new engine question
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Burning Brakes
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From: Atoka, TN
new engine question
my 81 is in need of a new engine. is there any reason i shouldn't buy this engine and put my 64 cc heads on it?
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...71&prmenbr=361
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...71&prmenbr=361
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Atoka, TN
yeah, i saw that one. but it is listed for 79 and older. sooner or later the smog ****, tree huggers will be after everybody. i was thinking i could get some good performance out of the 260 motor with better heads.
Le Mans Master
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From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
Same motor, different cam and internals. But it's very, very similar to the L82 engine originally put in these cars. Paint it blue, plug it in, hook up the smog stuff, and no one's gonna know the difference. You can do some smog legal heads later (and yes, Viriginia, they do exist!)
Instructor
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From: Manahawkin NJ
Originally Posted by cmashark
my 81 is in need of a new engine. is there any reason i shouldn't buy this engine and put my 64 cc heads on it?
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...71&prmenbr=361
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...71&prmenbr=361
Yes, there is a good reason you shouldn't get that engine.
Because it isn't as big as you can go
Just suck it up and buy the 760cc Commando. You know you want to.
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Maybe we should both get one, but I don't have any extra heads lying around to make it go fast. 
Pro
Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Phoenix AZ
Originally Posted by cmashark
.....buy this engine and put my 64 cc heads on it?
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...71&prmenbr=361
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...71&prmenbr=361
If you're going to use your heads instead of there's, why not just buy a short block. It should be cheaper. The $ difference should help pay for reworking the heads a little.