Anand’s Faux Cam Spyder engine by Pat @ CB

Swooooon.....

Very nice.

I’ve been sitting on my hands for a couple of months as Anand has been sending information and pictures on this engine/car. Now the cat is out of the bag, I want to gush.

That’s a Pat Downs 2332 Type 1 with a 547 shroud, crankfire ignition, etc. It made over 180 HP at the crank (with 40mm Panchitos!). If that thing doesn’t make you go weak in the knees— you’re on the wrong forum. 

Where do you go from here?

Wow. That is a thing of beauty.

Goose bumps and little hairs on the back of my neck stand up; just like I get at the national anthem  being sung at the Black Hawks game in Chicago!  

Sounds fantastic, and looks incredible too. That kind of power out of 40x35 heads is amazing, and I'll bet throttle response at lower rpm's will be snap your head quick! Anybody care to chime in on specs- cam, compression? Where is redline?

Nice Engine... I might get me back in to A/C....Not....  

I am a Kane Fan as well Marty, he is an artist with that puck   

Panhandle Bob posted:

Where do you go from here?

Bob,

No wheres,  that's heaven.

Glad you all like the motor!

@ALB: It made 181 hp; we ran it up to 5300 rpm (initially we had concerns about the Carrera fan coming apart, as the original 4 cam motors had a 4.5" crank pulley -- ours is larger to cool a bit better!). John Willhoit used such a shroud on a 1900 cc 356 motor, and he had trouble cooling with a 4.5" crank pulley; oil temp was ok, but cylinder head temp was an issue. With a 5" pulley, he had no problems. 

The shroud is by Ibrahim Kuzu; it is an exact copy of a Carrera 4 cam shroud, all the way down to the generator stand and dual carrera fan. There is a proper, rebuilt small diameter 12v generator from BNR in there. Fan belt is a Gates XL 10 x 942. (BTW: our fan held up just fine!)

Carbs: 45 Dellorto DRLAs with 38 venturis, .152 Main jets. .70 Idle jets. 

Ignition: CB Crank trigger with Dub shop VR sensor and hidden trigger wheel. Crank pulley is a stock 5.7" 356 pulley

Manifolds and heads: 3157 Big Beef manifolds, match ported to Panchitos heads (the very first pair of the new castings done just a few years ago)

Pistons and cylinders: Mahle big bore pistons and cylinders 94 mm

Eagle 2292 camshaft (FK-10)

Aluminum super duty pushrod tubes

That's really all the info I have! I'll post the dyno sheet in a bit.

@chines1 is working on the car -- it is an originally proportioned replica that we are painting in the Porsche French blue color. We have the original Glasurit paint code. Most of these cars were delivered in Sonauto in Paris. Seinfeld sold his (0060) for $5.3m at Gooding not too long ago. 

The car will have all of the original touches; after this car, I'm sure Carey will be happy to get rid of me. After 3 cars, I'm sure I'll have pushed him to the limit . Rest assured that you'll see photos here as things come together...

Anand

Dyno sheet attached, for those interested (namely @Stan Galat and @ALB !)

That is really excellent! I'd love to have the power that thing has! Wow!

That beauty is something to be really proud of. 

(1) Build time?

(2) Will you also have a custom made exhaust installed?

So in three seconds, you're getting 192 ft/lbs of torque at a measly 4,500 RPM?

And it's carbureted?

Holy Mother of God...........

Oh, and here's Jerry Seinfeld and his blue 550:

Outstanding! Anxious to see the whole thing when it comes together. 

@Cliff Presley - Charlotte, NC -- We have new headers and are using a Sebring type exhaust which fits the car. Below are some photos of the exhaust on the car (it is fitted with a proper belly pan like the real spyders have). Note that the car was previously silver, and is now undergoing a color change...

As for when the car will be done, I'll have to leave that one to @chines1!

Dude.

What Stan said. 

Gordon Nichols posted:

So in three seconds, you're getting 192 ft/lbs of torque at a measly 4,500 RPM?

And it's carbureted?

Holy Mother of God...........

 

Gordon, I never realized how amazing Dells were until I met Pat. My buddy Tony collects them and has about 5 sets of every size! He put this set together for me. 

The crank trigger system is pretty cool. We've used Dellorto throttle plate screws to hold the trigger wheel on to the pulley with a hidden VR sensor. It retains that old school look, which I love, just like Stan's motor. 

Going to be another masterpiece. Congratulations again Anand.