Ok, been discussing with my mates at http://www.eastcoastcustomsonline.co.uk to come up with a strategic engine tuning plan for the Vee.
They generaly concentrate on 9/10 second quarter mile subarus, and evos so this is new although the partner has a wealth of experience with fast Renaults!
He has advised that spending a load of money early on in a project when one is really hunting for 400-500bhp eventually, i.e, on exhaust manifolds and a custom inlet would be pointless as it would be lost, depending on the future chosen route i.e, Turbo/Supercharger.
Building a set of manifolds would cost roughly the same
amount of money regardless whether they have a turbo flange or not, but a set for N/A use would be impossible to alter for this application at a later date.
Soooooo (deep breath), he decided that in his opinion this would be the sensible route to reliable power if the original engine was removed and the following done:
1. Balance and harden the original crank.
2. Inspect the rods and decide on their viability. (if not have a set made)
3. JE forged pistons made to spec.
4. Port and flow the heads (look at cam profile)
5. Build exhaust manifolds to suit turbo application (bhp to decided by me the owner)
6. Look at inlet and determine its flow capacity (in a turbo application items that are restrictive for N/A use are no longer a problem due to manifold pressure being positive rather than negative.
7. Determine if we can use a intercooler or chargecooler and fabricate accordingly.
8. Management, the original ecu will be incapable of coping with this level of modification and a stand alone unit will be required (Motec, Autronic etc) this opens up further options (launch control, antilag, traction control)
He has also advised that, if I decide to go ahead, it would require a lot of commitment (due to down time and the level of work required)....
The reality check is: Is the Vee worth it to do this level of modification with or is it best to leave alone give to the wife who will no doubt eventually wreck it, and buy myself an EVO 7 FQ400 or even a stock EVO 7/8 260 and have it tuned to 400+BHP initially.......it certainly would be easier to tune an EVO but less of a challenge, and less rare than a "500BHP twin turbo flame spitting monster" of a Vee.
Either way I'm besoted on EVOs as of this present moment and I feel a change coming next summer!
I await your comments as always!
They generaly concentrate on 9/10 second quarter mile subarus, and evos so this is new although the partner has a wealth of experience with fast Renaults!
He has advised that spending a load of money early on in a project when one is really hunting for 400-500bhp eventually, i.e, on exhaust manifolds and a custom inlet would be pointless as it would be lost, depending on the future chosen route i.e, Turbo/Supercharger.
Building a set of manifolds would cost roughly the same
amount of money regardless whether they have a turbo flange or not, but a set for N/A use would be impossible to alter for this application at a later date.
Soooooo (deep breath), he decided that in his opinion this would be the sensible route to reliable power if the original engine was removed and the following done:
1. Balance and harden the original crank.
2. Inspect the rods and decide on their viability. (if not have a set made)
3. JE forged pistons made to spec.
4. Port and flow the heads (look at cam profile)
5. Build exhaust manifolds to suit turbo application (bhp to decided by me the owner)
6. Look at inlet and determine its flow capacity (in a turbo application items that are restrictive for N/A use are no longer a problem due to manifold pressure being positive rather than negative.
7. Determine if we can use a intercooler or chargecooler and fabricate accordingly.
8. Management, the original ecu will be incapable of coping with this level of modification and a stand alone unit will be required (Motec, Autronic etc) this opens up further options (launch control, antilag, traction control)
He has also advised that, if I decide to go ahead, it would require a lot of commitment (due to down time and the level of work required)....
The reality check is: Is the Vee worth it to do this level of modification with or is it best to leave alone give to the wife who will no doubt eventually wreck it, and buy myself an EVO 7 FQ400 or even a stock EVO 7/8 260 and have it tuned to 400+BHP initially.......it certainly would be easier to tune an EVO but less of a challenge, and less rare than a "500BHP twin turbo flame spitting monster" of a Vee.
Either way I'm besoted on EVOs as of this present moment and I feel a change coming next summer!
I await your comments as always!
