Originally Posted by
TNE Gho$t
Its a 8 valve push rod head, LOL.
As to the comment that starlet's can make that power, the renault 5 engine is carbed, has 8 less valves and also has a rubbish designed inlet and exhaust manifold. If we were to change the exhaust manifold to a tubular item we would gain an extra 20bhp and then think if we changed the management to electronic fuel injection and have a better inlet mani. We could then up the boost even more and easily be knocking on 280bhp and all this on a standard bottom end apart from some ARP conrod bolts.
BUT, with everything it costs money and there is a budget
Also, it is not easy to get 240bhp out of a starlet or everyone would be doing it. All the guys I know with starlets push around 180bhp with uprated turbo's, fmic, exhaust, induction and remaps. The only way it would be easy to get 240bhp from a starlet, is if you dropped in the 1500cc bottom end and then your talking
Sorry for that essay and thanks for the comments (& debate)
I've made 240 on standard starlet internals and i'm just about to improve on that, i hope.
I know it's an achievement hence me saying good for the engine design but not for the capacity like somebody said. I'm not taking anything away from your results BTW. Good work.