Blacktop Zetec - Can i get much more from it?

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Hi all

I have myself a blacktop Zetec in my weekend car, Its pushing roughtly 230bhp at the moment. I am wondering if i am reaching the bhp limits of my blackop zetec.

I was sat here thining what i would need to do to hit the 300 or 350bhp. Having a quick good old google, i could get a new blacktop zetec and turbo it and that would hit that sort of bhp. Working on mine might be counter productive since i would need to strip it down, i might as well sell it as a package to fund the new one?

Any ideas or suggestions

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Thanks all for the replies.

I did think about moving to a Duratec or a RedTop Vauxhal but to get to 300bhp will easily be 10k

Thanks for the suggestion on the zetec turbo and have register SKCC (pending admin approval)

I was quoted around 6 for a turbo or 4 for a supercharger. Having never driven a Turbo or Supercharged car i think i need to find someone which i could ride with so i can work out what i want.

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Thanks GTRene.

It's in a Westfield. I will have a quick Google now.

NA tuning is very expensive!!

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MKnight702 said:

Personally, I would talk to Ian Howell at Area Six Developments / Fiesta Frenzy. His Zetec turbo engines were putting out 468bhp (IIRC) and managed to push a Mk2 Fiesta to 168mph down the straight at Bruntingthorpe. He then went on to do Duratec turbos as he wanted serious power.

Edited to say under sold it, it was 178mph.

Here's a video. Blimey!

Edited by MKnight702 on Tuesday 9th October 09:40

I spoke to Ian a few weeks ago. Great guy and very knowledgeable.
I think I have 2 questions.
Am I worth trying to sell my current blacktop 230bhp engine with accessories and buy a new one to work on. Or strip the current black top selling all the accessories not required and then work on it

Do I go turbo or supercharger?

Thanks for all the replies