Cosworth Info

Ted68 · Post 16 Nov 2006, 10:42

I've been looking for a displacement chart spec sheet for Cosworth BDA's. Anyone know where to find it? Can a 1600cc BDA be bumped to 2000cc's? Cosworth here in California was no help.

Thanks.

manchild · Post 16 Nov 2006, 14:43

Try searching for info or contacting them via their main site. That's not just promotional site but customer friendly site site too.

http://www.cosworth.com/

Carlos · Post 16 Nov 2006, 14:46

Ted68-- RX7 Rotaries-- often called "wankers" and now Cosworth BDAs?
Although Manchild has been coaching me on such "scaries" as cut and paste, scanning and making links-- let me encourage you on a fearsome ,arduous task -- Search -- I laboured typing Caoswoth BDA and came up with a concopia of sites-- and sometime I will master my scaries.
In the 60's a Finnish gearguy became interested in the Honda 50cc
single-- and ended up building a 500cc V8-- /1600>2000--Why not?

Google is just the Beginnng of the conquest of the Galaxy

Regards Carlos

Carlos · Post 16 Nov 2006, 15:05

Actually I searched Cosworth BHA --- and someday I will start posting links and scanned images-- another thread was into birdcage spaceframes
and I have a 60's illustration of the Bird Cage Maserati Tippo -- the 66?
I'm lazy , lazy .lazy-- besides--Since we have been deprived od our F1tech porno links---I have to spend so much time finding "source material"--- I wish Tomba would have gone "with the secret handshakes and funny hats" -- its always added interest to ...other interests

Regards Carlos

Tom · Post 16 Nov 2006, 15:47

Carlos said:

Ted68-- RX7 Rotaries-- often called "wankers" and now Cosworth BDAs?

Carlos, that's Wankels my friend. If you go round Britain saying wankers you'll find yourself in a lot of trouble.

manchild · Post 16 Nov 2006, 15:55

I think wankers are wankers in Canada too. I mean Carlos knew what he was talking about

Ted68 · Post 16 Nov 2006, 19:54

Hey there Carlos.

The rotary thing was a response to Tomislavp4's request, not my post, just giving him the info he asked for. viewtopic.php?t=3545&highlight=mazda+rx7+rx8

I was trying to find ifo on early BDA's for a friend's newly acquired 1971 Lotus 69 Formula B car. I know the BDY, a variant (as are BDD, BDG, BDJ and so on, most 1.6 litres, some over 2 litres.), was 2-litres, as in the Ford Sierra Cosworth, but we don't know if this 1600 block could be bored to those specs, whatever they are, or if a different block will be needed, which crank/rod/piston assembly, would a newer block's bellhousing bolt pattern mate with the Hewland Mk9 in the car, etc. Looking to keep power the same and boost torque.

I did search google for BDA and Cosworth BDA, and Cosworth BDA displacement. Didn't find what I needed. Called Coswoth's shop nearby in Torrance, no return phone call. Same with emails to their site. That was plan A. Plan B was to ask here, so it's onto plan C, go down to the local sports-racer shop. Probably should have started there...

Carlos · Post 16 Nov 2006, 20:53

Thanks for setting me straight Ted. I remember something about a 2 litre
Cosworth using the "Pinto" motor -- maybe that might help. Sorry to have confused past threads.

Regards Carlos

Carlos · Post 16 Nov 2006, 21:20

Ted Maybe this book will be of value:

How to Power Tune Ford SOHC 4 Cylinder & Cosworth DOHC Engines by Des Hammill

Amazon.com 9 copies $3.75 +

Carlos · Post 18 Nov 2006, 16:09

Ted --I made a mistake ( hard to imagine

) --the price is $37.50
From what I can tell from reading reviews--this is the authority on that entire series of engines . For under $50USD

Ted68 · Post 18 Nov 2006, 17:40

Abebooks.com, $7.75+frt used. Thanks