CALLING ALL 2056 engine owner/builders, survey for past AND future 2056 builders Options

[orange914]

i am interested in the REAL world cost and issues incured by others who have built these motors. i recently finished one and so far am extreemly happy with how strong and smooth it runs. there where issues as with alot of things but after working thru them, all is well. my 2056 probably has a bit more done to it than most 2056 builds, that may account for the successful outcome BUT maybe not. from what i've seen this is a highly sucessful combination.

don't be shy and tell us what ALL was done and your detailed experiance with building/driving it. this could be a great help for past and present 2056 builds.

if there is interest i'll make another poll on presures and temp.'s

mike (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

EDIT MCMARK: Added "No Problems"

[Jake Raby]

Orange,
The heads you picked up off me were not ported at all, porting heads on a 2056 or similarly small engine KILLS the throttle response and KILLS the drive-ability, making only more power at a useless RPM unless matched with a roller cam, broadening the RPM range and boosting torque.

The Royal Purple was used in this engine because it was al I had data on at the time.. This was before we had discovered Brad Penn.

In HP tests we find that the Royal Purple and Brad Penn are very close, but Brad Penn maintains viscosity better at higher temps. The only Royal Purple I use is the Max Cycle, motorcycle oil.... The engine will rev faster with it in the sump and I consider the two very similar in wear reduction.

sww914,
Glad to hear that combination is holding up well.. The 2056 is a great combination and can make exceptional power. Today with the economy the way it is we are selling more 2056 combos because they don't require radical sub systems to be effective and that keeps overall cost down.

I now have a 170HP 2056 that makes it's power at less than 7K and has almost as much torque (and more HP) than a first generation 2270! This one is simple to build and uses a lot of stock parts, coupled to a set of LE 200 heads and a perfect cam...