Engine for Tony's Crosley

enjenjo · November 03, 2006, 11:36:31 PM

How about this Tony?

http://www.springsspeedway.com/default,837.sm

Dave · November 04, 2006, 08:15:14 AM

Quote from: "enjenjo"How about this Tony?

http://www.springsspeedway.com/default,837.sm

Mel Kenyon did that quite a few years ago in a midget and it ran quite we..
Dave

Crosley.In.AZ · November 04, 2006, 09:34:07 AM

out of my price range and ability to machine.

I've been looking at the turbo'd Subaru motor for power

They forget Russ Collins that built V-8 engines from a pair of Honda 750 4 cyl motorcycle engines. His setup displaced 2 liters ( 2,000 cc ) in a motor cycle.

it was very fast for the day. I seem to recall the bike was destroyed in a racing crash

tomslik · November 04, 2006, 09:56:20 AM

i don't see a suby fitting in a crosley without a straight axle...

Crosley.In.AZ · November 04, 2006, 10:00:44 AM

Quote from: "tomslik"i don't see a suby fitting in a crosley without a straight axle...

Crosley has a beam axle...... is that what your statement was about?

tomslik · November 04, 2006, 10:42:10 AM

yep, i forgot....
you gonna 4wd the cros?

Dave · November 04, 2006, 12:59:56 PM

Quote from: "jusjunk"
Quote from: "enjenjo"How about this Tony?

http://www.springsspeedway.com/default,837.sm

Mel Kenyon did that quite a few years ago in a midget and it ran quite we..
Dave

should have had some llllllllllllllllllllllllll's there wellllllllllllllllllllllllll
Dave

Crosley.In.AZ · November 04, 2006, 07:18:39 PM

Quote from: "tomslik"yep, i forgot....

I need to print that out....... :?

I also looked at a Honda EFI 1800cc Goldwing motor for power to the Crosley. A FAST controller on the engine if I could not get the OE unit to function. A 1500 goldwing is a carb'd engine .

The wrecked 1800's are still a bit pricey to purchase

BFS57 · November 06, 2006, 12:12:11 PM

Hello;
I am not sure which motor you want to use but I do know that a Suburu Motor can be made to pack a super punch! There is a certain Suburu here in Orlando that sounds like a supercharged Chevy and really can lay a mile of rubber!
I also know that the Honda 1800 is used in 600 racing cars (Check them out).

Bruce

sirstude · November 06, 2006, 04:54:33 PM

Cros, There is a guy here who builds experimental airplanes with Turbo'ed Subaru motors. The 6 cyl is a REAL hotrod. You don't see many of them. Talk to Sum about the megasquirt and look at their links for a pretty neat EFI controller and much more.

Doug

1FATGMC · November 06, 2006, 06:28:03 PM

Quote from: "Crosley".......I also looked at a Honda EFI 1800cc Goldwing motor for power to the Crosley. A FAST controller on the engine if I could not get the OE unit to function................

Like Doug said, look into the MegaSquirt, it is lots cheaper than the FAST and would work fine on this or any other engine combination.

c ya,

Sum

butch27 · November 06, 2006, 10:56:57 PM

A few years back there was a yellow Crosley that was running a Mazda rotary engine. It was in a few hot rod books.

tomslik · November 07, 2006, 08:05:06 AM

rotary?

http://denver.craigslist.org/car/231226466.html

be glad to pick it up for ya,cros....

butch27 · November 07, 2006, 09:34:50 AM

Yes. The thing was pumping around 170 h.p. Not my choice, but it seemed to work for him.