What Engine for 500BHP

[chuntington101]

turbonutter said:

stevieturbo said:

Who's making it ? looks like nice work.

Its been made by OJZ Engineering & yes he does great work. For me he is 5 miles down the road which is very handy. www.ojzengineering.co.uk

His work isnt cheap, but if you want quality you have to pay for it - my system is made from 321 stainless to cope with the heat & that adds to the cost over a normal exhaust.

i hear 321 stainless is the best to make this kind of thing out of, but you deffinately pay for it!!

looks really good though. keep us poseted on how its coming along.

[Bollah]

turbonutter said:

stevieturbo said:

turbonutter said:

stevieturbo said:

Who's making it ? looks like nice work.

Its been made by OJZ Engineering & yes he does great work. For me he is 5 miles down the road which is very handy. www.ojzengineering.co.uk

His work isnt cheap, but if you want quality you have to pay for it - my system is made from 321 stainless to cope with the heat & that adds to the cost over a normal exhaust.

He made my manifolds too, and I'll be getting him to make a system soon. I'd say his work is actually very good value.

Yes Definately value for money

Made my manifold too and i'd say a fair price for the work that was done

[turbonutter]

Got the car back with the new exhaust - Fantastic job - well worth the money.

It looks the part is really well made & should perform great

[AdamBomb]

Very nice indeed. Beautiful work.

[stevieturbo]

He sure knows how to chuck a few pipes together !!!

Nice V-bands too. Are they part of the Tial kit, or does Lance sell them ?

[turbonutter]

stevieturbo said:

He sure knows how to chuck a few pipes together !!!

Nice V-bands too. Are they part of the Tial kit, or does Lance sell them ?

The V-Bands come with the wastegate from Tial & I bought them with the turbine housing. They should make a much more reliable joint when compared with a bolted flange. The turbine housing was an option when i bought the turbo. Well worth the £150 extra for the housing and v-band clamps.

[turbonutter]

stevieturbo said:

He sure knows how to chuck a few pipes together !!!

Nice V-bands too. Are they part of the Tial kit, or does Lance sell them ?

The V-Bands come with the wastegate from Tial & I bought them with the turbine housing. They should make a much more reliable joint when compared with a bolted flange. The turbine housing was an option when i bought the turbo. Well worth the extra for the housing and v-band clamps.

Edited by turbonutter on Tuesday 4th October 06:43

[Incorrigible]

Why not 2 turbos and short headers, or have I missed something (I am posting just in after a couple of cheeky vimtos)

Excellent work, looks fntastic

[stevieturbo]

Incorrigible said:

Why not 2 turbos and short headers, or have I missed something (I am posting just in after a couple of cheeky vimtos)

Excellent work, looks fntastic

2 turbos is harder to package, more expensive, and offers very very small performance advantage

[turbonutter]

stevieturbo said:

Incorrigible said:

Why not 2 turbos and short headers, or have I missed something (I am posting just in after a couple of cheeky vimtos)

Excellent work, looks fntastic

2 turbos is harder to package, more expensive, and offers very very small performance advantage

Thats exactly my reason - Harder to package more expensive & no real advantage. I have done it before with twin turbos - and had trouble with the manifolds as they were really short which didnt allow for any expansion/movement + the turbos end up lower giving drain problems....

Hence 1 big turbo was the descision this time..

[jellison]

tis must have been sorted by now - if a Stratos re it has to be a 24v Alfa V6 with a blower or some type. One of the best engines ever built.

Is 500bhp really in keeping with a Stratos? They only had about half that even in full works 24V for (maybe 260bhp 24v and 230-240 in 12v Dino form).

How short is a Stratos wheelbase?

[jellison]

Just looked this up http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/...

85.5"s. Ooo Same as my car, that WILL be fune with those levels of Go............ Becareful!

[stevieturbo]

Lets face it, it will be more fun with 500bhp than 260 lol :P

[jellison]

stevieturbo said:

Lets face it, it will be more fun with 500bhp than 260 lol :P

I'll let you know! Eek.

[Liquid Knight]

Audi twin turbo V6 from an S4? (Just read the first page of the thread looks like I'm too late.

[turbonutter]

jellison said:

stevieturbo said:

Lets face it, it will be more fun with 500bhp than 260 lol :P

I'll let you know! Eek.

My Last stratos had 400+ BHP from a 12V Alfa twin turbo & that was fun to drive - so this should be more fun)

[jellison]

turbonutter said:

jellison said:

stevieturbo said:

Lets face it, it will be more fun with 500bhp than 260 lol :P

I'll let you know! Eek.

My Last stratos had 400+ BHP from a 12V Alfa twin turbo & that was fun to drive - so this should be more fun)

Blimey - I used to think my old (RWD) 2.5 GTV6 was fun!

[turbonutter]

As usual work has been getting in the way of things, so progress is slow - I have however got somewhere over the last few months.
The fule system - is just about finishes with low pressure pump feeding the swirl pot, injection pump, regulator & all the hoses done.







The Charge cooler has also been mounted, along with the swirl pot & pump and some of the pipework.
The Plenum has been fitted on the front head, but I now need more inlet runners to be fabricated. The plan is to take the car back to OJZ for the boost pipes & inlet runners.

Also the Charge cooler radiator is mounted to the main rad as shown.


Its not fitted to the car yet as I have been fitting new alloy panels at the front and re-painting the chassis.

I have also been working on some of the bodywork to add a radiator outlet duct instead of the more usual Louver panel & fitting the Group 4 lamp pods & roof vent.








Also the lathe and mill have been hard at work fabricating various parts.

Mounting plate for hydraulic release bearing....




An adapter to fit a 164 mechanical throttle body in place of the GTA's electric one.....




So some progress and I now realise I should post more regularly!

I am away at work again now, for a few weeks & when I get back the car will go for the boost pipes & inlet runners at OJZ & i will gat the Injection system & start with wiring the new dash etc. Then continue with the chassis painting & body Modifications.....

I am planning to use a Haltec ECU supplied by AET in wakefield as they are reasonably close to me for the mapping. Anyone have any experience of AET and or Haltec ECU's

Cheers

Neil

[stevieturbo]

Haltech's are pretty good. Ive used some of their older stuff, but not the new. The new is supposed to be a lot better.

Andy N is a sound guy.....

Have you considered other ecu options ? IMO, DTA would be a good job, and is a doddle to use.
If you went for the S80Pro, it also has traction control too. Andy could sort you out with that too, as he uses DTA on his own race car.

Edited by stevieturbo on Thursday 16th December 23:18

[chuntington101]

Now thats a proper heat exchange for the chargecooler!!!!!

Looks really good.