[mr-pitts]

Sarcastic?? Who me?

Just by the very nature of the long stroke doing this kind of rpm means the piston speed causes extremely high wear rates on the wrist pins.... Which is fine on a race engine but pretty much unacceptable on a daily use road car.

Before I parted with a lot of money for my setup I did a lot of research. I am possibly going to self impose a max rev limit on my engine just for longevity.It will produce max boost at 3500 rpm so in theory I shouldnt need to rev it, but we shall see.

Will you be running meth injection?

[zebidi]

mr-pitts, on 02 February 2012 - 08:00 PM, said:

Sarcastic?? Who me?

Just by the very nature of the long stroke doing this kind of rpm means the piston speed causes extremely high wear rates on the wrist pins.... Which is fine on a race engine but pretty much unacceptable on a daily use road car.

Before I parted with a lot of money for my setup I did a lot of research. I am possibly going to self impose a max rev limit on my engine just for longevity.It will produce max boost at 3500 rpm so in theory I shouldnt need to rev it, but we shall see.

Will you be running meth injection?

I might not boost yet, the idea of a NA 2.4 with ITBs and a kick ass final drive is enough. MAYBE supercharge and boost but I'm sure I will inevitably go to NA to finish.
I'm lucky I have a spare low miler sat in the spare room. 4th shell gone, no biggy, the owner before didn't know it was just the shell.

[mr-pitts]

Iv got a full engine with 6500 miles on it but it's an 09 so potentially problematic, I'll stick it on eBay, if it doesn't fetch £2500, then I may turn it upside down and put some race bearings in it and keep it as a spare.

A big power NA would be nice but bloody expensive.best of luck with it and any help or advice I can give just ask.

I am going to be running big horsepower, hence the reason for a daft engine. Originally I was going to go for 1000at the wheels, just lowering it to around 900 made a masuve difference in price. The engine is good for 1000 but the turbo and fuel system only around 850-900.

Initially I will run only around 500 untill I put a Getrag box and 5.9 diff, plus a good clutch.even then I'll only run big power for some top speed runs.... The rest of the time the power will be wasted.

You possibly know this but the biggest problem with the stock diff is the standard case shatters, you can buy straps which hold it together. Iv got a 3.9-1 diff at the moment which revs out at around 170 with my self imposed rev limit that's going to be around 155.it's a gear-x strong enough for 750 hp Dixon tells me.

[zebidi]

Didn't know that. Before I suspect the diff giving way i'd think the half shafts get knackered lol!!!

The engine is out so budgeting 3-4k aside for the stuff o be done to it. Stroke, ITBs, head work and cams.

Once I decide direction it's half cage time and total strip out, a must for any NA monster I think.

[mr-pitts]

It sounds good, make sure you start a build thread-when you do it, It's always interesting to see what other people are up to.

[zebidi]

I like most have a list of cara as must haves. Only one more on the list after the S2K and I'm not affording an Exige any time soon so make the S2K something awesome before I'm done with it.

[zebidi]

Bump. Good interest PMs replies to but at least let me know what's happening peeps.

[zebidi]

Bump.

[zebidi]

Will take part ex on selected bits. Try me

[GaryB]

£1500 cash, an old decat, standard air box and a box of after eights*?

That's about all I can stretch to.





* About 6 after eights have been eaten.

[zebidi]

LOL!! I don't like chocolate

[GaryB]

£1500 and your old hardtop back? lol.

[zebidi]

Seats, manifolds, NA bits welcome. Big gay wings too.