maximum engine / stroker size available?
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 6:45 am
I have a T5 project about to start (gotta sell by T6 first...) I am looking to make a big torque monster engine...Well within the car / gearbox / engine limits anyway.
The catch is to maintain the stock look. I will be going for the 12V alternator mod based on the later generators to keep the look.
I have seen the Willholit data on the engines (twin plugs etc and stoker up to 2002cc in size) I am looking for feedback on others who have gone down this treacherous and expensive path to torque.
As an absolute minimum I will go to a 1720 big bore and that will see the limits of the Zeniths possibly over them. Any feedback on how I can increase the flow out of these? CJ indicated these are close to maximum at around 100hp?
I am looking at a new counterweighted crank (probably SCAT), conrods, pistons and cylinders and head and intake mods as well as the usual 200mm and lightened flywheel. I will look at a full flow filter if I can get to it to be hidden as much as possible (i.e remote)
I have sent a few emails to suppliers to look at the knowledge and parts available. I want to do the majority of work myself and use packaged kits and only farm out specialized machining where necessary (i.e. case machining and lineboring / verification etc). There are not a lot of 356 specialists in Western Australia..... Any suggestions on engine combinations woulds be very much appreciated. Direct responses to kgwhitehead@dodo.com.au if you don't want to placed this on the forum.
The collective value of this forum is brilliant and my previous T6 project would never have been finished without it.
The catch is to maintain the stock look. I will be going for the 12V alternator mod based on the later generators to keep the look.
I have seen the Willholit data on the engines (twin plugs etc and stoker up to 2002cc in size) I am looking for feedback on others who have gone down this treacherous and expensive path to torque.
As an absolute minimum I will go to a 1720 big bore and that will see the limits of the Zeniths possibly over them. Any feedback on how I can increase the flow out of these? CJ indicated these are close to maximum at around 100hp?
I am looking at a new counterweighted crank (probably SCAT), conrods, pistons and cylinders and head and intake mods as well as the usual 200mm and lightened flywheel. I will look at a full flow filter if I can get to it to be hidden as much as possible (i.e remote)
I have sent a few emails to suppliers to look at the knowledge and parts available. I want to do the majority of work myself and use packaged kits and only farm out specialized machining where necessary (i.e. case machining and lineboring / verification etc). There are not a lot of 356 specialists in Western Australia..... Any suggestions on engine combinations woulds be very much appreciated. Direct responses to kgwhitehead@dodo.com.au if you don't want to placed this on the forum.
The collective value of this forum is brilliant and my previous T6 project would never have been finished without it.