There is a crossflow in my garage!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Got my crossflow today and it is in my garage on the stand! This is something I have been working towards for about 4 years now. I just installed the heat in the new 2 car garage too. After years of playing around with my 200 in my unheated 1 car garage, I feel so lucky to be in this position!

This engine is a real thing of beauty. It does have the stock manifold and carb so I think that a redline intake and a 2V carb would be the way to go. I know that most of you crossflow guys go with headers but I must say that the stock exhaust manifold is such a nice piece, I am actually considering using it for a while to save some cash.

Can anyone give me some info on my motor?
Numbers on block JG23Y 104630
numbers on block below intake 80DA 6015AG
numbers on intake 80DA-9425-ab

Would anyone would be willing to pick up a shop manual for me and mail it to me? (of course I will pay for it) PM me.

Thanks guys! Can't tell you how awesome it feels to have this engine here and to have this project off the ground!

 

[addo]

That's likely an '81 "Alloy Head" as opposed to Alloy Head II. The (aftermarket) intake manifolds are different from memory. Check your dizzy shaft diameter, too.

BTW, it's from a Falcon sedan. The dizzy code (if original) will reveal which capacity and driveline.

Cheers, Adam.

 

[xctasy]

Break-out codes for the engine numbers, care of addo, Discokin6, Gassed260 etc. http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18418

Distributor codes, http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30312&highlight=#30312


What year is my x-flow ( a distributor and engine number post)...http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=19216&highlight=#19216

JH71 CG79800C
JG23 Y 104630

J is a Aussie Ford
G is a Geelong made, Geelong assembled engine
23 is a Falcon GL
Y is the year code, 1981
I'm fairly sure the about the month code, it could that the 1 is in fact a J, for January.

04630 is the engine serial number

Head is XD Alloy head. One type used between all flavours of motor. August 1980 - March '82 HF-1 code likely.

Ignition is for the Bosch Duraspark XD dizzy, code # 9-230-064-705 if its a manual.


It is a 94 kw engine, with 294Nm of torque, or 126 hp at 3600rpm and 217 lb-ft at 1800 rpm. Compression is 9.35:1, and it is very economical. 27 US mpg in a stock 3000 pound Falcon automatic, just cruising.

The ignition is very good, the engine complies to US 1973 emmisions. It runs on unleaded 93 octane. (Our 96 unleaded, but it orginally ran on 97 leaded).

Stock, with an auto, it did 18.3 second quarters. Manuals did it in 17.4 to 17.6 depending on the magazine doing the testing. Top speeds were as little as 96 mph in a panel van, to 107 in the sedans. Engine weight is quoted as 215 kilograms or 474 pounds, ready to run. It's another 100 pounds up on the seven bearing 200.

Standard diff was 2.92 or 2.77.

In a 65 Mustang, it'll do a quarter in 0.8 seconds less. Auto, 17.5 secs, manual, 16.8 secs as a 4 or 5 speed manual.

Add the headers, get another 21 to 22 hp, and drop to low 16's or high 15's. The best diff ratio is 2.83:1, as the engine only revs safely to 4800 rpm.

 

[Anonymous]

Hello Spyke,
Welcome to the US Aussie owners club. You will have a great time working on this engine. What trans are you going to try and run. The easiest I have found is the C4 trans. This of course requires the C4 trans housing. It's a bolt on deal. I'm wanting to eventially run a manual trans but I'm still gathering pieces. Anyway, you'll see. Have fun,
Dave

 

[Anonymous]

My motor has a manual trans bell. I am considering going with a T5 but will probably end up bolting it up to my C4 for at least a while. I am doing a ebuild on the crossflow, rear end swap and front disk swap all at the same time. I dont want to bite off more then I can chew because I want to have the car back on the road by spring.

Can't wait till spring when I can take it out to the car shows to see all the "know it alls" scratching their heads when the look under my hood. LOL

 

[DYNOED250]

hehe ya engine was build 15 km from where i live :>