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Anyone got any ideas on how to get horsepower and torque from a two and a quarter TOM vaguely muttered something like ... > Anyone got any ideas on how to get horsepower and torque from a two and a > quarter Get a different engine .. ;) High lift cams and harder valves / springs are supposed to do some good, better breathing and gas-flowing the head also do some good. A decent service of _all_ electrical components and fixing / upgrading them work well too ... especially earth straps, fitting electronic ignition etc Trouble is, it's now an old engine and 'performance' bits are like Hens Teeth ..  SignaturePaul ... (8(|) Homer Rules !!! "A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using." >TOM vaguely muttered something like ... >> Anyone got any ideas on how to get horsepower and torque from a two and a >> quarter > >Get a different engine .. ;) :-) >High lift cams and harder valves / springs are supposed to do some good, >better breathing and gas-flowing the head also do some good. A decent [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Trouble is, it's now an old engine and 'performance' bits are like Hens >Teeth .. Not really hens teeth!. Bits for LR engines seem very easy to get hold of! They do tend to be slightly pricey though. there are a few places that seem to do lots of 'performance' bits for the 2.25. Check out the adverts in the landy mags One of them, is automotive (http://www.automotivecomp.com/landrover.html) In my experience, and judging by what my mates have done, the easiest ways to speed up a 2.25 are: Get rid of the oil bath filter and stick something like a K&N on Change the exhaust. Either get something a bit bigger or just changing the backbox for something sportier makes a bit of difference. After this you get to engine modifications like gas flowed heads, and cam changes. You can also get things like different manifolds to suit different carbs. One of my mates also bought a 2.8 block (or somthing similar) for his. Doesnt half shift now! On Monday, in article <tptkm01be6s9c803iqccda7gfmh23ru646@4ax.com> > In my experience, and judging by what my mates have done, the easiest > ways to speed up a 2.25 are: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > After this you get to engine modifications like gas flowed heads, and > cam changes. My understanding is that the oil bath filter is pretty free-breathing, and you need to be altering the rest of the intake path to justify changing it. It wouldn't surprise me if a different exhaust manifold would pay off, in the same way as the LCB-type on the Mini engine did. It would be easy to fix one choke point, and not gain very much because of another. These things tend to be done as packages. SignatureDavid G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger. "History shows that the Singularity started when Sir Tim Berners-Lee was bitten by a radioactive spider." David G. Bell wrote: > It wouldn't surprise me if a different exhaust manifold would pay off, > in the same way as the LCB-type on the Mini engine did. Binning the exhaust manifold and going for a header works wonders. Not only can it breathe better but you lose the power robbing "hot spot" on the inlet manifold. SignatureEMB change two to the number to reply Tom Woods vaguely muttered something like ... >> TOM vaguely muttered something like ... >>> Anyone got any ideas on how to get horsepower and torque from a two and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Not really hens teeth!. Bits for LR engines seem very easy to get hold > of! They do tend to be slightly pricey though. Heheheh, you're right. When I looked, a couple of years ago it has to be said, there seemed like only one or two 'bits' to choose from. I mightn't have looked very hard mind .. ;) > Get rid of the oil bath filter and stick something like a K&N on > Change the exhaust. Either get something a bit bigger or just changing > the backbox for something sportier makes a bit of difference. Totally agree, breathing makes a hell of a difference, and is best done as a whole. Though even changing just the air filters and carb jet sizes can help a lot .. > carbs. One of my mates also bought a 2.8 block (or somthing similar) > for his. Doesnt half shift now! Heheheh .. ;) SignaturePaul ... (8(|) Homer Rules !!! "A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using." Get a copy of the Lambretta Tuning and performance manual (sorry couldn't resist that whilst the subject of hens teeth and there rarity was in the offing) SignatureLarry Series 3 rust and holes > Get a different engine .. ;) > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Trouble is, it's now an old engine and 'performance' bits are like Hens > Teeth .. > Anyone got any ideas on how to get horsepower and torque from a two and a > quarter Got to Automative Components http://www.automotivecomp.com/ and there you will find everything you need. Raoul Signature.sig-Simulator 0.07ß ==To e-mail me exchange das_liest_keiner with anything else== ****This space to rent****Hier könnte Ihre Werbung stehen**** >Anyone got any ideas on how to get horsepower and torque from a two and a >quarter Fit a high-compression (9.1) , flowed head. Change the cam. Fit SU manifold/carb. Flowed exhaust manifold. If it's a 5bearing crank, then you can fit a longer throw crank to take it up to 2.5. Probably easier and cheaper to fit a better engine to start with. Alex >>Anyone got any ideas on how to get horsepower and torque from a two and a >>quarter [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Alex :-) ?50... well then theres the other stuff.... Similar weight, similar petrol consumption. http://www.lrproject.com/percy/index.html :-) Lee D Signaturewww.lrproject.com Workshop photos from Landrover repairs & other such tinkerings. Home of Percy the Jag powered Landrover >>> Anyone got any ideas on how to get horsepower and torque from a two >>> and a quarter [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > http://www.lrproject.com/percy/index.html But you were trying to mutate base metal into gold! SignatureUR SHGb02+14 &ICMFP If at first you don't succeed, maybe skydiving's not for you! |
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