mystery cylinder head

[escosracer]

Hello

here's a cylinder head i came across and was wondering if any of you can positively identify it.

What we know so far :

- There are no markings on the head, apart from a number that is cast into the front of it : 01 12 2100 and below that 157 0
- Cosworth / Hemi Style combustion chamber with mahoosively polished (looks like F1 quality) channels.
- Bronze Valve Guides
- Theres watercooling openings below every inlet and outlet port, also between the exhaust ports. Strangely enough i did see that on FVA's ??
- The split head / camshaft carrier idea has been used on BD's although harvey gibs says this is never ever a BD head.
- The guy selling it to me says he thinks it belongs to a Zakspeed but didnt know if F1 or Capri / Escort Turbo or something completely different...

So what is it ??

My personal feeling is that its from a Zakspeed engine that was used in the capri turbo gr5 back in the day.

[Roger Miller]

No pics of rocker cover ?

[DarthVader]

You could be right, why not contact Zakspeed in Germany. Here's a pic I have of the head.
Bore spacing should match that of a Kent motor if I'm not mistaken.

[Tristan]

what's your plan for it?

[Escort TC]

This is really not a BDA Zakspeed Turbo cylinder head. When you first see one believes it is a cylinder head from the C100 Turbo engine (Ford Probe type basis). But a few screw holes do not fit. Maybe the cylinder head from a Zakspeed Formula 1 engine. I can not compare. I have no pictures of the F1 engine. Or is it not Zakspeed.

[caprimentle]

very strange, that spark plug looks very small and odd, thier cant be many engines about using that type of plug might be worth looking up what engines the plug fits and that will narrow it down abit i spose

[Fridgeman]

might be worth asking len selby at historicraceparts [web address] he should know, it might be something like a DFV ,if you look on the site theres a alfa thats not that disimilar ! all the older BD,s like mine are 3 stud exaust, i,am only guessing .looks a nice thing nomatter what.:xmas:

[POO SLINGER]

what sort of angles are the exhaust and inlet flanges at? if its a wierd angle it could be off a v8?

[Fridgeman]

theres a DFV exaust manifold on the historic racing site for sale,thats a 4 stud,may well be what you hope for asswell.:thinking

[POO SLINGER]

i got a paid of dfv cam covers somwhere, i will mesure them, they are very long and skinny, maybe of some help.

[ShΣtland]

Hello, did you ever find what that cylinder head was from ?