RE: "upgunned" Spiders

[Bill Bain <BBain@xxxxxxxxx>]

I can appreciate the "cubic inches" argument, but the cost of getting
there is more than most Spiders are worth.  If you want V6 torgue, get a
GTV6 and you can have one of those and a 

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mark Battley [SMTP:M.Battley@domain.elided]
> Sent:	Monday, September 21, 1998 3:57 AM
> To:	BBain@domain.elided; alfa-digest@domain.elided
> Subject:	RE: "upgunned" Spiders
> 
> <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
> 
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