What Engine for 500BHP
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Liquid Knight said:
EFA
You need some quality time alone with the car so you can get to know her again and the characteristics of the new platform. The last thing we want is for you to hit boost and hit a car that was five hundred Yards away a second ago.
Last thing I want to do is hit anything You need some quality time alone with the car so you can get to know her again and the characteristics of the new platform. The last thing we want is for you to hit boost and hit a car that was five hundred Yards away a second ago.
Car will be mapped on low boost for me to bed it in for 1000miles - that should give me time to get used to the car again with a modest 300BHP, then it will go back for a full power map after which who knows what power it will have... Then it can go for a test day. Blyton park is good as there is nothing to hit unless you get it very very wrong
As far as I can tell this is probably the best way of doing big power reliably on the cheap:
http://www.partsworldperformance.com/#&panel1-...
There are a lot of FWD US cars so you may be able to get a gearbox.
http://www.partsworldperformance.com/#&panel1-...
There are a lot of FWD US cars so you may be able to get a gearbox.
Liquid Knight said:
That's called "doing a Will".
If you remember what he did to his Audi at Malory Park a few years ago.
That would be this minor ding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ob9r1pQuHoIf you remember what he did to his Audi at Malory Park a few years ago.
Miss ed your edit of my previous post - very subtle change
When I sent the parts for cleaning I forgot to remove the oil way plugs, so have spent an hour today washing out the oil ways at least i am sure they are 100% clean now...
Most of the parts are painted now in black and gold - just no photos of the heads (black) as its too foggy in the shed as they have only just been painted.
Just got to let the paint go hard then I can start the rebuild.... Got some DIY to do tomorrow so thats at least 1 day drying time
Most of the parts are painted now in black and gold - just no photos of the heads (black) as its too foggy in the shed as they have only just been painted.
Just got to let the paint go hard then I can start the rebuild.... Got some DIY to do tomorrow so thats at least 1 day drying time
Started on the engine build,
Assembled the crank into the block, but the bearing clearances for the main & big ends is more than i wanted, so I have ordered some thicker grade shells. Hopefully those will be here this week....
Built up the heads today - well 99% built, of course one of the valve stem seals was the wrong size typical
So thats me at a dead end with the engine - waiting for spares... so I might go back to the car its self tomorrow..
Assembled the crank into the block, but the bearing clearances for the main & big ends is more than i wanted, so I have ordered some thicker grade shells. Hopefully those will be here this week....
Built up the heads today - well 99% built, of course one of the valve stem seals was the wrong size typical
So thats me at a dead end with the engine - waiting for spares... so I might go back to the car its self tomorrow..
Sets the car off perfectly.OK Christmas is over & the bearings for the engine finally arrived & this time the clearances came out OK, so on with the build, bottom end put together & I managed to find a carbide tip and holder for the lathe, so i managed to put a groove in the liners to help hold things in position.....
That done the pistons were installed using an ARP tapered ring compressor - great piece of kit I must say, just put the tool on the liner and one quick push and the piston is in...
Then The heads were fitted, using spesso racing gaskets & the cam timing set - just one or two bits left, then it can be mated to the gearbox & have the turbo etc mounted, so i can easily do some of the piping & heat shielding...
Before I can get on with the engine though, I have spotted a problem with the rear suspension from some work that was done by the previous owner, so might have to sort that out next...
That done the pistons were installed using an ARP tapered ring compressor - great piece of kit I must say, just put the tool on the liner and one quick push and the piston is in...
Then The heads were fitted, using spesso racing gaskets & the cam timing set - just one or two bits left, then it can be mated to the gearbox & have the turbo etc mounted, so i can easily do some of the piping & heat shielding...
Before I can get on with the engine though, I have spotted a problem with the rear suspension from some work that was done by the previous owner, so might have to sort that out next...
Edited by turbonutter on Tuesday 3rd January 23:02
Pure TechnoPorn...
A bit more progress with the car.....
Brakes installed & brake lines made and fitted..
New fans on the radiator & radiators installed - Cooling pipes finished and cooling system tested.
engine assembled on stand & some pipes finalised while easy to get at , couple more small jobs on the car then the engine can go in.....
Brakes installed & brake lines made and fitted..
New fans on the radiator & radiators installed - Cooling pipes finished and cooling system tested.
engine assembled on stand & some pipes finalised while easy to get at , couple more small jobs on the car then the engine can go in.....
Just about time for me to head off back to work again (I have to fund this car somehow), so here's a quick update.
The engine is now in the car & all of the fuel system connected and tested, cooling system complete and tested, oil piping complete, engine wiring complete. Gearbox oil cooler and pump 90% done... So if I had a couple more days I could do the final install on the exhaust & to odd other small job & the engine could be tested, but I dont have the time to do that now, so it will have to wait until the end of April
Still a long list of small jobs to do, but it looks like it will be on the road in the summer
The engine is now in the car & all of the fuel system connected and tested, cooling system complete and tested, oil piping complete, engine wiring complete. Gearbox oil cooler and pump 90% done... So if I had a couple more days I could do the final install on the exhaust & to odd other small job & the engine could be tested, but I dont have the time to do that now, so it will have to wait until the end of April
Still a long list of small jobs to do, but it looks like it will be on the road in the summer
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