cooperwestie Posted May 17, 2014 Posted May 17, 2014 I've got a 1.8 silver top and im thinking turbo power on throttle bodies and high lift cams. Ive got a price for everything but the mighty turbo. Anyone got any clues or whether to bother at all? Quote
Pistol Pete Posted May 17, 2014 Posted May 17, 2014 The power delivery of older turbo's isn't really suited to a lightweight seven type car, newer generations of turbo appear to suffer hardly any lag and better suited but superchargers appear to be more popular among kit cars. SteveRST has experience of cvh turbos and last year turbo charged a 2.0 zetec, so may be worth dropping him a pm. Quote
cooperwestie Posted May 26, 2014 Author Posted May 26, 2014 Been in touch with bailey perfomance hes goin to supercharge mine Quote
alexander72 Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 Edited to add, "Turbos are Titanic" not "Mighty"…. Mighty is saved for the 8V push rod classic Mighty Cross Flow….. Quote
jeff oakley Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 Edited to add, "Turbos are Titanic" not "Mighty"…. Mighty is saved for the 8V push rod classic Mighty Cross Flow….. Does that mean they are doomed on their first outing? Quote
alexander72 Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 Jeff, you might be right... let me consult my Thesaurus Quote
CrisisWolf Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 Been in touch with bailey perfomance hes goin to supercharge mine Be interested to know how that turns out! What 'condition' is your Zetec now? 1.8/2.0? Be interested to know how much as well. Quote
cooperwestie Posted June 1, 2014 Author Posted June 1, 2014 My engine has done 3300 miles so relatively new. He recons 250bhp from a 1.8 with new ecu etc and around 3500 fully done. He could put more bhp but said for a reliable engine that's the peak. If you start goin mad on the internals then obviously alot more. He said he had a 2.0 running 400bhp but was dangerous I mean power to weight your talking close to 800 Quote
cooperwestie Posted June 1, 2014 Author Posted June 1, 2014 Does that mean they are doomed on their first outing?had a crossflow in my old kitcar........zetec all the way Quote
alexander72 Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 cooper, i think it very much depends on the cross flow and the peddler :-) Quote
MK11 Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 400bhp from a 2.0 zetec isn't really trying. My BIL used to build zetecs of 460bhp before he decided to go the duratec route for big HP. 1 Quote
Paul Edden Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 There should be a crossflow class in the speed series I think. (Goes to buy popcorn - and waits). Quote
cooperwestie Posted June 3, 2014 Author Posted June 3, 2014 400bhp engine not when the power to weight is done Quote
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