Engine Identification Question

[Sam]

So a group of motorsport engineers who re-build classic cars cant figure this one out?

Is everybody so hostile on here? Yes we are (mostly) Motorsport Engineers, but the whole point of doing this is to learn, hence being at University, and most of us have only been there a matter of months.

No not at all, i confused myself there. Thought you said you were second year... hmmm?? god knows... dizzy front =8, dizzy side = 16

That's alright, thanks for the help, hopefully we can have it all running soon 

Why dont you try to do somthing special with it? Rather than just an engine re-build? Get inspired by B-class rally vids and make some mad turbo 4wd 1000bhp jobbie?

[Horney]

rpm 91 emailed me a pic of the block so I've bopped it onto my flicker account for others to see.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4345899988_fc110b46bc_o.jpg

Looks like a 1.8 16v to me but what are others thoughts?

nick

[rpm91]

Why dont you try to do somthing special with it? Rather than just an engine re-build? Get inspired by B-class rally vids and make some mad turbo 4wd 1000bhp jobbie?

Now that would be interesting! I fear, however, as the engine is intended for the group leader's day to day car he may not take to that, although, it is used for road rallies so we can but try, as long as we tell him what we're doing 

[Sam]

Why dont you try to do somthing special with it? Rather than just an engine re-build? Get inspired by B-class rally vids and make some mad turbo 4wd 1000bhp jobbie?

Now that would be interesting! I fear, however, as the engine is intended for the group leader's day to day car he may not take to that, although, it is used for road rallies so we can but try, as long as we tell him what we're doing 

Tell him to have some man up pills!

[rubjonny]

thats a 16v block of some kind, check for 1.8 or 2.0 cast into the block round the back, that'll tell you what it is

[rpm91]

thats a 16v block of some kind, check for 1.8 or 2.0 cast into the block round the back, that'll tell you what it is

Cheers, forgot to mention that yes it does have 1.8 on the other side. Guess that's the question answered then, many thanks to all that helped