Hi all, Im trying to decide what mod to next for not silly money that will get me abit more power... current spec is...

Omex 710
T34.48
750cc injectors
500 cooler etc
and all the usuall stuff like swirl pot, big brakes etc etc
engine internals are completely standard, and standard head gasket and clutch as car has only done 38k

had quite alot of dyno runs and it makes between 330 and 360 pending on heat and boost im running.

i want abit more power but dont want to spend silly amounts of money..

any advice would be great

thanks

 

Adjustable rear beam,or bigger exhaust housing on the turbo,what about a brake upgrade

cheeRS stu

 

ditch the t34 and get a t38, you wont be dissapointed

 

thats idea t34 wont really give much more... would i need to get head ported for a t38 to run reasonable boost?

 

ive just done the same mate and im seriously impressed with it, no porting for me standard engine greys & 2bar

 

Niceee, are you 4x4? what boost and power are you making now?

 

A GT3071 is a good mod.

Mark

 

Indeed it is Mark

 

If you don't mind taking the head off try some porting, will increase power right across the rev range, depending on what's done, from around Ł300
tabetha

 

thats may be a good idea if thats all it costs, when i brought the car off a friend he gave me a brand new multi layer matt lewis head gasket with it so i could stick that on aswell i supose

 

just get the headwork done by someone decent, just lately ive seen a few engines come in with absolutely appauling porting, varied sizes ect

worth paying the money !

 

im 2wd mate, going to be rebuilding mine after this years season is over and will prob go for some porting, ive herd it can be very expensive though

 

if on a budget your cheapest option would be change the housing on your turbo to a 0.63 and get a remap

 

If you want a substantial power increase without having to pay out for head porting then i have already done all the hard work and messing about. See my thread for details -link in my sig. You can get a inlet cam that doesnt require valve cut outs which is simliar to the BD14, GT3071 can be put on with the minimal of fuss, get it mapped and there you go

 

Thanks, i will have a read

 

also remember once you start heading much over 350bhp and 350lbft your gearbox will start to hate you and eventually shit itself!

 

Depending how he drives it of course.

 

300 ft/lbs is enough for the standard mt75 to go bang you don't need 350

Luciano

 

he drives like a pussy so will last him a lifetime

 

true enough mine died at 330 although i do wonder if the donuts and abuse had more to do with it

 

Depends what you want doing head wise, the first Ł300 porting I had done took away all the habit of not wanting to rev out in higher gears, hits 7300/7400 through the gears, as well as boosting much harder and much sooner.
The person I use has only been doing it 54(fifty four) years so think he may have cracked it by now!!
Price wise my piston pocketing is costing Ł40, some wanted Ł10-Ł15 a pocket, so Ł40 fort all 16 done is good I think!!
tabetha

 

Ł10-15 a pocket is pure cosworth tax especially when you consider the time and effort spent.

 

i would go for a brake set up first,as i wouldnt like to go over 360bhp on standard brakes

 

he says in first post he has big brakes.

 

Thanks for the advice people, yeah i already have big brakes so its just engine work i need now