1760 will get a little more (
but not much) below 7000 rpm with right cam. Costs start to really
kick in here around the US$5000 mark if you do most of the work. Most
of the cost relates to head work, a bigger bottom end does not cost
much, gives better torque but will not get much more hp.

stage 4 - mods to bottom end as well as head mods carried in stage
3. Rev limit to around 8500 rpm and compression ratio to around 12
to 1 to exploit the head breathing limit at around 180 hp with a .45
lift cam in 1600cc engine. The dollars really get big here with a
properly done engine around US$10,000 wih you doing most of the labor.

stage 5- beyond 180 hp, starting to get into exotic territory here in
any capacity engine. You will be heavily trading torque for top end
hp and higher peak revs and be using extreme cam profiles which
really hammer the valve gear. Head mods carried out to extreme limit
to get breathing capability up to around 200hp. To actually have a
quicker car lots of other issues such as gearing to deal with also.
If you have to ask the cost then you dont want to even think about
going here. Every engine is hand crafted masterpiece and has costs to
suit.


As you go up the HP scale each additional HP costs you more and more
dollars
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