Hey fellow R3Vers...
I don't think I've ever posted in this section before...and if I have, not for a long time. Some of you probably know about my project from Baye30, but with the exception of the local guys, I pretty much kept it on the low.
The car originally started out as a 1987 Alpine White 325is - motor on the verge of spinning a bearing, suspension completely fried, interior and the body were the only two good things I could say about it...except maybe the price.
It's taken two years to get to this point...now black, wide-body Mtech2, full interior work, etc. Now I'm on the verge of completing the biggest part. The stroker motor. For anyone interested in seeing the full build-list to-date, it can be found here:
The motor is a 3.0 liter, high-compression stroker that has almost literally spared no expense. Every single piece of the motor has been lightened, strengthened, blue-printed, port-matched, bored-out, etc. Everyone has told me that seeing 300hp out of a naturally-aspirated m20 motor was impossible. I wanted to see if it could be done.
Now, I realize that as she sits right now, she very likely won't be bringing enough air into the motor to reach those kinds of numbers. I do, however feel that 250-260 is well within reach. I've already decided that the next project will be to design a set of ITBs in order to get myself closer to that goal. So far, I've seen dyno proof of a 2.8l reaching 260bhp with a similar setup and ITBs, but it was lower compression and lower displacement. So, when the time comes for the dyno, we'll see where it's at.
Comments and questions welcome. :) I've worked hard for good quality of mods and presentation, and I'm pretty happy with where I'm at right now. I now offer it up to the community. 8)
And the BEST part...getting it running tonight! :pimp:
I don't think I've ever posted in this section before...and if I have, not for a long time. Some of you probably know about my project from Baye30, but with the exception of the local guys, I pretty much kept it on the low.
The car originally started out as a 1987 Alpine White 325is - motor on the verge of spinning a bearing, suspension completely fried, interior and the body were the only two good things I could say about it...except maybe the price.
It's taken two years to get to this point...now black, wide-body Mtech2, full interior work, etc. Now I'm on the verge of completing the biggest part. The stroker motor. For anyone interested in seeing the full build-list to-date, it can be found here:
The motor is a 3.0 liter, high-compression stroker that has almost literally spared no expense. Every single piece of the motor has been lightened, strengthened, blue-printed, port-matched, bored-out, etc. Everyone has told me that seeing 300hp out of a naturally-aspirated m20 motor was impossible. I wanted to see if it could be done.
Now, I realize that as she sits right now, she very likely won't be bringing enough air into the motor to reach those kinds of numbers. I do, however feel that 250-260 is well within reach. I've already decided that the next project will be to design a set of ITBs in order to get myself closer to that goal. So far, I've seen dyno proof of a 2.8l reaching 260bhp with a similar setup and ITBs, but it was lower compression and lower displacement. So, when the time comes for the dyno, we'll see where it's at.
Comments and questions welcome. :) I've worked hard for good quality of mods and presentation, and I'm pretty happy with where I'm at right now. I now offer it up to the community. 8)
And the BEST part...getting it running tonight! :pimp:
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