Tuning an Essex V6

[hunter1172]

Just got myself a esex V6 out of a scimitar now im looking to put it in an 1960 ashley coupe but would like to do some simple yet affective tuning but on a small bugdet any idea i would even concider a turbo but not sure who does the turbo kits

[grahambell]

Don't think that turbocharging an Essex V6 quite fits into the 'simple' category, and reckon you'd struggle to find an 'off the shelf' kit.

Probably better to go for the tried and tested uprated cam/heads/carb approach with a company like Specialised Engines.

[hunter1172]

yeah but thats all so boring where as a turbo would A) make life more fun straight away,
B) Be an instant power increase

then i suppose going for the tried an tested method of tuning with cams carbs, an head modding is a safe method.

[grahambell]

Well there's always nitrous oxide...

[joospeed]

home blown engines not as hard as you think .. TVR did it for you in a very basic manner with a pressure fed weber in a sealed box .. crude but gave good power (although seemed to set the TVR trend for quoting higher power than it actually made in real life) .. have a look at a 3000M or taimar turbo next time you see one at a show

[Nano2nd]

janspeed did a Turbo kit for the 3.0 essex although i've never seen one

if you'd bought a 2.8 cologne i've actualy got a janspeed turbo kit forsale for one

oh and a turbo technics kit lol

[joospeed]

Nano2nd said:

janspeed did a Turbo kit for the 3.0 essex although i've never seen one if you'd bought a 2.8 cologne i've actualy got a janspeed turbo kit forsale for one oh and a turbo technics kit lol

hmm .. would be interesting in the tasmin

[nick_f]

hunter1172 said:

Just got myself a esex V6 out of a scimitar now im looking to put it in an 1960 ashley coupe but would like to do some simple yet affective tuning but on a small bugdet any idea i would even concider a turbo but not sure who does the turbo kits

Pick the right man for the job and heads, carb, cam and timing gear and a few other bits and bobs will net you 170bhp at the wheels from a road-friendly engine.

IMHO the right man is John Wade (mail me for his number) but you can still get somewhere with off-the-shelf bits from somewhere like Burtons.

Unless you get lucky on E-Bay you're going to have to do any turbo/super charging from scratch, though.

[LRW]

Hi

I'm from South africa....own a MK5 XR6 "interceptor"....it came out standard with the 3 42 DCNF webers on it. While the setup is very very good (power is excellent....fuel consumption is excellent if you dont drive like a hooligan), we're currently grafting 2 T3 turbos onto the engine (using the carbs, no EFI)
Its actually easier to do than you think, although...as you say, everything will have to be made up since no off the shelf stuff is available. I aim to spend a max. of about R6000 (about 500 pounds) and have a reliable turbo setup.

[hunter1172]

Nano2nd said:

janspeed did a Turbo kit for the 3.0 essex although i've never seen one if you'd bought a 2.8 cologne i've actualy got a janspeed turbo kit forsale for one oh and a turbo technics kit lol

nice one how much do you want for the turbo kit?

[hunter1172]

LRW said:

Hi I'm from South africa....own a MK5 XR6 "interceptor"....it came out standard with the 3 42 DCNF webers on it. While the setup is very very good (power is excellent....fuel consumption is excellent if you dont drive like a hooligan), we're currently grafting 2 T3 turbos onto the engine (using the carbs, no EFI) Its actually easier to do than you think, although...as you say, everything will have to be made up since no off the shelf stuff is available. I aim to spend a max. of about R6000 (about 500 pounds) and have a reliable turbo setup.

well you will have to keep me informed of how it is all going what is the turbo off? and could you send picture for it so far?

[hunter1172]

joospeed said:

home blown engines not as hard as you think .. TVR did it for you in a very basic manner with a pressure fed weber in a sealed box .. crude but gave good power (although seemed to set the TVR trend for quoting higher power than it actually made in real life) .. have a look at a 3000M or taimar turbo next time you see one at a show

do you have picture of this type of home blown engine etc?