Interesting 8 port head

[999 ORX]

http://elmerracing.com/raceshop/mini/8- ... ead-detail

I dunno if any of you guys has stumbled onto this head before? Any thoughts? Looks very interesting!

[chichestermini]

Yes, i've seen these before. Very exciting, i believe the eighth port is a shared port though?

Great that it was produced with the 998cc block in mind also!

[guru_1071]

its a great example of what you can do with a cnc machine if you know how to use it, isn't it

[36inter]

There are some great videos on youtube showing blocks being machined from a solid lump of ally on a CNC, absolutely amazing and facinating to watch.

Pete

[mab01uk]

More pictures and info here:
http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/to ... ollectors/

[mk1]

It is a beautiful piece of work, but has (in my opinion) been compromised by the siamesed exhaust port, this makes in in my book a 7 port head, not a true 8 port.

Still, if I had designed it I would be very proud indeed.

M

[guru_1071]

It is a beautiful piece of work, but has (in my opinion) been compromised by the siamesed exhaust port, this makes in in my book a 7 port head, not a true 8 port.

isn't this the compromise of any 7 port that's trying to use a std five port cam?

the positions of the exhaust ports cannot be moved due to pesky things like head studs and push rod holes.

it does make you think that with all the skill and thought that's gone into this exercise it would have been so much better of he had started with a proper 8 port cam, its not as if he is offering a second saving by the use of a std five port exhaust manifold