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Proposed 4 cylinder hambster

Discussion in 'HA/GR' started by teda265, Sep 1, 2009.

  1. teda265
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    I thought i would run this past the HA/GR group first to see if there are any objections to it ,I'm hoping to transplant a 4 cylinder motor into my current slant 6 225ci Hambster that i've just started racing here in oz.The proposed engine is a Peugeot ohv slant 4 i would limit it to the 1618cc(99ci) XC versions to fit the pre 1962 engine cut off rule. A interesting feature is they have a hemi styled head on them which would help a little to compensate for the small capacity and not to mention i'd save about 200lb's in engine weight over my current slant 6.I'm hoping to do a couple of more meeting with the current set-up before changing to the pug motor early next year.
    Also are there any other 4 banger Hambsters that are currently racing ,I do know about one other being built here in Australia.
     
  2. nexxussian
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    Not an expert on the XC series (learning the XU the hard way) but I imagine the crowd would like a few more deatils before deciding.

    Sounds interesting regardless.
     
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  3. FANTASY FACTORY
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    Well just as an FYI, here on Wrong Island my son and i are going Pinto Power.
    2.3 litres, 97 inchs of pure mushoom pulling power. I never expect to meet anyone from th site so i am building in the spirit while trying to conform to local bracket rules.
     
  4. metalshapes
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    That would be the Peugeot 403, right?

    I knew a guy who souped them up, back in the day.

    He'd change the siamesed intake to 4 individual runners, with 2 DCOE Webers.

    Massive improvement in torque...
     

  5. vectorsolid
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    Pffft...:rolleyes:

    Teda265, Build what you want and have a good time. Who's to say that what you end up with isn't what we should have had the whole time? This sounds like a good example of YOUR vision, not Ryan's vision. It's possible they are not the same.

    Unless you're going to a "specific" rules enforced HA/GR event where it's critical, do your own thing baybee! And if your racing a regular group of rules enforced cars and you're slower... nobody is gonna care. ;)

    If you got parts laying around and are building this thing on the cheap, all the better. THAT is how it was done in the day. Made outta crap that was laying around. Used your personal "ingenious ways" to knock out a race car at home. I like it. Post pics. :)
     
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  6. vectorsolid
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    +1...
     
  7. 97
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    There is a couple of guys here in NZ who run a Peugoet in a dragster, have been running it since the 70s, does about a 9 flat at 150 and wins more often than it looses.

    They have embarrassed a lot of V8s over the years.
     
  8. OBFB HA/GR
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    Do it Ted , those little suckers sure can make some power. Like 97 says those guys in Kiwi land have realy got them to pull like a school boy.
    Good luck , and we'll see you out there again soon I hope.
     
  9. Old6rodder
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    Yeah, the slant's a tough engine to shave weight off. One of the guys on the /6 site's gotten an aluminum one with a one-off aluminum head below 300 lbs. with a lot of fiddling. Not an undertaking for those short of drive. :D

    Your banger idea sounds good to me. I see not a thing wrong with reverse engineering to get to the concepts you want. We did that with our smog era SUs, reworked'em right on back to the correct period.
     
  10. hi ted

    rule # 13 as from the OZ HA/GR RULES is as follows

    13. Flathead v8 or in line, pre 1962 inline engines with stock cylinder blocks only. No OHV V8s or V6s.

    cant see "NO PUGS ALLOWED" in item 13
     
  11. homer78
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    Welcome to the dark side .;)
     
  12. teda265
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    The motor is from a 404 Peugeot but the 403 were sold around the same period 1955-1960's, the 403 looks like the car detective Colombo(aka Peter Falk) drove in the TV police show.
    Some of the spec's of the motor are 84mmx73mm bore x stroke 80HP SAE at 5600rpm stock & 132 lb torque.
    The conversion should be straight forward as i've been running a Peugeot 4 speed gearbox via a torque tube and worn drive diff set up in my HA/GR i'm already racing. It seems to be holding the power from the adapted stock 225ci slant 6 motor. (minus one burnt out clutch)
     
  13. Ron Golden
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    DO IT!!! Sounds perfect to me. I like 4-bangers.

    Ron
     
  14. QQMOON
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    I would think the "IN THE SPRIT" would not mean 4cyl i could be wrong

    Austrailan or American Origin would be in the Sprit

    QQ
     
  15. krooser
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    An A banger would be OK... that's a 4 cyl. I'm considering a TR3 engine... or a slant six. I have both in my junk pile.
     
  16. vectorsolid
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    I feel, to oversimplify the whole "spirit" thing, the spirit is "in the doing", not in the rules, per se'. No easy task. ;)
     
  17. QQMOON
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    I would even go as far as to say a Banger with a OHV conversion would be welcome as it,s in the pioneering "Sprit" that make,s it special to have a European engine in the rails just aint right

    QQ
     
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  18. 97
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    What about a Banger (Model A or B) with a blower? :D:D:D:D
     
  19. krooser
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    There were a lot of European cars dragging during the early days... some with American engines and some with their original powerplants... my brothers '55 XK140 was a regular.
     
  20. ScottV
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    This got me to thinking, the Triumph 2.0 liter 4 is pretty stout at just over 100hp stock. I have seen them make an easy 130hp in a streetable package and 200hp in full on race car.

    Hmmmm ....

    ScottV
     
  21. pants fit
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    2.3 pintos are 140 cube
     
  22. FANTASY FACTORY
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    I re read that a 100 times and kept saying someting aint right, but it will come to me, DUH! 97 hp?, Ok back to our reg scheduled dremellling.
    [​IMG]
     
  23. pants fit
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    making a carb intake from injected ? Have you seen the inside of one that has already been done? It's like looking down on top of a christmas tree
     
  24. FANTASY FACTORY
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    Yes i did, but $100 for an adapter dont sit right with me, after 2 hrs of the dremel, I went to the junk room and pulled out a nice desk, 1.5 thick hi density and laminated on both sides. epoxy coated in & out, wet sanded then 3 coats of urethane, cured 2 hrs at 190'. DONE!
    [​IMG]
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    I am going to tap the injector ports for pipe plugs, then maybe in the future put a small NO2 kit on.
     
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  25. Four Banger
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    WooHoo! You're gonna love the torque that injector manifold gives you! I like your adapter/spacer/vibration supressor/heat sink!!!! That should do a good job.
     
  26. homer78
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    Here is a couple of pics of mine before finishing off with the dremel.
     

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  27. FANTASY FACTORY
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    ooooh, thats purty !

    Watch for my muffled immitation zoomie header next!
     
  28. FANTASY FACTORY
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    I also made a open plenum spacer the same thickness, in case there are any distribution issues, since each cyl has a seperate runner till the flange.
    not sure if just the adapter portion is gonna be enough, track will reveal any issues.
    I found a holley 450 4bbl on the shelf last nite, so i'll whip up another plate for that one, If i drop the sec link, i'll have a 225 there, the 350 2bbl then the 450 4 bbl. thats enough choice to get into trouble with.
     
  29. pants fit
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    I'm talking about the inside of the plenum. If you look at the top you have 4 single tubes, if you start at the center and grind them to the outside so it looks like this /\
    from a side view in both directions, it looks like looking down on top of a Christmas tree or a broadhead from an arrow if you bow hunt. This will allow the fuel to distribute more evenly. Hope it helps Jim
     
  30. Four Banger
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    On our Pro Four oval track cars, we had the best luck with the 350 Holley. We tried the 500, and used a couple different thickness spacers. Lap times had almost no variation between the 350 and 500, but throttle response off the corner was much better with the 350 and a 2 inch spacer. Since getting off the line is critical to et when drag racing, I'd use the 350 with a tall spacer (2 or 2&1/2 inch. Our engine was 2330cc, with about 12.5 to 1 squeeze, and a very nicely reworked oval port head with a Crane roller cam (234 duration and 486 lift if I recall correctly). We turned it 75-7600 rpm, and it pulled like a log skidder from the apex to the next turn on any size track we ran, from a tight quarer mile, to a half mile tri oval. You have an awesome carb/spacer/intake package there. That intake can be milled down at least 1/2 inch inside, if you desire more plenum area. But it's critical, just as Pants Fit said, to blend those four ports together in the center, to form a nicely rounded point in the center. If left flat, you will have very poor distribution, and possibly criticaly lean out one or more cylinders. I have no idea what you have planned for the rest of the engine, but here are a couple things we learned from sweat, blood, and general hard luck. On these engines, there is a ton of power to be found, if you spend a LOT of money. However, the difference between a full tilt animal (unreliable), and a VERY strong engine (as reliable as the sun) isn't all that much, except in the wallet. Build it to turn around 65-6800 rpm, and you need almost no trick parts. Stock rods and pistons work just fine up into the mid 6000 range. Also, port work just below the valve bowl (from the valve seat upward about an inch) gets you about 90 percent of the benefit of a full on expensive port job. Mill the block about .050, and mill the head all the way down to the lower intake bolt holes. That will give you around 11.75 to 12 to one compression. Buy an adjustable cam sprocket. Do NOT be afraid to use a hydraulic lifter cam. These work well, and are ZERO mainenance. In my Mini Stock I bought a used cam with only .430 lift, and retarded it 2 degrees. I used STOCK hydraulic lifters, and it pulled strongly up to 6600 rpm. My car weighted 2200 pounds with me aboard, and even with the super light clutch and flywheel, it would leave the pit road like it was fired out of a cannon. With a stock flywheel it would be awesome at the drag strip. You're going to LOVE this project....! PM me, and I would be glad to help in any way.
     

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