blankczechbook Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 worth getting it for the unique engine..... clicky Quote
Martin Keene Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Assuming it really is a BD?, not a Sierra DOHC pinto, then that will be bargain of the century. *Hello, is that Barclays...* Quote
Toby Mack Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 "Running a 2ltr ohc ford crossflow with four speed box " surely this is a pinto? 2L OHC with exhaust on the right? and the pinto is a crossflow engine. Quote
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Okay, I'll be the first to admit not knowing what might be special about the "BD". Oh, and I have done a search! So, who's going to fill in the details? Quote
Boomy Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Okay, I'll be the first to admit not knowing what might be special about the "BD". I will be the second. Quote
Chris Elworthy Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Okay, I'll be the first to admit not knowing what might be special about the "BD". I will be the second. The engine advertised is almost certainly a Pinto, if it was a bored x/flow it is unlikely to more than 1.7L Rather tha try and repeat blurb about the BDA, BDG, BDP, BDT etc etc just have a look Here click on "technical support" and then on BDA / BDG Quote
Blatman Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 BD = Belt Drive. the last letter signifies what type/series engine it is. BDA was the early RS1600 twin cam in the Mk1 Escort BDA. It was, IIRC, Fords way of not paying Lotus loads of money for Twinks... BDT was the RS200 (that's RS200, *not* RS2000...) engine. There are plenty in between, and I can't believe that Google comes up short on this subject. Early BDA's are rare, sought after, and potentially expensive if/when they break... b*******. Beaten by a fellow YB owner... Quote
Boomy Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Ok cheers. But probably that car is just a pinto engine anyway? The BDA image from Burton Power link btw. Quote
Blatman Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Yup. The first posting is quite correct. The seller doesn't know what he's got, but not in a good way It suggests that if the current owner also built it, what else might he have fitted without knowing what it was? It could be an interesting drive... Quote
Rob Navin Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 The BDA image from Burton Power link btw. Quote
zoso Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 There was a BDG (2.0) on the dyno at uni being run in... They didn't get it up to full chat as it had a problem i think, but it sounded amazing.... Proper engine noises like what dem cars in't olden days had like... Quote
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 Thanks chaps. Looking at the Burton pic and the car itself, it looks as if the exhaust is on the wrong side for a BD but on the correct side for a Pinto. Quote
DanB Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 And Toby is quite right - the Pinto is a crossflow engine since the inlet and exhaust manifolds are on different sides, unlike, for instance, an A-series which is not a crossflow engine. So the guy selling the car has in fact inadvertently been reasonably accurate... Quote
Toby Mack Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 indeed. The difference between a crossflow and a Crossflow Quote
Martin Keene Posted September 6, 2005 Posted September 6, 2005 The BDA image from Burton Power link btw. Beat me to it... Quote
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