463 rwhp @ 16.5 psi, 423 rwhp @ 14 psi
09-26-2003, 11:44 AM
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Very impressive results Chris. While I imagine your goals are mainly to find out what the car can be made to do in a straight line, I ponder the potential of a motor like this in a track car.
That being said, do you think there's enough room in a turbo S2K's engine bay for a lot of extra cooling, or at least enough to keep things together for one whole track session? Assume of course the AC is removed, higher octane fuel, and a more conservative state of tune.
And if I might ask a newbie-ish question - knowing what you know now, and figuring in a reasonable labor rate for your custom welding work - what do you figure the cost to reproduce the system to be? I'd estimate $15k?
Again, well done. The S2000 has a remarkable chassis that is well served by additional power; I'll bet it's a joy to drive.
That being said, do you think there's enough room in a turbo S2K's engine bay for a lot of extra cooling, or at least enough to keep things together for one whole track session? Assume of course the AC is removed, higher octane fuel, and a more conservative state of tune.
And if I might ask a newbie-ish question - knowing what you know now, and figuring in a reasonable labor rate for your custom welding work - what do you figure the cost to reproduce the system to be? I'd estimate $15k?
Again, well done. The S2000 has a remarkable chassis that is well served by additional power; I'll bet it's a joy to drive.
09-26-2003, 12:32 PM
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I would say 14psi on the track is realistic and would be reliable and very responsive. Also I think with additional tuning I could get it to 440-450 rwhp on 93 octane on 14 psi. With race fuel you can run more agressive ignition and you could run less boost, and make even more power than I am at 16.5 psi.
$15K for the whole setup is probably a bit high, which is probably a good start
There is room for extra cooling as well.
Also, I wanted to mention that the dyno services were provided by Performance Motorcars, in Naples Florida. They stayed up really late for these dyno runs
$15K for the whole setup is probably a bit high, which is probably a good start
There is room for extra cooling as well.
Also, I wanted to mention that the dyno services were provided by Performance Motorcars, in Naples Florida. They stayed up really late for these dyno runs
09-26-2003, 01:15 PM
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Wow...I'm baffled. You are insane. 
What have you done to the drivetrain? I'm assuming this kind of power could turn your diff/axles into soup.
I can't wait to hear how it runs...
09-26-2003, 04:55 PM
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Kaaz diff, Star Stage 3 disk and pressure plate, Spoon Flywheel. Otherwise the drivetrain is stock. Life expectancy will be long as I will not drag race it, but only do pulls from a rolling start. Regarding the package deal question, no I have no plans on selling or producing anything at this point in time. If I were to do it over again I would probably have a slightly different design.... and I would take more time, however this is my daily driver, and I was borrowing another car during the time I was producing it so I was under pressure.
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