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Originally Posted by Old Tele man
The 2TC is a very stout engine from the early 1970's, and was a favorite with the racers because of its cross-flow hemi head design.
How radical or tame are you considering? High compression ratio would work fine with E85 and propane fuels. A turbocharger would allow you to effectively achieve variable-compression-ratio change via a waste-gate valve, so quite high CR could be used (11-12:1?).
The 1600 Kent engine was only used for two years (1971-1972) and then was replaced by the 2000 Cologne German engine and then the 2300 USA engine. If you were in Great Britian, it would be readily available in different sizes ranging from 1300 cc up to 1800 cc; but, here in USA, it quickly went obsolete when Formula Ford racing ended in the 1980's. Although it was resurrected again in the later Ford Fiesta (my dad had one!)
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I'm talking mellow, at first.
What's wrong with obsolete? I just bought an engine and trans for $120. What seems to be one of the more expensive rebuild parts (aftermarket pistons are $400) I've found NOS on ebay for ~$150. And, now that you mention it and if I go that way, EFI could be adapted from the Fisasta 1.6 L?