John K. Hopp wrote: >Any experiences in using the 1776 motor in 71-earlier busses? This seems >to be the most common upgrade, power-wise. SO, my questions: >1) What mods. need to be made (better carb., external oil cooler, new >case, etc.)? >2) Is the 1776 the best for a bus? I understand that it uses the stock >69mm crank and 90.5 jugs; what about larger crank options and modified >heads, i.e., the "041" or "044." >3) Driving Specs.: Combination of city/highway driving and fairly >rugged mountain-road driving. I'd prefer to keep the tranny stock. >THANKS!! I personally don't have any experience with this engine but most of the articles I have read over the years indicate this engine will increase the top end performance significantly at the expense of the bottom end. I think you would need to go with the stroker crank to get the torque to handle those mountain roads. Charles Armstrong carmstro@ssf3.jsc.nasa.gov '70 Bus '69 BMW 1600-2
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