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27-08-2008, 05:53 PM
Hiya,
New here as you can see, hopefully i foudn the right place to be. I would just like some basic advice to start with, im a long way off spending the money but would like to get the early design done around something a bit more specific.
I am building myself a RWD mid engine track car.
I was going to use my existing engine a 4-pot 2L turbo and mount it to a audi FWD box perhaps, currently making 350hp that i was going to uprate to around 4-430hp or so. but im aware without spending silly money that is its limit. and also pushing the engine fairly hard.
So what im now pondering, is that I seem to be able to find entire cars(A8) for about 2-2.5k with a V8 4.2L all day every day, pop a couple of turbo's on to get the car handling setup, on std internals/management, so im thinking (without knowing engine specifics) that 450hp shouldnt be too much out the question, and then to look into uprating the internals and management as needed to boost it a bit more to around 600 or there abouts depending on what the chassis/box/engine will take.
So I'm wondering what specific year car/engine you'd reccomend on a "realistic" budget that would be best suited to the project. (ie strongest/lightest that would need least modification to take good power)
And also what gearbox you'd reccomend as being the strongest most suitable gearbox for high power 2wd application.. if any are at all suitable that is. what sort of power it will take etc before breaking up..
Any links to tuning you guy's have done on these engines, or anything at all relevant greatly appreceated. I will try to find some time to do some searching on here over the next week or so.
Cheers!
Stu.
New here as you can see, hopefully i foudn the right place to be. I would just like some basic advice to start with, im a long way off spending the money but would like to get the early design done around something a bit more specific.
I am building myself a RWD mid engine track car.
I was going to use my existing engine a 4-pot 2L turbo and mount it to a audi FWD box perhaps, currently making 350hp that i was going to uprate to around 4-430hp or so. but im aware without spending silly money that is its limit. and also pushing the engine fairly hard.
So what im now pondering, is that I seem to be able to find entire cars(A8) for about 2-2.5k with a V8 4.2L all day every day, pop a couple of turbo's on to get the car handling setup, on std internals/management, so im thinking (without knowing engine specifics) that 450hp shouldnt be too much out the question, and then to look into uprating the internals and management as needed to boost it a bit more to around 600 or there abouts depending on what the chassis/box/engine will take.
So I'm wondering what specific year car/engine you'd reccomend on a "realistic" budget that would be best suited to the project. (ie strongest/lightest that would need least modification to take good power)
And also what gearbox you'd reccomend as being the strongest most suitable gearbox for high power 2wd application.. if any are at all suitable that is. what sort of power it will take etc before breaking up..
Any links to tuning you guy's have done on these engines, or anything at all relevant greatly appreceated. I will try to find some time to do some searching on here over the next week or so.
Cheers!
Stu.