Nick Mexi-cos Posted October 31, 2011 Report Posted October 31, 2011 They prove time and again they can deliver the goods, a very rubust engine, were it not that they were quite so expensive to get power out of mine would stay put. There not exspensive to get good power from , set of forged pistons and a nice head and cam and some 45s will see 140-160 bhp depending on head and cam , ive just gone over board , steel components dont give more power there just stronger. bigger capacity will give you a little more power , cheaper than a standard 2.0 zetec on 45s as i said above with conversion cost with similar if not more power , unless you go for the st170 engine if iam correct But 180-190+ will hurt my wallet nick you any closer to getting back "that" engine for "that" car LOL 180=190 will deffo hurt your wallet fella mines still sore from the thought of it , The car wink wink will have a fresh engine built for it next year once the engine thats in it now is sold " P,S Not the cortina where talking about "
tina2 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Posted November 1, 2011 As long as Ive got my Anglia it will have a crossflow. Thinking about turbocharging it for fun. Got plenty of spare ones and bits and am always grabbing more , even seized rusty lumps
Mr Sam Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 So what with Nick Williams superb WPE built 2 litre xflow recently on the road , Joe Little hitting the 12 seconds in his xflow a couple of weeks ago ,Fiesta Steve has a big power fwd xflow he has built for next year and of course not forgetting Toby,s legendary pre xflow i would say the kent engine is going to be about for a good few years yet ....what,s everyone,s thoughts ???? dont forget little old me and my dad were both running x-flows and im trying ever so hard 2 get mine up and in the 12's with the trying of injection and my big cc also not forgetting James harris was running 12's a few years back with a crossflow ive still got one sat under a bench chugging along with a valencia still for now gotta squeeze a 17 out one of them before i go crossflow
Nick Mexi-cos Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 Also Simon Stacey with his Harris powered mk1 fiesta another car out there to watch , CROSSFLOW HAVENT FADED AWAY THEY JUST GOT WHOLE LOT BETTER
Jeff HPE Motorsport Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 So what with Nick Williams superb WPE built 2 litre xflow recently on the road , Joe Little hitting the 12 seconds in his xflow a couple of weeks ago ,Fiesta Steve has a big power fwd xflow he has built for next year and of course not forgetting Toby,s legendary pre xflow i would say the kent engine is going to be about for a good few years yet ....what,s everyone,s thoughts ???? dont forget little old me and my dad were both running x-flows and im trying ever so hard 2 get mine up and in the 12's with the trying of injection and my big cc also not forgetting James harris was running 12's a few years back with a crossflow ive still got one sat under a bench chugging along with a valencia still for now gotta squeeze a 17 out one of them before i go crossflow A rubber lump running 169 bhp "12.7 3 years ago" with a removable plate front timing chain cover, we copied ours 30 odd years ago from Mass engineering & still make them for our own engines.. Dont forget that they are making these engines again in the USA for the Formula ford fraternity & we think these great engines are bullet proof.. Jeff Harris..
Joe Little Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 Also Simon Stacey with his Harris powered mk1 fiesta another car out there to watch , CROSSFLOW HAVENT FADED AWAY THEY JUST GOT WHOLE LOT BETTER definitely one to watch, its an awesome time considering its fwd too!! i heard he had sold the car and was building a pinto escort now tho? joe
down2earth Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 Crossflow making some good numbers over on PH thats for sale 192bhp 1700 X-Flow with 147ft-lb under Motorsport/Motorsport Parts like to see what times that would do in your Mk1 Mr Little
harris horse power Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 Also Simon Stacey with his Harris powered mk1 fiesta another car out there to watch , CROSSFLOW HAVENT FADED AWAY THEY JUST GOT WHOLE LOT BETTER defiantly one to watch, its an awesome time considering its fwd too!! i heard he had sold the car and was building a pinto escort now tho? joe I did sell it but I've bought it back. The escort is on hold for now as I'm gna try have one more crack at the 12's with the fiesta
Joe Little Posted November 4, 2011 Report Posted November 4, 2011 Crossflow making some good numbers over on PH thats for sale 192bhp 1700 X-Flow with 147ft-lb under Motorsport/Motorsport Parts like to see what times that would do in your Mk1 Mr Little Maybe 13.0 lol, but seriously that looks like an awesome engine if the figures are genuine! well over the magical 100bhp per litre!! In fact 112 per litre!!! The rubber 1700 we built for my old car did 92 per liter, i was pretty happy with that. Id be over the moon if we could achieve 100 with the new motor. joe
Dalek Posted November 4, 2011 Report Posted November 4, 2011 X-flow, bit too modern for me, i'll stick with my pre xflow Although its on a 711M block
down2earth Posted November 6, 2011 Report Posted November 6, 2011 Crossflow making some good numbers over on PH thats for sale 192bhp 1700 X-Flow with 147ft-lb under Motorsport/Motorsport Parts like to see what times that would do in your Mk1 Mr Little Maybe 13.0 lol, but seriously that looks like an awesome engine if the figures are genuine! well over the magical 100bhp per litre!! In fact 112 per litre!!! The rubber 1700 we built for my old car did 92 per liter, i was pretty happy with that. Id be over the moon if we could achieve 100 with the new motor. joe Defo an awesome Crossflow if all the numbers stack up
Joe Little Posted November 6, 2011 Report Posted November 6, 2011 Also Simon Stacey with his Harris powered mk1 fiesta another car out there to watch , CROSSFLOW HAVENT FADED AWAY THEY JUST GOT WHOLE LOT BETTER defiantly one to watch, its an awesome time considering its fwd too!! i heard he had sold the car and was building a pinto escort now tho? joe I did sell it but I've bought it back. The escort is on hold for now as I'm gna try have one more crack at the 12's with the fiesta fair play mate, as far as im aware there have only ever been 3 x flows, if you count Tobys pre x flow that have ever ran in the 12's, and to acheive that with a fwd car would be amazing! Joe
puddy Posted November 7, 2011 Report Posted November 7, 2011 Also Simon Stacey with his Harris powered mk1 fiesta another car out there to watch , CROSSFLOW HAVENT FADED AWAY THEY JUST GOT WHOLE LOT BETTER defiantly one to watch, its an awesome time considering its fwd too!! i heard he had sold the car and was building a pinto escort now tho? joe I did sell it but I've bought it back. The escort is on hold for now as I'm gna try have one more crack at the 12's with the fiesta fair play mate, as far as im aware there have only ever been 3 x flows, if you count Tobys pre x flow that have ever ran in the 12's, and to acheive that with a fwd car would be amazing! Joe Have you included Dave Edmunds HT built mk1 fiesta running 12's when you boys were still at primary school ? puddy
Fiesta Steve Posted November 7, 2011 Report Posted November 7, 2011 Dave never went faster than 13.09
Col-ashtonmobile Posted November 7, 2011 Author Report Posted November 7, 2011 Dave never went faster than 13.09 Spot on Steve , still the time to beat as well , you going to do it next year then ?
Fiesta Steve Posted November 7, 2011 Report Posted November 7, 2011 If I can find the the time/enthusiasm to bolt my 12 second engine in, then yes, lol.
harris horse power Posted November 7, 2011 Report Posted November 7, 2011 If I can find the the time/enthusiasm to bolt my 12 second engine in, then yes, lol. 12 second engine sounds promising Steve , stop talking about it and just get it done
deltamal Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 I've got a nice 1700 stage 3 mothballed away in my garage for a future project, it will be dug out when the Cortina is finished next year, don't think they are fading away, just hiding!
quickrack Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 They also sound amazing, lads!! Love a snarly Pushrod
puddy Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 Dave never went faster than 13.09 My bad,could have sworn he ran a '12' , mind you it was a lonnnnnnnnnnggg time ago puddy
Fiesta Steve Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 I'm sure if he kept at it he could have ran a 12 but as it was he had the fastest FWD car in the country at that time. In a way, I'm glad he never ran a 12 as it makes me want to do it more. As far as I am aware no fwd n/a Ford has ever gone 12 seconds ??.. which I find incredible seen as it was nearly 20 years since Dave recorded that time and we have seen the launch of various power plants all of which are fwd (CVH/Zetec/Durachoc ETC..) yet no ones gone quicker (that I am aware of) It will be quite ironic if after all these years and inprovments in engine designs that the engine that beats Daves time is most likely to be a Crossflow.
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harris horse power Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 I'm sure if he kept at it he could have ran a 12 but as it was he had the fastest FWD car in the country at that time. In a way, I'm glad he never ran a 12 as it makes me want to do it more. As far as I am aware no fwd n/a Ford has ever gone 12 seconds ??.. which I find incredible seen as it was nearly 20 years since Dave recorded that time and we have seen the launch of various power plants all of which are fwd (CVH/Zetec/Durachoc ETC..) yet no ones gone quicker (that I am aware of) It will be quite ironic if after all these years and inprovments in engine designs that the engine that beats Daves time is most likely to be a Crossflow. I think your right there hasn't been a na fwd ford to run a twelve yet and defiantly not a xflow powered one. Mines the quickest fwd xflow about at the min with a 13.23. But my m8 Ben is going well with his vulcon xflow his managed a 13.4.
Fiesta Steve Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 If mine proves competitive next year could be good with 3 Crossflow powered Fez's chasing 12's
H.P.E harry Posted April 10, 2012 Report Posted April 10, 2012 I know this is an old thread but crossflows fading away....never!! I loved my old crossflow, it wasnt the fastest but it was very reliable and sounded pukka! cant wait to see the pushrod'd cars running up pod this year Also ron harris is building a 2 litre steel pushrod for jon harris's latest anglia project so that should be interesting to say the least!!
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