Need some engine suggestions
09-28-2009, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by tapout2000,Sep 28 2009, 02:37 PM
Raj is too busy posting pics of his new car and not moderatin' this muh' fuhcka!
09-28-2009, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by buyos1717,Sep 28 2009, 08:09 AM
I'm trying to build a street legal track car. I've looked into several plans/builds of it and i'll probably be doing the physical building in a year. But that should be the easy part. I'm going to make a CAD model of it and run stress analysis to make sure i get a stong and light structure.
I'll be sure to post all the good stuff once it gets going but i'm stuck already. I want a reliable, high revving, and potent engine. I don't mind slightly building the engine but i would like 200whp NA. I might slap on a turbo later so that's a possibility also. The engine MUST be FWD. This should simplify the build.
Wants:
High Revs
200whp NA
Fairly Compact
A lot of aftermarket support
Reliable
under $5k with transmission (preferably 6spd)
I don't mind it having no torque, that would be perfect.
The s2k engine sounds perfect for this, but I can't find too much info on how to connect the RSX engine to the engine. I thought about the k20 and it is one of my top choices right now. I just think it's kind of pricey.
Anyways, what do you think?
I'll be sure to post all the good stuff once it gets going but i'm stuck already. I want a reliable, high revving, and potent engine. I don't mind slightly building the engine but i would like 200whp NA. I might slap on a turbo later so that's a possibility also. The engine MUST be FWD. This should simplify the build.
Wants:
High Revs
200whp NA
Fairly Compact
A lot of aftermarket support
Reliable
under $5k with transmission (preferably 6spd)
I don't mind it having no torque, that would be perfect.
The s2k engine sounds perfect for this, but I can't find too much info on how to connect the RSX engine to the engine. I thought about the k20 and it is one of my top choices right now. I just think it's kind of pricey.
Anyways, what do you think?
09-28-2009, 08:26 PM
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Tapout2002 -
I didn't think it should go in the "Car Talk" forum because i wasn't talking about any specific cars. I figure it was more off topic because it had to do with a custom car build rather then production cars and/or comparisons of them. I guess i shouldn't have read the description of that part of the forum too literally.
2002ep3stage1 -
I did run a search but i couldn't find any relevant information. I don't normally frequent this side of the forums so maybe i missed some pertinent threads that the search didn't show. Maybe you could point me to it/them?
zachismisitok -
I guess any engine would work, as long as it can be mated with a FWD transmission. I just figured it would be cheaper and more reliable to find an engine and transmission that are both fwd.
curiouz_G
Because the car will hopefully weigh less then 1500 lbs, torque isn't the big issue. I think if the car is making 200hp then it probably has enough torque, i can be wrong though. The k20 seems pretty pricey ($5k with transmission?) so i was hoping there would be some alternatives. I'm pretty sure you can build B or H series engines but I like how the K series already has more hp, which i would think allows more potential for higher power builds. I'm pretty much just going off of information i found online so i don't know how reliable the sources are.
beanseff -
The chassis is going to be custom made. The s2000 engine would be perfect but the engine and transmission would be really difficult to use in a mid-engine setup.
If the thread should be moved, please help or let me know (I'm not sure if i can move it myself?).
Thanks to those with the honest input so far. Anybody have any other suggestions or comments? I was hoping someone could share their experience with which engine they think would suit my needs the best. The lighter the engine, the better too!
I didn't think it should go in the "Car Talk" forum because i wasn't talking about any specific cars. I figure it was more off topic because it had to do with a custom car build rather then production cars and/or comparisons of them. I guess i shouldn't have read the description of that part of the forum too literally.
2002ep3stage1 -
I did run a search but i couldn't find any relevant information. I don't normally frequent this side of the forums so maybe i missed some pertinent threads that the search didn't show. Maybe you could point me to it/them?
zachismisitok -
I guess any engine would work, as long as it can be mated with a FWD transmission. I just figured it would be cheaper and more reliable to find an engine and transmission that are both fwd.
curiouz_G
Because the car will hopefully weigh less then 1500 lbs, torque isn't the big issue. I think if the car is making 200hp then it probably has enough torque, i can be wrong though. The k20 seems pretty pricey ($5k with transmission?) so i was hoping there would be some alternatives. I'm pretty sure you can build B or H series engines but I like how the K series already has more hp, which i would think allows more potential for higher power builds. I'm pretty much just going off of information i found online so i don't know how reliable the sources are.
beanseff -
The chassis is going to be custom made. The s2000 engine would be perfect but the engine and transmission would be really difficult to use in a mid-engine setup.
If the thread should be moved, please help or let me know (I'm not sure if i can move it myself?).
Thanks to those with the honest input so far. Anybody have any other suggestions or comments? I was hoping someone could share their experience with which engine they think would suit my needs the best. The lighter the engine, the better too!
09-29-2009, 04:53 AM
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mods have to move it. i think you might actually have better luck in https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showforum=11
09-29-2009, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by buyos1717,Sep 29 2009, 12:26 AM
Tapout2002 -
I didn't think it should go in the "Car Talk" forum because i wasn't talking about any specific cars. I figure it was more off topic because it had to do with a custom car build rather then production cars and/or comparisons of them. I guess i shouldn't have read the description of that part of the forum too literally.
I didn't think it should go in the "Car Talk" forum because i wasn't talking about any specific cars. I figure it was more off topic because it had to do with a custom car build rather then production cars and/or comparisons of them. I guess i shouldn't have read the description of that part of the forum too literally.
09-29-2009, 08:08 AM
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MR setup? custom made chassis? street legal?
i want some of what you're smoking,
all i'm going to say is you better be a suspension engineer, and a damn good tig welder
look into the k20a type r 220hpor or you can save yourself a lot of headaches and get a rolling chassis from RCR: race car replicas
i want some of what you're smoking,
all i'm going to say is you better be a suspension engineer, and a damn good tig welder
look into the k20a type r 220hpor or you can save yourself a lot of headaches and get a rolling chassis from RCR: race car replicas