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 Topic: 1490cc 95bhp Sud Sprint motor |
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 Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:36 pm Subject: 1490cc 95bhp Sud Sprint motor |
| Pulled the 1490cc 95bhp Sud Sprint motor from my kit car at the weekend as the start of a swap to a bigger quicker Subaru motor.
Not after too much for it, if you are interested in it as a basis f ... |
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| Topic: ALFA ROMEO 145 / 146 1.7 16v BOXER ENGINE currently on ebay |
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Forum: For Sale & Wanted Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:10 pm Subject: ALFA ROMEO 145 / 146 1.7 16v BOXER ENGINE currently on ebay |
| http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190030304940&ru=http://search.ebay.co.uk:80/190030304940_W0QQfkrZ1QQfltZ9QQfromZR8QQfviZ1
Item number: 190030304940 Would be interest ... |
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| Topic: Golden Lodge |
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| Spyderman Replies: 10 Views: 3533 |
Forum: General Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:25 pm Subject: Golden Lodge |
Got myself some Gold Lodges today  .
Was at a classic car show and a guy had some new old stock spark plugs of all sorts of makes on his stand. Saw amongst them some 25HL's. Cost me £2 for a s ... |
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| Topic: DRLA balancing |
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| Spyderman Replies: 0 Views: 883 |
Forum: General Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 8:55 pm Subject: DRLA balancing |
| Have just regasketed/o-ringed the twin Dellorto DRLA's on my alfa powered M&W Spyder.
Can set the carb balance evenly between both sides at idle using vacuum gauges on the take off's at the ba ... |
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| Topic: Misfire/hunting? at about 3000rpm |
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| Spyderman Replies: 0 Views: 927 |
Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:49 pm Subject: Misfire/hunting? at about 3000rpm |
| Hi guys, currently the engine in my M&W Spyder has an odd problem
Its fitted with a Sud Sprint 1490cc twin dellorto motor (95bhp) with Marelli electronic ignition At about 3000 rpm it will int ... |
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| Topic: Carburettor sealant. |
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| Spyderman Replies: 12 Views: 3257 |
Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:41 pm Subject: Re: Gasket Seal |
| I use Hylomar which used to be specified by Rolls Royce as a non setting jointing compound. It is not cheap but is really fuel resistant as a joint I took apart today proved when it looked as good as ... | |
| Topic: Rev Limiter??? |
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| Spyderman Replies: 4 Views: 1521 |
Forum: General Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 12:34 am Subject: Rev Limiter??? |
| Do you have a Bosch or Marelli distributor, I have Marelli distributor in my engine and the limiter cuts in about 6800rpm. It lives on the underside of the rotor arm assembly if I recall. You could p ... | |
| Topic: 1.5 & 1.7 torque & rpm |
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| Spyderman Replies: 3 Views: 3005 |
Forum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:25 pm Subject: Re: performance |
| thanks spyderman - just what I was looking for.......I'm upgrading from a 1.5 to a 1.7 and whnted to know what to expect........so hows your spyder coming along?......wasnt you changing the engine?
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| Topic: 1.5 & 1.7 torque & rpm |
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| Spyderman Replies: 3 Views: 3005 |
Forum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:23 pm Subject: 1.5 & 1.7 torque & rpm |
| Try this
http://alfasud.alfisti.net/asch.html |
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| Topic: Running on Super unleaded |
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| Spyderman Replies: 4 Views: 1723 |
Forum: General Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:32 pm Subject: Re: Running on Super unleaded |
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It should be fine on Super Unleaded. If you click on the "Pb" icon above you will see a scan of the page to convert to unleaded. All the best Keith Cheers Keith Have read that one, It s ... |
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| Topic: Running on Super unleaded |
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| Spyderman Replies: 4 Views: 1723 |
Forum: General Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:08 pm Subject: Running on Super unleaded |
| The engine in my kit car I may be having overheating problems with, is a
1982 95bhp 1490cc Sprint Veloce unit designed to run on leaded 98RON Question? Have seen recommendations to retard the i ... |
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| Topic: Cylinder head switch |
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| Spyderman Replies: 6 Views: 2232 |
Forum: General Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:13 am Subject: Cylinder head switch |
| Have tried a replacement overtemp switch and got no difference
Have fitted twin electric fans to the radiator, with manual overide, plus an oil cooler. and got no difference Sunday it happened ... |
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| Topic: Golden Lodge |
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| Spyderman Replies: 10 Views: 3533 |
Forum: General Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:04 am Subject: Golden Lodge |
| Cheers for the reply | |
| Topic: Cylinder head switch |
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| Spyderman Replies: 6 Views: 2232 |
Forum: General Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:12 pm Subject: Cylinder head switch |
| I agree with Tino about the overheat switch being a cube, however on my 16V it is on the left hand side of the engine (RHD).
The oil pressure light switch is near the dipstick or could be right in ... |
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| Topic: Cylinder head switch |
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| Spyderman Replies: 6 Views: 2232 |
Forum: General Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 12:13 pm Subject: Cylinder head switch |
| Hi guys any idea what temp the little switch on the cylinder works at?
(the one near the dipstick tube) Its in my kitcar and seems to come on at not much over 80 degrees according to the water tem ... |
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| Topic: Golden Lodge |
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| Spyderman Replies: 10 Views: 3533 |
Forum: General Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:26 pm Subject: Golden Lodge |
| Hi guys, thinking or trying some Golden Lodge plugs , I see a few Alfa specialists stock them. Do any of the motor factor chains in the UK keep them or the Alfa dealers? | |
| Topic: Does anyone know water pump ltrs per min?? |
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Forum: General Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:17 pm Subject: Re: Water Pump |
| Dean
I don't know what the mechanical water pump rate is but I fitted a Davies Craig pump and it has been very successful. I also fitted the variable speed controller. I completely removed the ... |
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| Topic: Expected psi on Compression check |
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| Spyderman Replies: 1 Views: 1088 |
Forum: Boxer Workshop Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 11:23 am Subject: Expected psi on Compression check |
| Hi Guys What sort of PSI reading should I expect (want) on a 1.5 sprint engine (95bhp model) when I do a compression check | |
| Topic: Engine temps |
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| Spyderman Replies: 27 Views: 8252 |
Forum: General Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 10:02 pm Subject: Re: overheating |
| I too run a 1.5 sud motor in a beach buggy......and it used to overheat.......when you removed the cabin heater plumbing how did you do it?.......originally I just placed a piece of link-pipe connecti ... | |
| Topic: Engine temps |
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| Spyderman Replies: 27 Views: 8252 |
Forum: General Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 7:02 pm Subject: Engine temps |
| Has anyone else fitted an oil cooler , if so what sort of size did you go for | |
| Topic: Engine temps |
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| Spyderman Replies: 27 Views: 8252 |
Forum: General Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:15 pm Subject: Engine temps |
| Cheers guys for the assistance so far
I find the overheating lamp seems to come on, although the temp gauge doesn't indicate much over 80-85c Ordered a oil cooler sandwich plate to see if I can ... |
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| Topic: Engine temps |
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| Spyderman Replies: 27 Views: 8252 |
Forum: General Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 11:22 pm Subject: Engine temps |
| Hi guys , haven't posted on here a while but I have a question.
I have a 1982 1.5 Sprint motor mounted in the back of my 550 Spyder replica. Always has had a propensity to overheat, possibly due t ... |
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| Topic: 16v combustion chamber |
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| Spyderman Replies: 7 Views: 2993 |
Forum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:30 pm Subject: 16v combustion chamber |
Thanks for posting for me Rich 
Spoke to AH motorsports (who are about 3 miles from work for me) and the guy who runs it gave me 28.4cc as the volume in the head, and 11.5.cc as the volum ... |
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| Topic: 1.7 8v and 1.7 16v |
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| Spyderman Replies: 17 Views: 7093 |
Forum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:19 pm Subject: 1.7 8v and 1.7 16v |
| Does that mean you were building a 16v 1500 as that would make more sense | |
| Topic: 1.7 8v and 1.7 16v |
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| Spyderman Replies: 17 Views: 7093 |
Forum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 8:18 pm Subject: 1.7 8v and 1.7 16v |
| Alan you replied with
"Spyderman - the height from gudgeon pin centre to piston top face on the 8v a lot greater than the 16v piston. So if you put an 8v piston in a 16v block with 16v crank, the 8v ... |
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