What Engine for 500BHP

[turbonutter]

Also have some new LED rear lights - much better than the normal stratos ones...







Lights are hard to photograph, some more attempts on my website and a short video clip

http://www.turbonutter.net/apps/videos/

Cheers

[Liquid Knight]

Less voltage as well for a bonus. So the alternater doesn't sap power from the engine.

[Transmitter Man]

Same voltage but less current, no?

Phil

[turbonutter]

Transmitter Man said:

Same voltage but less current, no?

Phil

Correct still 12V but miniscule current - and really bright

[Liquid Knight]

Lower voltage as well. Should have inline resistors as well. Either way less work for the alternater. ;-)

[mickrick]

Roll on April!

[turbonutter]

Well April is nearly here and Still 3 weeks before I can progress on my car, But one step forward has been made and thats booking the Dyno Session for mapping the engine. The car will be at AET Motorsport on 18th may, so that gives me 3 weeks at home to finish the car...... Nearly there now

[mickrick]

Ooh you had me all excited for a while there.

[Keesjr]

turbonutter said:

Hi I am looking for an engine to put in a Lancia Stratos Replica.
Needs to be light, so all alloy
with transverse (FWD) Gearbox
Also i am looking to be able to tune it to 500BHP for road use.

Any ideas suggestions apreciate

Thanks

Neil

383 small block Chevrolet V8 with the right parts it makes 500 bhp easily and for many thousand miles.
You can also tune a 2.0 16 valver with a big turbo, and live in constant fear of blowing the engine to bits...

[mickrick]

Keesjr said:

383 small block Chevrolet V8 with the right parts it makes 500 bhp easily and for many thousand miles.
You can also tune a 2.0 16 valver with a big turbo, and live in constant fear of blowing the engine to bits...

You haven't read this thread right through, have you........
Anyway, the 350 block is cast iron.

Edited by mickrick on Monday 2nd April 18:36

[turbonutter]

I think he missed a few pages - Just looked back and the engine choice was settled at the bottom of page 4 way back in 2009 - Have I really being doing this project for so long?!?!

Still the end is in sight - assuming that everything works that is......

[mickrick]

You're a lot closer than me finishing my project, and I started in 2007!
Looking forward to your next posts.

[mickrick]

[turbonutter]

mickrick said:

Ok so I've been a bit slow posting, but not a lot of interesting photos to post, but since I have been home,

The turbo and exhaust are now installed, I have had the exposed charge cooler pipes powder coated & the Charge cooler system is now connected & tested, The Fire Extinguisher is plumbed & I am now finishing off the Fire Extinguisher piping & working on some heat shielding. There has also been many hours spent finishing off the wiring & I think everything is now connected, ready for me to have a full electrical test next week.

[Liquid Knight]

Ready for PPC in the Park?

Would be nice to have another Italian thoroughbred on display next to my Panda.

[mickrick]

No worries, I just gave it a bump, as I was wondering if you where back on it.
Hope the electrickery test goes O.K.
Thanks for the update.

[turbonutter]

Liquid Knight said:

Ready for PPC in the Park?

Would be nice to have another Italian thoroughbred on display next to my Panda.

Thats on the 19th? the car will be spending that day on the Dyno & probably some of the day after as well, so I wont make it this time

[turbonutter]

Just about got the engine finished, just a bit of heat wrap and heat shield to install, so tried the electrics today, now i was sure i had tested the water pumps for the engine before now, but today, when i switched them on manually, one of the fans runs as well and one of the pump controlers seemed to have lost its supply.

A few hour later after unraveling the firing loom from the pump controllers, digging out the relay housings and fuse box and problem found, i had mixed up the green & green/black wires from one of the controllers that would be the fan control signal & the ignition switched supply to the controller. Its all back together now bar wrapping the loom again - just in case i find something else to fix

[OlberJ]

Purely from an aesthetics point of view, could you make the left hand chargecooler coolant pipe a 90* angled job that goes around instead of stretching over the engine?

Still loving this though. Can't wait to see a video of it in action.

What's the plans for actually using it? Will it see track and road?

[anonymous-user]

Now that is looking pretty dam good !! ;-)