ian do you think you could have the same amount of fun if it was 40bhp less?
I don't mean to put a downer on your build, but NA build is expensive for the gain...(i remember we talked and i said to you go turbo LOL)
you think you could have gone for something RWD (s2000) if you are doing track work?
i'm just interested in what your opinion is
I never did this build originally just to make power. I had 3mm of valve end play and would burn a litre of oil every 4 laps on the ring. Simply not acceptable for me to continue. I have driven turbo'd cars and they do NOTHING for me. Maybe supercharger but i like N/A. I love my EK9 not S2000 and i want to continue tweaking and modifiying my EK9. I've owned it for 3 years now and still love it to pieces.
lot of money spent. Did you not consider going down the K swap route Ian? Can't help but think it would have been far better value for money... 200+whp is easy to push out of those with some bolt on's and kpro ecu, perfectly fine as a daily drive also.
Absolutely not, i don't like K series engines. Yes i could have done a swap but i now have a BRAND new engine, all new seals, bearings, rods pistons valvle train etc etc etc
This cost for the build included a number of things such as
Gearbox build,
Final drive
Mugen Diff
theres £1500
ECU and Harness
Another £500
Oil cooler
Gauges
Another £500
Water blast and laquer block and gearbox
Another few hunderd
Also consider that i insisted on
Brand new water pump oil pump etc etc etc everything is brand new apart from the crank valves rockers block and head. All other components a fresh and hopefully reliable.
This build as not intended to chase numbers just build a new, reliable engine and hopefully make some power out of it at the same time.
Is that £8500 just on the engine build?
See above
How is the hi comp difficult to live with Ian?
If you are locking up, surely a change of brake setup or braking style is needed?
Thought about raising the ride height? Sure Hytech etc could build to your spec? An N/A build is never cheap especially with a full refresh of all parts.
The thing that annoyes me most about the high compression is the risk of knock and ensuring you have the best fuel grade.
I don't want it any higher than it is, if anything i want it lower but i'm not going any lower.
As for brakes i'm sure most of it is where the bumps are and elevation changes but i don't feel a need for a better pad or setup. I'm very happy with stopping power.
my spoon setup locked up everywhere at the ring last year, however it was spot on at knockhill, i had to run aggressive pads to get the fade resistance i needed for such a small track but then on the wide open Nurburgring they were too on and off - if you're planning on keeping the spoons i would look at different pad / disc choices as with the brembo's this year you know how good they were yet i only locked them up i think once on track when slowing down for a yellow flag....!!!!
if you were looking for a serious header, the SMSP street sweeper is a great header. proven amazing gains and due to the collector placement in front of the block it is just the down pipe running under the engine so has immense clearance - pretty sure it sits higher than the lowest point of the sump!!
I looked at that. Looks impressive... But a further grand for a header plus another remap £500 for what 5? 10? maybe 15bhp?
