cossy Turbo or cossy V6 24v

[Graham]

Come on then fellow wedge fans, what motor should i put in the racer

V8's are out as much as i'd love to i dont think it would be practical


so the options are 4 cyl cossy turbo ( cos based on pinto block which they fitted to tasmin)

or

the V6 2.9 24v cossy as fitted to the granarda scorpion ( also allowed as baced on the cologne block)


both motor will fit in either the 185 bhp or 285 bhp classes ( or indeed the unlimited)


but as Wedge peeps what do you think ishould go for

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[Graham]

lighter yes but more complicated and more difficult to fit, and posibly more expensive.

as for power both classes are power capped so you'd end up with the same max out of both..



p.s. your right v8's rule...

[Graham]

there is always an advantage of the car being lighter, but the bhp limit is a power to weight limit so with a slightly heavier car i can run with more bhp.... so it negates the engine weight problem, although it would reduce the weight up the front which would be a good idea..

[Graham]

kevinday said:

A side benefit is that if you have the right exhaust system the Cologne engine sounds good, the Cossie is just a boring 4-pot.

nope the exhaust would be no good as the 2.8 has 2 port heads and the cossy a 3 port.

what ever engine the exhaust will run through the bulkhead and through waht was the passenger well.

[Graham]

mmm looks like whoever wimped out on the ford ecu as it looks to me like that motors running carbs rather than injection

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[Graham]

Its looking horribly like a YB turbo might end up in there

due to

1) less weight
2) More bits available
3) apparently a couple of Group n complete cars have been located for 3.5 k each..


I do prefere the idea of the 24v motor with it still being a v6 but i want to be competitive..

G

[Graham]

Gazboy said:

Interesting one this.

Your Telling me Its a right pain in the arse...

a) locating suitable motors
b) fitting them
c) Deciding on which is the way to go..

The big problem is no bodys knows which way to go as nobody has done it. Ok both motors have been fitted to road cars but not tried on the track...

im half tempted to buy one of these cossies and stick it in the garage. Stick a couple of big valve heads on teh 2.8 and run the 2.8 for the first couple of rounds..

by then if the 4pot is the way to go the bits to do the conversion should be available off the shelf ish and if not i should be able to break the cossie for what i've paid and go and source a 24v..


The other side to that is dependingon what has to be done to the cossies to export them it might be in a state i could track day it for a laugh in the mean time...

[Graham]

the engine has to have a block at least based on one that came out of the factory


i.e YB is ok due to the 2ltr pinto cars
and

cossy 24v is ok as based on the cologne block...

[Graham]

I wish...

but not in the rules...


might be a bit heavey too

G