Cosworth 400 61-plate on offer
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Resale value is a big attraction, only 75 made.
So I have bought the car.
Scooby Clinic are giving it a better/bigger turbo, (SC46), better inlet piping, more efficient intercooling, a cold air intake system and a more efficient exhaust system.
The stock 395bhp should change to circa 500 bhp with less lag and better high-rev capability.
Should be fun when completed!
So I have bought the car.
Scooby Clinic are giving it a better/bigger turbo, (SC46), better inlet piping, more efficient intercooling, a cold air intake system and a more efficient exhaust system.
The stock 395bhp should change to circa 500 bhp with less lag and better high-rev capability.
Should be fun when completed!
CorvetteConvert said:
Resale value is a big attraction, only 75 made.
So I have bought the car.
Scooby Clinic are giving it a better/bigger turbo, (SC46), better inlet piping, more efficient intercooling, a cold air intake system and a more efficient exhaust system.
The stock 395bhp should change to circa 500 bhp with less lag and better high-rev capability.
Should be fun when completed!
It will be fun mate, however, you will hurt the resale value as it will now be a hatch with a built engine and other mods!So I have bought the car.
Scooby Clinic are giving it a better/bigger turbo, (SC46), better inlet piping, more efficient intercooling, a cold air intake system and a more efficient exhaust system.
The stock 395bhp should change to circa 500 bhp with less lag and better high-rev capability.
Should be fun when completed!
Just to add, you also don't know for sure if the Cosworth build will do 500bhp safely. Having spoken to a few builders myself some would recommend getting the 2.5 block pinned (to help stabilise the cylinder walls) if you're going to that kind of power. They have also suggested machining the block and heads for 14mm head studs.
I would just see what a good mapper can do.
I would just see what a good mapper can do.
paulmoonraker said:
Just to add, you also don't know for sure if the Cosworth build will do 500bhp safely. Having spoken to a few builders myself some would recommend getting the 2.5 block pinned (to help stabilise the cylinder walls) if you're going to that kind of power. They have also suggested machining the block and heads for 14mm head studs.
I would just see what a good mapper can do.
2.5 Hatch Clinder walls are a lot better (Thicker) than the Hawkeye ones, however, with 500bhp, I'd still be wanting it reinforced and 14mm head studs.I would just see what a good mapper can do.
Talk to Simon at Chevron Motorsport (Stafford), he knows his beans.
I'd just had a forged rebuild done on my hatch when I saw the Cosworth guys at Rallyday. Had a chat with them and they reckoned the engine was strong enough to take 800bhp (yes, really......).
I know that my build had a few neat little tricks as three of us from our club were running in excess of 500bhp in daily drivers and lessons were learned by our engine builder as a matter of course.
I know that my build had a few neat little tricks as three of us from our club were running in excess of 500bhp in daily drivers and lessons were learned by our engine builder as a matter of course.
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