WTB - L28 ENGINE

[Alien]

Can someone help me with an L28 - just wanted a bigger engine for my 260 =)

 

Thanks guys

[Riceburner]

There's still one at centre road wreckers in a 280c sedan, with injection 

[C.A.R.]

Alan, you can bore the L26 out to take 2.8ltr 86mm pistons - this will make it an L28.

No need to find another engine then

[Scoota G]

Would it be a good idea to do a Sonic test first?

[Riceburner]

Would it be a good idea to do a Sonic test first?

 

Don't want to hijak but if I bore an L28 to 89mm should I get a sonic test?

[Scoota G]

I had a sonic test on my L26 block and was advised against going for L28 pistons. The test was free.

[dat2kman]

sonic is well worth it, saves spending heaps only to have something poke out the side, and, a smart machine shop may be able to offsett the bores to keep away from thin spots.

if block is n42, plenty wall thickness, BUT check first.

I have seen anything from 3mm to 7mm bore to water jacket in the one block

 

Back in olden days, a certain workshop would go through approx 20 blocks (talking L20B four cylinder) to find a "good" one, with no sand core shift, and then punch it out bigtime, and a crank stroke to whack out 2350cc's in a L20B donk, running twin 48dcoes, etc etc, but ya gotta check first!!!

[peter mc]

I was horrified to find a 90mm bore in a L24 that i was asked to rebuild.

Bores were so thin that they had severe blow-by from bore flex.

Needless to say we didn't use that block any more, we brough an L28 and bored it to 88mm..... much nicer!!!

[C.A.R.]

2.3? pffft.

Les Collins got the old 'Grunter' L4 out to 2.5ltrs (& used a Z18 head)

 

sonic is well worth it, saves spending heaps only to have something poke out the side, and, a smart machine shop may be able to offsett the bores to keep away from thin spots.

if block is n42, plenty wall thickness, BUT check first.

I have seen anything from 3mm to 7mm bore to water jacket in the one block

 

Back in olden days, a certain workshop would go through approx 20 blocks (talking L20B four cylinder) to find a "good" one, with no sand core shift, and then punch it out bigtime, and a crank stroke to whack out 2350cc's in a L20B donk, running twin 48dcoes, etc etc, but ya gotta check first!!!

[Surly_Z]

My old engine is for sale, $50. It's at Dimitri' place. Check out link here...

 

http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,7693.msg73098.html#msg73098

[FuzzyDropbear]

My old engine is for sale, $50. It's at Dimitri' place. Check out link here...

 

http://www.viczcar.com/forum/index.php/topic,7693.msg73098.html#msg73098

 

The engine in that thread is going to be picked up tonight. Unless Dale decides that he needs more power and drops a V8 in his Z 

[Surly_Z]

The engine in that thread is going to be picked up tonight. Unless Dale decides that he needs more power and drops a V8 in his Z 

 

Oops, I didn't finish reading the thread! My apologies!