Alfa Sud engine
Discussion
Hi
I have an Alfa Sud engined Sunbeam Californian.
The engine is a very handy piece of normally aspirated kit.
It has Cosworth BDT Pistons, Lowman Steel Rods, Holbay Cams, big valve heads etc.
I was wonder what the powerout put of an engine like mine would be?
I have seen some "sud race engines" saying 140bhp, would mine be any more powerful?
Cheers!
I have an Alfa Sud engined Sunbeam Californian.
The engine is a very handy piece of normally aspirated kit.
It has Cosworth BDT Pistons, Lowman Steel Rods, Holbay Cams, big valve heads etc.
I was wonder what the powerout put of an engine like mine would be?
I have seen some "sud race engines" saying 140bhp, would mine be any more powerful?
Cheers!
Hi Mike,
Cheers, its running Weber DCOE 40s as far as I can remember, I am at uni down south and the engine is at home in Scotland.
The major problem that I have, is that I am so physically big and heavy that I feel that the engine is just not powerful enough to push me and the car up the hill at Knockhill. It would be perfect for a guy who is about 11-13 stone but I am not, I'm a rugby player and I'd like at least 200bhp to make the power/weight ratio close to 400bhp/tonne.
Cheers, its running Weber DCOE 40s as far as I can remember, I am at uni down south and the engine is at home in Scotland.
The major problem that I have, is that I am so physically big and heavy that I feel that the engine is just not powerful enough to push me and the car up the hill at Knockhill. It would be perfect for a guy who is about 11-13 stone but I am not, I'm a rugby player and I'd like at least 200bhp to make the power/weight ratio close to 400bhp/tonne.
You don't say what engine size it is.
Suds were 1200, 1300 and 1500. Many now run with the later Sprint/33 1700 too.
100bhp per litre is attainable from all. They're expensive to tune though, as parts aren't as readily available as they are for contemporary VW engines for example.
There's a chap in the AROC who's got over 220bhp from a bored out 1700 (think it's about 1850 now...)
To answer your question(!) if you've got a 1500, I'd say you'd be around 140+ bhp...
Suds were 1200, 1300 and 1500. Many now run with the later Sprint/33 1700 too.
100bhp per litre is attainable from all. They're expensive to tune though, as parts aren't as readily available as they are for contemporary VW engines for example.
There's a chap in the AROC who's got over 220bhp from a bored out 1700 (think it's about 1850 now...)
To answer your question(!) if you've got a 1500, I'd say you'd be around 140+ bhp...
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