180 HP Alpine 1725

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1966 Sunbeam Alpine Alpine Convertible Stock#399179 | eBay

1966 Sunbeam Alpine 2dr Convertible for Sale in Kankakee, IL 60901 1.7L– One Owner – 78,000 Miles – Garage Kept This 1966 Sunbeam Alpine is a beautifully maintained British sports convertible showing just 78,000 miles on the odometer. Finished in dark blue with a black leather interior, this...

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[RootesRooter]

Vroom! Vroom!

 

[todd reid]

I would like to see the dyno sheet for that one! Maybe a second engine in the boot?

 

[Barry]

Can't figure out where they hid the 100 shot of nitrous.

 

[puff4]

The secret is the air cleaner. Trust me on this.

 

[alpine_64]

Well.. 180hp is achievable out of the Rootes 5 main motors...but.... They don't run restrictive factory DD manifold... Not with that carb and exhaust and the amount of money that's spent on the rotating parts to achieve it is more than the likely selling price.

I note is says the it's the original owner... Maybe he has a tiger and got the power figures mixed up ...

 

[MikeH]

And it’s sporting Ford Pinto hubcaps.

 

[husky drvr]

Anyone care to venture a guess about what the special High Performance carburetor is under the air cleaner?

 

[Mike O'D]

Accidentally put a 1 in front of the 80hp.

 

[Thor 1211]

Yes, and my garden tractor has 100 hp.

 

[Shannon Boal]

The horsepower secret is alcohol. (You have a couple when talking about how much power it makes).

 

[rixter]

It has 1 80 HP engine (i.e. One 80 HP engine), as opposed to two of them. Ha.

 

[Scotty]

It moves at the speed of plot.

 

[Toyanvil]

I just asked the seller what mods were done to the motor to bring it up from 92 HP to 180 HP? I will post if they answer.

 

[alpineracer]

Well.. 180hp is achievable out of the Rootes 5 main motors...but.... They don't run restrictive factory DD manifold... Not with that carb and exhaust and the amount of money that's spent on the rotating parts to achieve it is more than the likely selling price.

I note is says the it's the original owner... Maybe he has a tiger and got the power figures mixed up ...

I built a 3.35 x 3.35 Alpine engine for the race car. I've got a Dyno sheet somewhere that shows 185. I posted the build sheet several years ago. It would scoot right a long.

 

[alpine_64]

I built a 3.35 x 3.35 Alpine engine for the race car. I've got a Dyno sheet somewhere that shows 185. I posted the build sheet several years ago. It would scoot right a long.

Eric .. id suggest that that motor in your racer was rather better prepared than the eBay car... Cam, head , bottom end and breathing.... However I'm surprised you got 180 out of your 1811cc... Iirc you had a 2 litre± motor at one point.. are you sure the 180hp wasn't from that one?