Confirmed, Spoon F20C makes 265 RWHP...asked Spoon rep today at IAS...
04-22-2002, 08:49 AM
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Chris, this motor is almost stock. They are VERY limited in what they are allowed to do for the car's racing class. It even uses a stock intake box.
Blueprinting of this engine will yield almost no gains at all as it is a very clean engine to start with.
Blueprinting of this engine will yield almost no gains at all as it is a very clean engine to start with.
04-22-2002, 01:49 PM
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Originally posted by vtecvoodoo
The car at IAS was still using a stock exh manifold, too. There is no way that car was making 265.
Ryan
The car at IAS was still using a stock exh manifold, too. There is no way that car was making 265.
Ryan
04-22-2002, 02:17 PM
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It's hard to be sure exactly which engine is being talked about here.
- Blueprinted JDM engine, by Spoon. 265bhp at the crank. Seems plausible to me.
- Full Spoon engine, with their cams, pistons, manifold, exhaust, ecu etc. 265bhp at the wheels also seems plausible.
- The engine in the car pictured. Some Spoon parts, but restricted by racing regs. More than >250bhp (JDM Stock), probably. Exactly what? Who knows.
I think it's most likely confusion, rather than mis-information. But we'll not know unless the different possibilites are tested.
For my 2p, I do think an engine with 265bhp NA at the rear wheels is possible. But I don't think the pictured engine will be putting out that much.
-Brian.
- Blueprinted JDM engine, by Spoon. 265bhp at the crank. Seems plausible to me.
- Full Spoon engine, with their cams, pistons, manifold, exhaust, ecu etc. 265bhp at the wheels also seems plausible.
- The engine in the car pictured. Some Spoon parts, but restricted by racing regs. More than >250bhp (JDM Stock), probably. Exactly what? Who knows.
I think it's most likely confusion, rather than mis-information. But we'll not know unless the different possibilites are tested.
For my 2p, I do think an engine with 265bhp NA at the rear wheels is possible. But I don't think the pictured engine will be putting out that much.
-Brian.
04-22-2002, 03:48 PM
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That's an N1 endurance car. Only mods allowed are engine blue printing, modified exhaust, and ECU. Intake has to be stock as does the header and everything else in the engine.