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Kurt
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8th Apr 08 at 19:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the old touring car cavaliers with the reverse mounted xe's...

how did they get around the gearboxes being on the wrong side and forward gears then becoming reversed??
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It was only the head which was reversed, the block stayed the same way round, cambelt at the same end, just inlet on the front, exhaust on the rear, different cams and different ignition timing [/geek]

Did I get there before jr?
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the gearbox isnt on the wrong side, the head is reversed only in inlet/exhaust wise, it was cast espically, not a gm item
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oh you wanker
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see thats what i thought, but then i thought about the camshafts being on the oposite side to the bottom pulley... thats not what i mean.. whats the cambelt go round at the bottom?

[Edited on 08-04-2008 by Kurt]
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the head is not reversed physically, only the inlet and exhaust are
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
oh you wanker


"When Geeks Collide - Volume 4"
ed
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No no no no.... The head wasn't actually reversed. The porting was reversed to allow an exhaust cam and exhaust manifold to work on the inlet side and vice versa.
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oh right i think i get it

lol thanks guys, having a blonde moment

[Edited on 08-04-2008 by Kurt]
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'Standard' Swindon head, with the exhaust and inlet in the normal place



There's a pic of a reverse one somewhere, but I can't find it
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James, what happened to that one which was being rebuilt on MIG, or some other site?

Did it get done?
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why does the manifold got up and over?
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
why does the manifold got up and over?


Flow speed and ground clearance.
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whats the pipes going into the camcover on the swindon engine? oil feeds from dry sump to cams?
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would imagine so
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quote:
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James, what happened to that one which was being rebuilt on MIG, or some other site?

Did it get done?
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give me a min
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You've had 28....
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done it yet?
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cant find it
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FFS.

Banned.
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Found a better reverse head pic anyway
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wasnt the idea of the reverse head to reduce underbonnet air temps and decrease intake temps?
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i was under the impresion that it was for exhaust flow, as they got 3bhp from having the manifold run lke that

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