Race engine for my race svx.

Dessertrunner · #1 06-21-2008, 06:27 AM

Mike is building a racing engine for my new race car. as part of this he has got pistons made for 11:1 compression. I was going to try 11.7 :1 but Harvey and Mike showed me the errors of my ways. When the engine is complete and running we will hire a day at the engine dyno so Mike can tune it to run on the standard ECU and confirm the power output. We were going to do this on the quite but I figure others will be interested to see how the project goes and what can be done with a NA engine build. I have asked Mike to keep you guys up to date as he builds the engine. Have a great day.
Tony

SilverSpear · #2 06-21-2008, 06:41 AM

Good Luck Tony!

odepaj · #3 06-21-2008, 09:06 PM

So what are you gonna do with the stg3 kit?

tiv0 · #4 06-21-2008, 10:16 PM

sounds cool
anxious to hear how this all works out

brumbyrunner · #5 06-22-2008, 02:30 PM

Hi Tony, I've been following your progress for a while now and it's always interesting.
What's the reason you're building the motor NA when you have a $10,000 supercharger kit sitting there?

benebob · #6 06-22-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by brumbyrunner

Hi Tony, I've been following your progress for a while now and it's always interesting.
What's the reason you're building the motor NA when you have a $10,000 supercharger kit sitting there?

Racing class rules??? Keep us posted, that's what I need to start doing here soon on our engine floor out back.

Dessertrunner · #7 06-25-2008, 04:05 AM

yes race rules. The race I want to compete in won't allow me to change manifold and therefor can't use the SC. The pistons have been order so we are waiting now.
Tony

Mensaf · #8 07-17-2008, 05:57 AM

This is awesome.

joe62890 · #9 07-17-2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Dessertrunner

yes race rules. The race I want to compete in won't allow me to change manifold and therefor can't use the SC. The pistons have been order so we are waiting now.
Tony

Keep us updated man!

Ricochet · #10 07-19-2008, 09:29 PM

I keep seeing all these threads dealing with people throwing thousands of dollars at their svx with only slight improvements. If you can't get an svx at least into the 12's, wtf is the point of modding one? Go buy a sports car if you want speed, buy an svx if you want year-round comfort. Anyways, good luck with the big expensive build.. have fun with your million dollar 15 second car.

SilverSpear · #11 07-20-2008, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricochet

I keep seeing all these threads dealing with people throwing thousands of dollars at their svx with only slight improvements. If you can't get an svx at least into the 12's, wtf is the point of modding one? Go buy a sports car if you want speed, buy an svx if you want year-round comfort. Anyways, good luck with the big expensive build.. have fun with your million dollar 15 second car.

I have a sports car, it is supposed to be one of the good cars around, but I hate it!!
I cannot wait until I reunite again with the SVX three times per year just to enjoy driving it. Why not enjoying more of it with some more punch?

And Brian, I see you each time bashing the SVX, newsflash man, this is an SVX network, most of the guys here are obsessed about their babies, I am one of them. If you are annoyed by the fact that someone might one day be literally blowing one million dollar over the svx just to make it a little faster, you can always leave here and join the Camaro/Chevrolet network...

Ricochet · #12 07-20-2008, 05:05 PM

Not downing the car, I love mine.. I just know it'll never be fast.

btw I'm already on ls1tech.com

AGREENTREEFROG · #13 07-20-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricochet

I keep seeing all these threads dealing with people throwing thousands of dollars at their svx with only slight improvements. If you can't get an svx at least into the 12's, wtf is the point of modding one? Go buy a sports car if you want speed, buy an svx if you want year-round comfort. Anyways, good luck with the big expensive build.. have fun with your million dollar 15 second car.

slight improovements are what wins races

Roo · #14 07-22-2008, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricochet

Not downing the car, I love mine.. I just know it'll never be fast.

Hmm, I think the STi and WRX drivers I was with last weekend didn't figure I'd be fast either, but I kept up with them...

...besides, fast is an outdated VW marketing campaign.

Stock + short ram intake + RE050A's on STi BBS wheels...

...and my baby handled the twisties like the newer kids...

Dessertrunner · #15 07-23-2008, 06:48 AM

Brian I think you need to understand were a SVX fits into the current race rules. Matt has proven that you can get the weight out of a SVX and I think there are enough motors that are developing higher power so the car can be very competive against the current STI's without speeding the big bucks that they do.
Life is not about copying everyone else its about creating your own space and acheivements. I have just driven my SVX over 9,000 k and about 2,000 k of that was dirt and rock roads and some of thoses dirt roads I sat on 170 kph. The car never missed a beat so before you bag it out tell me what car can do that when it has done 500,000 k and still handles like a dream and gives the comfort that can't be beatten.
Tony