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[Racer_Pete]

Keep the N/A 1015!! And try and get every last bit of power from it! be diffrent lol (thats what im doing no with my 1061 )
but if your going to go forced induction i'd go turbo. The twins get 140bhp from there small bore

[jaydee]

Have a chat with Wil H on here, hes got a small bore turbo monster.

[liirge]

You can get 100Bhp from a N\A smallbore, so look at that before diving into the Big Bore land and the forced induction (Cheating) route!!

[HARBER07]

Im just weighing up the cost though. How much more will it cost me to get 100bhp NA? It would probably be more beneficial to go turbo/supercharger cost wise?

[mike.]

Cost wise i'd say so yeah. Getting 100bhp from a small bore, you'll be looking at full race spec and will have no power below about 4000rpm. Would be totally useless on the road.

[HARBER07]

Well all ive decided so far, is im staying small bore! Slightly leaning towards the turbo route, but im still looking

[G-baby158]

2L 16v redtop (:

[HARBER07]

2L 16v redtop (:

Give that man a banana

[mini_mad69]

ebay





Turbo?

[HARBER07]

Was my intention, but with the realization that to get an A-series to big power is big money, and at the cost of reliability as a daily driver. So with that in mind im now picking up a C20XE at the weekend

Edited by HARBER07, 16 September 2009 - 07:17 PM.

[Racer_Pete]

Im just weighing up the cost though. How much more will it cost me to get 100bhp NA? It would probably be more beneficial to go turbo/supercharger cost wise?

Keep it Mini/5port ! !

I'd say to get 100bhp out of an n/a small bore you'd be looking at 3k+ with a decent bottom end, im looking to get 80bhp out of mine but if i use a hotter cam like the 296sp and a weber 40 I think id be pretty close to reaching 90bhp
at the flywheel but as Mike says it wont be much fun in the lower revs, but if your using a decent lightend & balenced bottom end that would help a fair bit.
Might well be alot of monies to layout for an a-series but i bet you would have more fun than a vauxhall engine + your half way there.
just my opinion..

[mini_mad69]

Was my intention, but with the realization that to get an A-series to big power is big money, and at the cost of reliability as a daily driver. So with that in mind im now picking up a C20XE at the weekend

Are you actualy?

Because they are just extremely dangorous fast

[HARBER07]

Tis true, but with how much this little lot cost, plus 200 for a homebrew subby I'm already halfway there. For 5k i could finish the car to my ideal spec. 100Bhp in a small bore will never be reliable enough for me as a daily, plus i know it wont be enough, and ill end up going 1340 turbo or summit. Small bore will be staying in for another year though i reckon.

[HARBER07]

Not joking, just rang the bloke up. Going down Saturday. Includes engine, 'box, driveshafts, ECU, wiring loom, all ancillaries etc.

60 miles away, and was too tempted.

[mini_mad69]

Not joking, just rang the bloke up. Going down Saturday. Includes engine, 'box, driveshafts, ECU, wiring loom, all ancillaries etc.

60 miles away, and was too tempted.

Very jealous!!


I want b16 vtec in mine but just cant afford it. Im going turbo but mine is a daily driver also so may struggle.





Ben