Re: Pontiac OHC/XK-E

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

At 3:18 AM +0000 11/25/02, alfa-digest wrote:
> Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 12:31:33 -0800
> From: Will Owen <nashwill912@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: Pontiac OHC/XK-E
>
> Howard wrote, concerning the Pontiac SOHC six -
>
>  "I suspect the E-Type with that engine in it was a fine road car as well."
>
> I'da thunk so, but I never found out. The C&D project got underway 
> with a lot of editorial drum-rolls, and I for one was eager to read 
> how it all came out...then nothing. No progress reports, no 
> blow-by-blows, no pictures or road tests. As I recall it, all I read 
> subsequent to that was a grumpy response to some reader's imquiry 
> along the lines of
> "Don't ask."

I would have to ask "Why?"  Why replace the silky-smooth, torquey, 
265hp twincam XK six with an unproven, thrashy American engine with 
what, 150hp?  Am I missing something here?  Was the notion of a 
rubber timing belt really exotic enough to justify putting so much 
effort into such a downgrade?  At least putting a V8 in a Spider 
would yield an increase in power...

Joe Elliott
'82 GTV6  (how 'bout a Buick 3800 engine?)
'73 Opel  (I'll take any engine that runs)
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