1700 engines back in the day
Duck:
Quote from: rick m on February 27, 2010, 08:47:55 am
I really like small stroke (or 69mm stroke) motors. While it was not my first motor, my 1700 was one of the most fun and reliable motors I had built. It had an Engle 110 cam, 40mm x 35mm valve heads (home modified ports), deep sump, 69mm counterweighted crank, lightened flywheel and balanced engine assembly, full flow case, stock rockers with swivel feet, chromoly push rods, a centrifugal advance distributor we found from an early VW (#BRS 383) with a cap that the wires came out of the side, and a set of dual 44 webers. I did not want to run IDAs on this motor at the time. I ran a heavy duty bus pressure plate (200mm). It had an 1 1/2" merged exhaust and single quiet pack style muffler. I ran NGK plugs in it.
It was incredibly smooth and reliable, great on road trip mileage too. I included a shot of the motor below. It was in my white 67 my wife and I built as newlyweds in the mid 70's.
Rick Mortensen
Apologies for pulling up an old thread, I’m parts collecting at present to build a 1679 from the AE code twin port I already have in my Ghia.
Intending to flow the stock heads and use the Kadrons I already run however I’m stating to think the engle 120 I picked up recently might not be suited?
Would the 110 be a safer bet for drivability given the head/carb set up?
Martin S.:
This engine idea was what I ordered from Berg kit in the 90s. I went with their recommendation for the 100 cam when I decided porting and Weber’s were too expensive for me. It was the classic semi hemi 7:1 bulletproof 1776.
The motor came apart shortly after that.
This time I came up with I think maybe $800 or $1000 US for the porting.(90s dollars)
No other changes except the cam which became a 110 with the extra rpm range.
Really fun motor and sounded great thru the quiet pack revving over 6k easily..
I still have all the parts stored except the case which is in my car.
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