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xtrmjks
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by xtrmjks » 21 May 2008 08:08 pm
..little update, car's back from rollers,314.5Bhp and 317.5 lb ft @ 17 psi,
with slipping clutch..

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by germ » 21 May 2008 08:25 pm

Cool that must own evos! scoobs and even some skylines!

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by xtrmjks » 21 May 2008 09:31 pm
17 psi is apparently top for std intercooler, RS500 next..
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by SteveP » 21 May 2008 10:03 pm
Awesome work, should be errm.. interesting!!

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germ
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by germ » 21 May 2008 10:35 pm
how much more boost can the engine take?
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by foggyjames » 22 May 2008 01:52 am
Very nice numbers...especially given that the clutch was slipping. Is that calculated at the flywheel, or measured at the wheels?
We were running 27psi on Ryan's B230FK with 13mm rods. This car also has 13mm rods. They're generally considered to be good for 2 Bar / 30psi.
Ryan's car made 295lbft / 276bhp, but limited to 20psi and 4800rpm due to inbalanced injectors...but of course with the much less efficient 8v cylinder head. We're expecting ~350 at 2 Bar and 6500rpm.
Clutch aside, how's the drivetrain holding up?
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xtrmjks
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by xtrmjks » 22 May 2008 07:12 am
Calculated wheel figure was 263Bhp, diff has been replaced with welded one, as old one shatered..gearbox seems o.k
I'm using 660cc injectors, so there's scope for more..
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by Ali » 22 May 2008 09:57 am
Faaair play! That must go like absolute stink! I've nearly outbraked myself several times with 170bhp so that must be absolutely mental! What gears will it spin through straight line in the dry?
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hatch360
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by hatch360 » 22 May 2008 10:43 am
this power output is crazy, wish there were 360 like this down here !!!
A 0-100 km test would be interesting
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by Tourinki » 22 May 2008 02:11 pm
hatch360 wrote:A 0-100 km test would be interesting
To my mind 80-120km/h test tells more about the performance than 0-100km/h time. Mainly because in Volvo gearboxes first gear is too short to make good launch and fast shifts just destroy the gearbox.
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by xtrmjks » 22 May 2008 05:28 pm
spins wheels at 80mph, with road legal slicks..It'shard to hold on straight line on fullacceleration

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by SteveP » 22 May 2008 05:56 pm
That sounds nuts, hope you can make a meet in the future, it'd be awesome to see this beast!

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Cloud
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by Cloud » 22 May 2008 06:34 pm
Forgive my ignorance...but what is the engine exactly? B230 with a 16v head and turbo? from what exactly? is there a 16v head that will fit the b200/b230?
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by Fuse » 22 May 2008 06:57 pm
16V heads from B204 and B234 series engines will fit in b200 and b230 series. You just have to sort out the timing belt and tensioners but there are bolt on parts for that too.
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by foggyjames » 22 May 2008 07:11 pm
Cloud - if memory serves correctly, it's a B230FT with reliefs for the valves cut into the pistons...with a B234 (16v) head tacked on using a Dick Prince tensioner.
Exhaust manifold is custom. It originally had a TD04-15G from an 850 T5, but now has something much larger fitted (it probably says further up this thread...but I'm lazy

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