Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:21:49 +0100 From: "**-**" <m.faulksnopsamternet.com> Subject: Re: Car Mechanics Magazine
"Grunff" <grunffnopsam.com> wrote in message news:bhrkbm$2f1qu$2nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de... > **-** wrote: > > > As someone running 300+bhp on a 170K mile block (and some internals) with no > > problems moderate is somewhere along the lines of 300K and high somewhere > > aproaching the half million mark. > > What mods Matt? 300 is a good output. Gearbox rebuilt? Well the car does about 5000 miles a year during which time it lunches about 3 boxes ;-) Although I'm building a new one up at the moment with a strenghened casing so I'm hoping this one might last a bit. Theres a pic at http://www.faulksperformance.co.uk/15Ktoyoumate.jpg And yes those are 325mm discs and Brembo 4 Pots behind the front wheels ;-) Mods include a modified Lotus/Behr chargecooler, Water Injection, Turbo Technics T3 (trim 60), 30# injectors, Apexi S-AFC, Launch and Traction control, Stronger internal fixings (some ARP some custom), bit of gasflowing here and there, manifolds matched to head etc. etc. lots really. In Evo 3 I'll be using DI from an early 9K along with a 2.3 cyl head (with my own cam profiles) and a few other bits, if this doesn't pull in 350bhp then I won't be happy LOL. Its my hobby and it keeps me out of trouble so as far as I'm concerned that justifys the money ;-) Oh it also spends most saturdays and wednesdays being battered around the track, I prefer to think of it as Mint but well used. And lets be honest theres no point building something like it and not using it, nothing annoys me more than show cars LOL. Cheers Matt > > -- > Grunff >
