RE: "upgunned" Spiders

["Mark Battley" <M.Battley@xxxxxxxxxx>]

<The real question is "why bother?"  The stock V6 delivers around 190 hp
<and the block weighs around 100 lbs more than the 2L 4 block. The rest
<of it is heavier, too, which will affect balance and steering.  Getting
<to 150 hp for the 4 cylinder is not terribly expensive...

True, but the you'll never get as much TORQUE out of the 2L as the larger 
capacity V6... and in normal driving that's what you feel, not the HP at peak 
revs. There is something to that old "no substitute for cubic inches" line....

As to whether it is worth the effort, that's another matter.

<.....the Alfa Competition Manual that was put together by AROC years ago lays
<it all out -- you don't have to re-invent the wheel.
I've heard mention of this before: is it still available?

Mark Battley
Auckland, New Zealand.

1974 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

Alfa Romeo 105 series Bertone Coupe home page and register at:
      http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1806/105GTV.HTML

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