What Engine for 500BHP
Discussion
turbonutter said:
eliot said:
sorry but 2L kicking out massive BHP just doesn't float my boat - Lag central and probably achieved on race fuel anyway. Ally v6 would be good.
I Agree I think a V6 Would be the best either Blown or Turbo'd
Just a question of which is easiest & cheapest to tune.
How cheap are you talking about for this v6? Really cheap n/a, like £500 for a used engine or several thousand pounds for something rebuilt and blown.
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How much casnh you got?
an LS7 would be perfect for this i reckon- light small and buckets of power all over the place.
you could get the same figures from a light pres. charged LS1 too- for that kind of power you are almost just bolt on and go for a supercharger- LS7 might work out cheaper though - an LS6 would possibly get you there with the right heads and cam although it might not be particularily driveable.
how much does a stratos weigh anyway? Gardner Douglas kit cars do a Lola T70 replica which weighs a pretty awe inspiring 800kg and takes an LSx quite happily- hmmm 625bhp/ton. That must be the sort of figure you will end up?
an LS7 would be perfect for this i reckon- light small and buckets of power all over the place.
you could get the same figures from a light pres. charged LS1 too- for that kind of power you are almost just bolt on and go for a supercharger- LS7 might work out cheaper though - an LS6 would possibly get you there with the right heads and cam although it might not be particularily driveable.
how much does a stratos weigh anyway? Gardner Douglas kit cars do a Lola T70 replica which weighs a pretty awe inspiring 800kg and takes an LSx quite happily- hmmm 625bhp/ton. That must be the sort of figure you will end up?
The OP wanted a transverse gearbox arrangement and that stuff is heavy for the lsx engines.
I was thinking he could consider a cosworth v6 but the blocks iron. If that's to expensive then the lsx is out of his price band. Not sure what cheap alloy v6's are available, mondeo maybe?
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I was thinking he could consider a cosworth v6 but the blocks iron. If that's to expensive then the lsx is out of his price band. Not sure what cheap alloy v6's are available, mondeo maybe?
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