H & I - a very new way to
use some older engine designs and parts!
Last year at Oshkosh I had the opportunity to interview a group called H & I which
were bringing in the 2 cylinder 602 Hemispherical Citroen car engine from Europe. This
engine while not in production anymore is available in large quantities in Europe.
According to sources the engine has been produced, relatively unchanged for the past 40
years.
So what you say - I am not going to fly on a 40 year old engine! You don't have to the
factory in Europe brings these engines back into the plant and completely rebuilds them.
They are then shipped off to H & I who install an electronic ignition system, an
integral dampened flywheel assembly, electric start, alternator, carbs, exhaust manifold ,
exhaust stubs and hard points for mounting the engine. The engine is available with either
a belt drive system or with the 2si reduction drive unit.
Well this year the company again had these engines on display but also had a something
totally different - a case with a housing with a reduction drive that allows you to use a
Volkswagen crankshaft (1/2), connecting rods, pistons, heads etc.
Thus you have a neat little Volkswagen engine package with a redrive, something that has
not been readily available. While the display unit was not completed yet, information
supplied by the company was that the project should be completed by Oshkosh.
For more information contact
H & I Inc.
332n 300e Warsaw In,
46580
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