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[Rhys]

As it says, is there a way of getting 100bhp from an A or A+ series engine. I will do the work myself i just need to decide how i will do it.

Any ideas welcome, cheers

Rhys

[fastcarl]

As it says, is there a way of getting 100bhp from an A or A+ series engine. I will do the work myself i just need to decide how i will do it.

Any ideas welcome, cheers

Rhys

Nitrous oxide,!!!!!!!!!!.


carl

[Scottym]

I don't believe I have heard 100bhp and lowest cost in the same sentence before.

for that, you want 1380, a 286 and a webber ideally, can be home built for 600ish quid,..

otherwise a 1275 with 50 shot of nitrous, don't expect it to last long, neither will the 1380 with standard gearbox!

good luck matey

scott

[Rhys]

Always an option, i would need to look into it more as its not something i have really looked into

Thanks for the idea

Rhys

[Rhys]

I suppose low cost is pushing it, i was more thinking less than a turbo basically

[JetBLICK]

cheapest way to get power is with a turbo set up.... plenty of scope for upgrades too, and you can still keep it driveable. U get to a limmit with N/A where anything above becomes undriveable and very expensive. There are plenty of people tho running 150/160bhp turbos with no trouble at all, with comparitively very little cost involved.

[Rhys]

I have heard that the turbos take about 30 mins to warm up which is a bit impractical!

Could be a lie just what i have been told

Cheers though all comments welcome

[Turbo Nick]

std metro turbo engine, 10psi boost, intercooler, 110bhp easy. can be done for £500.

[Rhys]

Turbo appears to be the way to go, looks like most people agree.

Would you do anything else to a turbo engine?

Cheers, Rhys

[Turbo Nick]

i'd do a lot to it, lol.

depends how much power you want and how much money you want to spend.

[Rhys]

Well i don't need more than 100bhp and was thinking of a 73bhp mg metro engine stage 1, stage 3 head fast road cam. Good idea or not?

Cheers

[redhotmini]

sounds like a good plan, do the cam first, that way you have saved yourself a bit of time in the future as the engine needs to come out to do a cam.

[biggav]

"TUNING THE A-SERIES ENGINE"
BY DAVID VIZARD

[Rhys]

I have the bible but it does give you every possible option of things to do, i was just hoping for the 3 line answer rather than the 500 page one

Cheers tho, Rhys

[biggav]

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.