Which is it?!?!? an A14 or A15?!?!?

[datzenmike]

Yeah I have a US and Canadian 710 and it's as you say just numbers to the right on the dash and engine tags.

 

And yes I forgot the B in the B310.

[Zfighter76]

The VIN doesn't list the engine number.

 

The only A-series w/o the stamped number I've heard of some commercial units.

my shop teacher did say they used these engines on forklifts sometimes, is it possible that they could be forklift motors?

 

 

 

[ggzilla]

Yes it is possible. Or pump motors, or carpet cleaning motors, etc.

 

If it makes little power above 4,000 RPM, it's likely to have the industrial camshaft in it.

[Zfighter76]

but the basic engine besides that would be the same? what rpm should the power be made at on a stock a series? (what little power there is anyways haha)

[ggzilla]

A14 has plenty of power. Stock motor is either 1500-6000 RPM or 1500-5000 RPM. The 5-speed motors were built for lower RPM power and were 65 HP. The other A14s were 80 HP.

[Zfighter76]

and a12s are pretty lame then? in a gutted 210 would a built a12 get it goin pretty good? like with an auckland stage 8 cam and all the other components needed to compliment that(carbs, valve springs, ei dizzy etc?)

[ggzilla]

No, 1200cc will not make it very fast. A stock A14 will accelerate faster than thousands worth of add-ons to the A12. And however you can modify the A12, you can do the same to the A14 and gain even more.

 

On the other hand the A12 is a great little engine. Very flexible, 38 MPG w/o overdrive, revs all day and lasts a long time.