Can anyone please tell me what a "Fever 4" engine's are used in? Will this mill work in a small Hydroplane?
Bill

 

I did a MSN & a Google search & came up with nothing.
Who makes the Fever 4 engine?

 

I'm under the impression that the Fever 4 engine is a 2300 cc ford pinto motor. I'm sure if that is the case that considerable modification has been done.

 

It's all news to me.
I remember reading about guys taking the 2.3 rods, and with some minor mods, using them in 351s like a generic Corillo(sp) rod in their hypo motors.
So, that being the case, I'm of the opinion that a 2.3 would hold up fairly well in a smaller boat.
I drove a Turbo T Bird and was very impressed with the power. There are supposed to be a number of improvement parts available for them to put you over 200 hp.
Now taking one to a performance engine shop & telling them to pull out all the stops and max it right out, I think would be darned interesting in a boat!

 

Thanks Dealford for the reply. I'm going to receive two of these engines(fresh I'm told) and probably more info too. When this occurs I'll up date you if you like.

 

I'm a little partial to the 2.3 after having 3 Pintos and my 97 Ranger is 2.3.
There's often someone looking to jack up the power of a 2.3, so keep us posted!

 

"Can anyone please tell me what a "Fever 4" engine's are used in?"

All tracks seem to run a little different rule but in general:
A "Fever 4" would be an entry level 4 cyl, circle track, race car, Mostly Mustangs and Pintos. A 2300 in one of these cars would most likely have a stock bottom end with maybe some Hypertec (sp?) pistons. The top would still most likely be a hydraulic head and if allowed to run adjustable cam pulley, shaved somewhere between .120" and .150" but upto .180" wouldn't be out of the question.

As for the strength, stock rods will hold upto just over 7000rpm but stock pistons are iffy. The crank isn't a problem with 5 main caps. If you get a set of "anti pump-up" lifters, they will go to 7200rpm but blow apart after that.

The weakest part of a stock 2300 is the rod bolts. If you want to turn the engine over 5500rpm much, change them out for ARP rod bolts and let her spin.

here is a link to Stateline Speedway (Idaho), so you can see there rules or lack there of.
http://www.raceidaho.com/pdf/2004rules/Fever4Hobby.pdf

James

 

Thank you Bobracing for the info relating to the Fever 4 mill. It will be interesting to see what these two engines will have in them. Now I will have figure out what the spare props are pitched to to see what RPM to run