found a 2.0 six for sale 1500 bucks cnd, complete, sandcast block, sitting for at least 5 years ...... i would like to make it into a 2.5 one day if i buy it.....but should i buy the damn thing......i am not sure what is involved in building the 2.0 to 2.5??

steve, dan root seems to find running 6's for far less than that even factoring the exchange rate. where he looks, i have no idea, but he finds them.

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Steve!

You have a pm.

After Whistler Sher and I will hopefully have him and his wife over for a Barbie Q.....and maybe a few

QUOTE (pete-stevers @ Jul 29 2005, 12:29 PM)

found a 2.0 six for sale 1500 bucks cnd, complete, sandcast block...

two ways (at least...)

2,7 (90mm) pistons on the 66mm 2,0 stroke is the "big bore" and somewhat easier way, if you have a source for pistons, because otherwise you'll get about 6:1 (good if you have a turbo, i suppose...)

or you very slightly overbore 2,4 cylinders to - i forget - 86mm? you still need pistons...

the factory did it both ways. nowadays, very high compression 2,7 racing pistons can work well with otherwise basically stock cylinders. you'll need to have the heads opened up (or use 2,7 heads) and of course have the case spigots opened up. and add piston squirters, without which Nikasil cylinders won't last very long, and do something about strengthening the rods and we can onlyhope you have a counterweighted S crankshaft...

pretty easy, actually...

i think if i had an aluminum 2,0 case i'd build up a "Baby 935" engine. for a 2,5 you'd probably be money ahead to just start with a 5R 2,2 or 7R case...