Re: [alfa] best 2 liter engine to hop up?

[Gilbert Gagne <gil5941@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Your 66 GTV has clutch & brake pedals thru the floor and direct linkage 
to the clutch instead of hydraulic master cylinder with slave. As I 
remember,  2L engines won't mate with the 1600 bellhousing and clutch 
mechanism and you will have to also use the 2L bellhousing and clutch. 
This means jury rigging a clutch master cylinder to the thru-floor 
clutch pedal. Maybe my recollection is out of date and this may not be a 
real problem. I once married a 2L engine from a 74 Spider to a 1300 67 
GT Jr. and had to install a clutch MC on a bracket under the floor so it 
is doable. I would be interested to hear about other similar experiences.
Gil Gagne
Port Orange, FL
1985 Spider

Carl Liebold wrote:


> I'm thinking of hopping up a 2 liter engine for my 66 GTV. There are 
> differences between the 2 liter engines... is there a common 
> preference among racers as to which version/years work better as a 
> starting point? I know the starters and gear rings changed, did 
> anything else change that makes a difference?
> If it matters, I'll be tossing the spica and putting 45 webers and 
> headers on and running around 10:1 compression. It will be a street car.
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