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[Zack1]

Thanks Phil - thats intresting.

What exhaust have you gone for and what is the extent of the remap? It'd be great to get some info on your motor i.e. before and after spec/bhp/peak torque etc. Also what year is your car? And have the mods realy ironed out that flat spot?

Thanks

Z

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Zack1 said:

Thanks Phil - thats intresting.

What exhaust have you gone for and what is the extent of the remap? It'd be great to get some info on your motor i.e. before and after spec/bhp/peak torque etc. Also what year is your car? And have the mods realy ironed out that flat spot?

Thanks

Z

Erm, I changed lots

Did some good though!


Roush exhaust
Big Pro Alloy intercooler
Oil cooler

Totally new engine with :-

New con-rods, pistons and rings at 8.0:1 CR (with the head mods - std is
8.8:1 CR)
New VP2 big end bearings
New main bearings
Head work on chambers and throats
New cam profiles and new timing
New valve springs
ARP Head Stud kit
Colder spark plugs
New fuel pressure regulator
Lightened flywheel
Balanced crank
New (latest spec AP) clutch and cover with sprung centre and higher
torque capacity
T25RS turbo's

It's a 2004 car. Did 19K miles on the original engine and about 3K miles on the new one. The car's done one trackday in its life (on the old engine in fact), and one VMAX with the new one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEwZLAJ16rU

[Zack1]

Wow - sounds like you've spent a few £'s on your car - Im after a standard Noble for the time being altough Im sure its only a matter of time until you start itching for more power...

Would you say a Roush exaust and a modest remap alone would alter a standard 3R's performance without sacrificing the engine's life expectancy considerabley? What made you go for all the extra work?

Thanks again

Z

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Zack1 said:

Wow - sounds like you've spent a few £'s on your car - Im after a standard Noble for the time being altough Im sure its only a matter of time until you start itching for more power...

Would you say a Roush exaust and a modest remap alone would alter a standard 3R's performance without sacrificing the engine's life expectancy considerabley? What made you go for all the extra work?

Thanks again

Z

Why all the mods? Well AdrianW and I got into a horsepower war

Engine life expectancy. Hhmmmm, well exhaust and remap wouldn't change that to be honest. The issue really is if you start to mod in a big way there's a good chance all the bottom end of the engine will go in the bin anyway. After 19K miles and one trackday, the bores of my block were quite worn and a couple of the big ends were a bit unhappy. And this isn't a stand alone occurrence, as it seems the standard engines are ok for standard (ish) hp but borderline for much more.