crossbreeding

 

There's a lot more to it than just machining or bolting togather parts.  One needs to worry about what this or that can support, how strong of parts am I working with for a given project and what comprimises do I have to make in order to make it work and stay togather at it's desired speeds or sizes.  What a head can flow, what a specific engine designs airflow requirements are, at different points in it's cycle and how to match them togather.  What valve opening rates are needed and how to get them.  I've made billet cams and custom rocker arms.  I don't know how many hundreds or thousands hours I've spent machining something from scratch, modifying something existing and flow testing this or that and running the numbers.  Don't get stuck in the single dimensional thinking that some people have that this is alwayse better than that........and don't think that just because the computer says it will work, or it works on paper that it's going to work in real life.

 

 

Dr Allis, lets just say I'm pretty loyal to my Deere equipment.  The 4 cyl engine family weather it's an old 202, gas, diesel, or a new 4045 have a lot of things in common.

 

Here's an old picture that was in my file here of my old 201 block with a Leroi crank in it.  At least one can see what a finished product looks like.  I built this a long time agoe, like winter of 2001-2002 if I rember right.  Picture was taken this spring when we re assembled the engine.