Camshaft ID help ( now vintage performance)

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

Blocks are identical yes, dunno about the head though?

Let me find you a link to some great reading by a guy that used to work at
Drake.

Here, read all 5 of his articles.  Page 2 has all the
bore/stroke/crank/rod info.

http://www.ffp-motorsport.com/tuning/collins1.php

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Eric
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Kyscirocco@aol.com said:
> OK. that makes sense. It's just my American V8 mentality showing where
> bigger
> displacement is always good and torque rules. I can use my current 1.7
> block
> and head though right? I just need to switch cranks?
> Matt
> 1981 Mars Red
> Louisville. KY
>
> In a message dated 8/16/04 11:33:11 PM, scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com
> writes:
>
>
>> The 1.7 is one of the least regarded of the 8v engines ever
>> produced...complete lack of peppyness and rather unresponsive to mods.
>> The 1.5s and 1.6s seemed so rev happy, and very enjoyable to drive.
>> You'll find ALOT more choices available to you in perfomance bottom ends
>> and things as well in the 1.6 crowd, cause of the ITC racers (and you
>> won't find hardcore ITC racers with 1.7s, even though they could use
>> them,
>> they "downgrade" to the 1.6).
>>
>> Probably best explained by the motors strokes: both were 79.5 bore, but
>> the 1.6 was a 80 stroke and the 1.7 an 86.4.  Longer stroke = less
>> piston
>> velocity and a more torquey, less rev happy motor.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Eric
>> www.vintagewatercooleds.com
>>
>> "I was run off of the scirocco list..." -Dave Ewing
>> "Isn't it enough that you were part of my decision to leave the scirocco
>> list, do you have to haunt me here as well?" -Dave Ewing
>>
>> Kyscirocco@aol.com said:
>> > Thanks. Please explain though. From some of the things I've read it
>> seems
>> > like the 1.7 would be better.
>> > Matt
>> > 1981 Mars Red
>> > Louisville, KY
>>
>
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