4 cylinder cars?

[Tod Lane]

Originally Posted by John Quinn

I used to race a 71 Pinto with the 2 liter German engine and a 4 speed. Lots of fun to drive and the current rules would cure the parts breakage problems I had with it. It needed a stronger transmission and rear end, I got so tired of replacing them I parked the car. The major problem would be finding a Pinto. I know where one is.

That brings back memories, Bob Swartz that posts here used to travel with some guys that ran a Pinto Stocker with that 2000 CC motor, they held a national record for a long time with it. The motor is really well designed, great heads, bullet proof bottom end. They ran a D/MCP with that same engine, turned it unreal RPM with stock rods, never broke one.

Bob had one as well, and I can testify the abuse we heaped on that car... As Mr Quinn said, I remember them changing a lot of transmissions and it was hard to get enough gear in the little rear end, both problems would not exsist today. As I recall from my Ford days that engine was designed in europe for club racing and Ford was behind in the development of the 2.3 and needed a motor for the Pinto debut. The intake paorts are straight and big as were the exhaust.

Bob or Mr Quinn can probably remember more about compression and cams...

I think there were a few of those running around including some wagons.