Astron 2600

[free2speed@hotmail.com]

Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?

[feral]

free2speed@hotmail.com wrote:

> Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?

I'll never know, I guess. :-P
Unless it's somebody elses. :-)

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[Noddy]

<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?

Yeah, they're whisper quiet when they've grenaded themselves :)

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[Serialpest]

On 24/4/05 8:28 PM, in article
4bd3d718.0504240228.6943fc05@posting.google.com, "free2speed@hotmail.com"
<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?

Almost as good as a Buick 3800 at idle!

[The Raven]

<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?

Isn't Pajero gearing wonderful?


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That's a bit like asking what it's like to travel in excess of the speed of
light. There are natural laws that prevent these things from happening.

Brett

<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?

[Rainbow Warrior]

<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?

5500 sounded fine on my GH, would say it was wonderful, Rover V8 sounded
better at 6500rpm
2.6 Astron was better for grunt down low really.

[Dan---]

<free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?

Yeah only to the people with hearing impairments.

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[Clockmeister]

"Rainbow Warrior" <sleek@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Rainbow Warrior" <sleek@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
> > news:dxUae.659$bc7.22788@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...
> > > <free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:4bd3d718.0504240228.6943fc05@posting.google.c om...
> > > > Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?
> > >
> > > 5500 sounded fine on my GH, would say it was wonderful, Rover V8
sounded
> > > better at 6500rpm
> > > 2.6 Astron was better for grunt down low really.
> >
> > You mean excessive fuel consumption down low, timing chain rattle and
blue
> > smoke.
>
> Fuel consumption, the Sigma cost me $30 a week in fuel and $40 in loan
> repayments at the time, the Valiant before cost me $70 in fuel and $30 in
> bog & spraycans.
>
> Towed a trailer of pavers better than any 2litre donk would.
>
> Blue smoke wasn't a problem if you re-ringed them every 100,000km when you
> thrashed them hard :-)
>

Boat anchors the lot of them, one of the worst engines ever.

[Rainbow Warrior]

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> > >
> > > "Rainbow Warrior" <sleek@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
> > > news:dxUae.659$bc7.22788@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...
> > > > <free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:4bd3d718.0504240228.6943fc05@posting.google.c om...
> > > > > Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?
> > > >
> > > > 5500 sounded fine on my GH, would say it was wonderful, Rover V8
> sounded
> > > > better at 6500rpm
> > > > 2.6 Astron was better for grunt down low really.
> > >
> > > You mean excessive fuel consumption down low, timing chain rattle and
> blue
> > > smoke.
> >
> > Fuel consumption, the Sigma cost me $30 a week in fuel and $40 in loan
> > repayments at the time, the Valiant before cost me $70 in fuel and $30
in
> > bog & spraycans.
> >
> > Towed a trailer of pavers better than any 2litre donk would.
> >
> > Blue smoke wasn't a problem if you re-ringed them every 100,000km when
you
> > thrashed them hard :-)
>
> Boat anchors the lot of them, one of the worst engines ever.

I found them good & solid motors, there are a lot of worse ones, Saturn
engine perhaps?

[feral]

Rainbow Warrior wrote:

> I found them good & solid motors, there are a lot of worse ones, Saturn
> engine perhaps?

Maybe I shouldn't comment on mine yet. :-O

Except it's done 190k by the odo and seems to pull quite
well up hill and with load.

The first three gears I get through quite quickly but
the loss of revs between 3rd and 4th is over 1000.
Quite wide IMO and it seems it needs to get to 3200rpm
in 3rd to be doing 2000rpm in 4th. Any less and it's a
bit of a struggle.
Seem normal for the donk?

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[Rainbow Warrior]

"feral" <plonked@home.ru> wrote in message
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> Rainbow Warrior wrote:
>
> > I found them good & solid motors, there are a lot of worse ones, Saturn
> > engine perhaps?
>
> Maybe I shouldn't comment on mine yet. :-O
>
> Except it's done 190k by the odo and seems to pull quite
> well up hill and with load.
>
> The first three gears I get through quite quickly but
> the loss of revs between 3rd and 4th is over 1000.
> Quite wide IMO and it seems it needs to get to 3200rpm
> in 3rd to be doing 2000rpm in 4th. Any less and it's a
> bit of a struggle.
> Seem normal for the donk?
>
> Take care,
> Feral

That's not the Saturn engine I sold for $50 is it, still going?

[feral]

Rainbow Warrior wrote:

> That's not the Saturn engine I sold for $50 is it, still going?

WTF
My Mazda Bravo's B2600 motor, geezez.
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[Neil Gerace]

"Rainbow Warrior" <sleek@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
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> I found them good & solid motors, there are a lot of worse ones, Saturn
> engine perhaps?

The Saturn in my Galant was a good engine. Would run hard all day and was
really easy on the juice.

[Clockmeister]

"Rainbow Warrior" <sleek@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Rainbow Warrior" <sleek@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
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> > > >
> > > > "Rainbow Warrior" <sleek@sbs.com.fr> wrote in message
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> > > > > <free2speed@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:4bd3d718.0504240228.6943fc05@posting.google.c om...
> > > > > > Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?
> > > > >
> > > > > 5500 sounded fine on my GH, would say it was wonderful, Rover V8
> > sounded
> > > > > better at 6500rpm
> > > > > 2.6 Astron was better for grunt down low really.
> > > >
> > > > You mean excessive fuel consumption down low, timing chain rattle
and
> > blue
> > > > smoke.
> > >
> > > Fuel consumption, the Sigma cost me $30 a week in fuel and $40 in loan
> > > repayments at the time, the Valiant before cost me $70 in fuel and $30
> in
> > > bog & spraycans.
> > >
> > > Towed a trailer of pavers better than any 2litre donk would.
> > >
> > > Blue smoke wasn't a problem if you re-ringed them every 100,000km when
> you
> > > thrashed them hard :-)
> >
> > Boat anchors the lot of them, one of the worst engines ever.
>
> I found them good & solid motors, there are a lot of worse ones, Saturn
> engine perhaps?

Nope. 2.0 and 2.6 Astron's are some of the most troublesome engines ever
made.

Always were a used car liability from a used car department POV, especially
since resale value in the crap they were fitted to was always shit too.

[athol]

feral <plonked@home.ru> wrote:
> free2speed@hotmail.com wrote:

>> Dont they sound wonderful at 6000 rpms?

> I'll never know, I guess. :-P
> Unless it's somebody elses. :-)

SBCs sound much better at 6000 RPM, particularly under load at around
145MPH. :-)

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[feral]

athol wrote:
>
> SBCs sound much better at 6000 RPM, particularly under load at around
> 145MPH. :-)

See, I said, I'd never know. :-)

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[athol]

feral <plonked@home.ru> wrote:
> athol wrote:

>> SBCs sound much better at 6000 RPM, particularly under load at around
>> 145MPH. :-)

> See, I said, I'd never know. :-)

Yes, but an SBC at 6500RPM at around 160MPH sounds even better. :-p

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[feral]

athol wrote:

> Yes, but an SBC at 6500RPM at around 160MPH sounds even better. :-p

Have you got a wav or mp3 you can post at both speeds? :-)

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[atec]

feral wrote:
> athol wrote:
>
>> Yes, but an SBC at 6500RPM at around 160MPH sounds even better. :-p
>
>
> Have you got a wav or mp3 you can post at both speeds? :-)
>
Bugga , now he will have to go make one..