360 GLE Carb

Post by **foggyjames** » 06 Mar 2008 11:58 pm

A whole 4bhp more than the K-cam equipped B23E

cheers

James

Post by **Jason B** » 07 Mar 2008 12:11 am

lol, be that as it may it was cheaper than I could get a K over here (and secretly you are slightly jealous

) and it came with an adjustable cam gear for free so I can move the torque curve a little bit

Post by **foggyjames** » 07 Mar 2008 12:22 am

If you search really hard, you might find what I paid for my last K cam from Carl. Admittedly, I robbed him...

True....there is something pimp about having a fairly rare cam. I'm claiming rarity rights on my K cam though, as it actually came from a 343 R-Sport engine, not a 240. /nerd

cheers

James

Post by **Jason B** » 07 Mar 2008 12:31 am

I know you robbed carl!!! that was the cheekiest amount of money for a cam ever, regardless of spec! I'm just looking forward to the lumpier idle and lack of discernable power until 3k

(though apparently the gains between a k and H do increase a little if a decent exhaust is added and other such changes are made)

Post by **foggyjames** » 07 Mar 2008 12:50 am

I'm afraid I think you'll be sadly disappointed. My K purrs like a kitten at idle, and made 140lbft (peak was 145) at 2250rpm. They're not *that* hot, really. I'd say they're about perfect for a 'fast road' 8v redblock.

cheers

James

Post by **Jason B** » 07 Mar 2008 01:03 am

I'm basically going to head towards volvo original rally engine spec, they seem to get a decent 165bhp out of an NA with stock bits

Post by **Carl** » 07 Mar 2008 12:33 pm

Jason B wrote:I know you robbed carl!!! that was the cheekiest amount of money for a cam ever, regardless of spec!

Didn't I give you that brand new D cam for free? Cheeky boy

I only passed the K cam on for what I got it for, so I'd already robbed someone else. Didn't want to be ripping my 360 brothers off

Post by **filthyjohn** » 07 Mar 2008 12:41 pm

You've got three hundred and sixty brothers?! Christmas must be expensive!

Post by **germ** » 07 Mar 2008 02:23 pm

^

foggy where can i find info on what engine ive got in a 2.3 740?

Cheers
will

Post by **filthyjohn** » 07 Mar 2008 03:13 pm

It will have the code printed on a sticker at the top of the cambelt cover. Other info beyond that is indeed Foggy's department.

Post by **foggyjames** » 07 Mar 2008 07:00 pm

It'll be a B230K. Which version it is depends on which year it is. Look for the code on the head between exhaust ports 2 & 3 - starting 1000xxx. It'll either read 530, or 631. 631 will be from a later car, and is a 'Heron' design (with the combustion chamber in the pistons, and a flat cylinder head) like the Renault 1.7 in the 340.

cheers

James

Post by **germ** » 07 Mar 2008 08:13 pm

Thanks very much john and foggy,

tis a :

so no good for tuning then

Cheers
will

Post by **Jason B** » 07 Mar 2008 08:32 pm

sadly no, a pretty horrible engine setup for simple tuning

@ carl - I really appreciate that I also robbed you proper too!!! (and am forever grateful!!! - feel the wmc love

)

Post by **foggyjames** » 08 Mar 2008 02:23 am

Nothing wrong with it...it's just useful to know that there's no point in looking for a 531 head for it! Not that a stock 531 is a worthwhile upgrade anyway...

Stick a set of Webers on it, and you'd be laughing. It's probably a better behaved chamber than the standard 530/531 layout anyway.

cheers

James

Post by **Carl** » 08 Mar 2008 02:17 pm

Jason B wrote:@ carl - I really appreciate that I also robbed you proper too!!! (and am forever grateful!!! - feel the wmc love )

I just wanna secure a ride in the car when it's finished to see what I'm missing out on