from ficht to carb

[reeldutch]

i see a lot of ficht blocks and powerheads being sold on E-bay for cheap.

so i was thinking is it posible to take a 1999 150 ficht block and use it to rebuild a carbed 150 60*OIS
i know the blocks are very simular.
just want to know if everything would work out.
concidering port timing, cylinderheads from carbed to ficht block compression?? , pistons clearance.

just a tought.

ive been looking for a cheap block for a while and all i see are fichts.

 

[noelm]

Re: from ficht to carb

I do believe that they are SIMILAR but not the same, without an OEM parts manual for both to comapre, then you will need a real "expert" to tell you for sure if they are the same, I know when looking for exchange blocks and short engines they are always listed as being different!

 

[Dhadley]

Re: from ficht to carb

It can, and has, been done. You'll have to make some mounting provisions for some components. It's more common to put Ficht or DI sleeves in a carb'd block to aquire the desired port timing. (Or port the existing carb'd block & sleeve)

 

[reeldutch]

Re: from ficht to carb

so if i understand it correctly, the port timing is not the same.?
this need to be changed from the ficht block to the carbed version .
how would i do that?
resleeving is way to costly.

or am i missing something?

 

[noelm]

Re: from ficht to carb

I understood the Ports to be different, even though the blocks are SIMILAR, they are not the same, this happens with a lot of HP Engines that share a "family" block but have different HP, a lot od people try to get a cheap higher HP out of their old Motor and end up with a bag of trouble rather than a better Engine.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: from ficht to carb

No the port timing is different. That's why folks want the Ficht blocks for their carb'd motors -- to get the better porting. It can be done either way - but it's not a direct swap.

 

[reeldutch]

Re: from ficht to carb

so what has to be done to convert this ficht block to carbs exept for some mounts?
is the compresion ratio different?

 

[Dhadley]

Re: from ficht to carb

Outside of some fabricating, not much. The fabricating can get pretty intense, it just depends on what kind of equipment (welder, mill etc) you have available.