Millington Diamond

[franc]

Hi
Can anyone tell what is so specail about the Millington Diamond engine and are they any good for road car.

Cheers Franc

[escortmad79]

They are deemed the daddy engine on the rally scene, powerful engines

Colin McRae had a Milly Diamond in his red mk2

[richie]

Hi
Can anyone tell what is so specail about the Millington Diamond engine and are they any good for road car.

Cheers Franc

the main thing about the millington diamond is that they are an all alloy block, so they can be bored to 95 or possibly 96mm. you also save alot of weight over the cast pinto block.
be prepared to pay alot of money tho for a road car.budget about 15k to 20k depending on spec.

[rwdrs]

the main thing about the millington diamond is that they are an all alloy block, so they can be bored to 95 or possibly 96mm. you also save alot of weight over the cast pinto block.
be prepared to pay alot of money tho for a road car.budget about 15k to 20k depending on spec.

NICE, an alloy blocked Pinto, only 30 years too late

all the advantages of the pinto and what 35% weight reduction?

[franc]

Thanks for the info

Franc

[Mr Hoarder]

There's a bit more to it than just being an alloy blocked Pinto.

The bottom end has ladder framed main bearings too, along with the head being a 16v ( a YB copy).

I know someone who has put over £25k into his Millington engine, and it's not seen action yet

Here's one in a Darrian :

[richie]

its also worth noting that they can be built with a 8v head, and the main bearing caps hold on the sump i think. ( correct if i am wrong).

[wayne m]

Hello, i build all the engines at millingtons and im happy to answer any questions anyone may have.

[Dave1800BDA]

Hello, i build all the engines at millingtons and im happy to answer any questions anyone may have.

hi wayne, first question hows the car

[rwdrs]

its also worth noting that they can be built with a 8v head, and the main bearing caps hold on the sump i think. ( correct if i am wrong).

that'll be the sandwich plate then

Hello, i build all the engines at millingtons and im happy to answer any questions anyone may have.

this is the exam for the chinese civil service:
Tell us all you know

[wayne m]

Looking good dave, just costing a fortune.

I do aim to get it finished this year, next job to mock diamond engine in.

[KL]

NICE, an alloy blocked Pinto, only 30 years too late

Don't know when the first Millington alloy blocks appeared but I watched Bill Quine at Manx Racing Developments unpack the one for Robin Bradbury's engine in 1991.

[wayne m]

The first blocks were available about 1989

[rwdrs]

Don't know when the first Millington alloy blocks appeared but I watched Bill Quine at Manx Racing Developments unpack the one for Robin Bradbury's engine in 1991.

Why didn't FoMoCo bring the RS (alu) version out at the same time as the STD block in 1970?

[wayne m]

Casting aluminium is difficult to get right, and doing a block back then would have been a nightmare, have you ever looked closely at an alloy block from a bd, they are not pretty.