Thread: 4 Bangers

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Originally Posted by TOW'D

I like the turbocharged Volvo 4 cylinders motors and would like to stick one in our 48 Thames panel--one of these days
hank

The Volvo was where I was leaning. Mid-'80's are real cheap, with turbochargers. I have a '87 donor car. I was also leaning toward either a speedster or lakes modifided. I was'nt looking for tire fryer, just a daily driver. I build hot rods to drive, not to take-up space in my shop. As far as tires and wheels, I was going to run stock '35 Ford wires, skinny tall tires, fuel
mileage.
It is true if you only drive your hot rod once or twice a month, then $3.00+ a gal. is fine, I guess, but for a daily driver you want as many miles per gallon you can get. Ecotec's look neat, but I'm a poor boy that has to do with what I have. I'm not saying bad things about V-8's, I have a SBC, a BBC, and BBF, and SBF engines waiting for future projects. What they don't tell you about ANWAR is the animals live around the pipe-lines, because when the oil comes out of the ground it is boiling hot! It keeps their babies warm, God forbid we should keep the animals warm! And if there is a leak, they'll move somewhere else, Duh.

I hear you, we each have our own situations so if you already have a turboed VOLVO that is a strong inducement to use it. I guess I had my head in 1929/1976/1998 sand regarding the ECOtec. I ignored them after they first came out as the 700 HP Hot Rod Drag Caravan but now they seem to have made it to large scale production street status. Thus my only interest is in maybe figuring out an upgrade replacement for my '98 Sunfire. There sure were a lot of the 2.2L 115 HP I4 Sunfires and Cavalier J-Body cars. Somebody out there must be figuring out how to put a "mild" 205 HP supercharged ECOtec engine into an earlier J-body car, although the convertible model I have weighs about 2900 pounds and so is not light, just small. Anybody out there know of a J-body car with an ECOtec transplant?
Hey, so far nobody mentioned a Riley OHV for a Model-A/B/C block, hah! How about a CRAGAR? The SBC 350 may someday be just as rare as a Riley or a CRAGAR but just for discussion is there any midget racer out there who remembers the HP for the Offenhauser INDY 4-bangers or even the Frontenac OHV conversion for the T-block? It looks to me that there are a lot of similarities between the Offy and the current ECOtec, but maybe this thread should just revert to TinLizard's build up with lots of pictures.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Now this right here is a sweet lookin' ride!



Very cool!

Cool car!

But, I'm anti E85, I think it's going to cost alot of us working class money, and help nothing! If it has to do with corn, we're not going to be able to afford it! The small breweries already been told they won't be able to get hops to make their beer with, because their going to plant corn to sell to make E85, milk & eggs already started to go up.

But the car looks nice.

Pat

Originally Posted by YNOT

Now this right here is a sweet lookin' ride!



Very cool!

i agree and its light enough to drop in a 4 banger plus added power of a turbo NICE

this is my fiero i love to drive this car. it has the 2.5L 4 banger it wont snap your neck on take off but since i put the line lock on the front brakes it does killer burn outs. and on the e-way i get 42-43 mpg and 35mpg in town.
wow i cant wait for spring so i can get it back on the road


i do have a old duke im trying to find the right car for. its a stroked 2.5L runs ford pistons, gm 250-6 rods, boat head w/ 202 160 valves, custom 4 barrel intake. id like to find a short r.e.d. for this motor