Originally Posted by
therealpinto The next generation (=my daughter) is entering the car world, and at age 15 in Sweden, you can take a license to drive a speed limited car. At only 30 km/h it is painfully slow but better than walking. We have a vast array of rules but in short, the car can be electronically limited to 30 km/h and using some tricks I can to a degree choose the rpm it will run at.
She has bought a Sierra that we will use, and the idea is to replace the worn out DOHC/I4 with a Pinto. I have some blocks to build on.
But I would like to build a Pinto that is optimized for torque at rather low rpm. Say around 2000-2500 rpm or so.
It will have EFI, aftermarket management, but I would like to not spend too much on machine work.
My own thinking is that a ported head with standard size valves, and possibly a 1600/Transit cam would be a way forward.
But do I want standard (9.2:1), higher or lower compression ratio? Any other things I could work with?
Gustaf
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