Originally Posted by chip-3door
Fastmaul, didnt realise you were the other side of the pond.
You will be able to get a set of arrows over there for peanuts.
Same for pistsons, its far cheaper stateside than it is over here.
Gettign hold a replacement head, crank and block if a rod lets go though is going to cost you big money i suspect?
Yeah, I'm over here. I thought Arrow (rods) where from the UK? I have a couple of choices on Pistons. I actually have 2 engines one is 2wd and the other is the 4x4 one (which is the one that I want to get built up)
[quote="JRST"]what about with std compression too. So complete standard bottom end?
Originally Posted by chip-3door
Again there isnt one set figure, it all depends on how you achieve it, on a nice effiecent GT series turbo, moderate boost and using ntirous you will be easily able to handle 500bhp on a standard bottom end, but with massive boost from a T4 spinning its guts out you wont.
Ignition timing is SO critical to the amount of strain on the pistons as well, but conversely of course the more you retard it the less power you get, so its a case of just being pointless to try as you are piling more and more boost in for less and less gains.
I'm going to use a GT 35/40 turbo, but no nitrous. (I know, I know...the Yank NOS systems are crap!!
even though lot's of V8 boys, import racers use them.
)