Engine Re build

1. Vts_Daz Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Wigan Posts: 458 Saxo VTS

   #1 23rd May 2008, 23:53

   ok over the next couple of months i'm gonna turn my saxo in to a track day car. which i wanna build i new engine for i'm just looking for a list of parts i will need and where to get them from and prices thanks
2. Crooksey L-plater Joined: May 2008 West Sussex Posts: 73 106 XSI

   #2 24th May 2008, 09:24

   Depends how far you wanna go mate.
   
   I mean, you can strip it down completely and go for something like..
   
   Low comp pistons's
   New rods
   Balanced Crank
   Balanced fly
   New valve springs
   Cam
   
   But a rebuild of that level will cost around £800 (im starting mine next month)
   
   Also whilst its a bare block etc, you may as well skim the block and the head and have a small amount taken off the face of the cylinders, then buy some oversized pistons to compensate for this.
   
   How far did you want to take the rebuild? Also bare in mind after a complete rebuild, the engine will need 2k of "easy" low rev driving to wear it in, so you wont be able to track it straight away.
3. Vts_Daz Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Wigan Posts: 458 Saxo VTS

   #3 24th May 2008, 19:10

   i would be aiming for 180bhp+ with tb's after the re build so parts will need to make that
4. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #4 24th May 2008, 19:26

   180+ bhp speak to qep for parts. you wont be looking at much change from 5k for engine built on tbs mapped up etc...
   
   and you DONT want low comp pistons on a decent NA engine
5. Crooksey L-plater Joined: May 2008 West Sussex Posts: 73 106 XSI

   #5 24th May 2008, 20:37

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Ryan and you DONT want low comp pistons on a decent NA engine

   Why not?
6. jpsaxo Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2005 Sydney Posts: 8525 Mango Westcoast

   #6 24th May 2008, 22:44

   Surely its fairly obvious? you want high comp, the higher the compression, the bigger the bang, the more the power/torque
   
   Thats to a degree, you can go too higher compression ratio as well
   
   ps if you need engine refurb parts, gaskets, bearings, camblet kits etc give me a buzz
7. Ryanp Super Moderator Joined: Feb 2004 Tonbridge United Kingdom (England) Posts: 38236 Vtr, 172, throttle bodied track slut

   #7 24th May 2008, 22:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Crooksey Why not?

   if you are asking that, then please do not advise people on engines until you have done some reading about them.
   
   WRONG information is very dangerous and can be very costly if people follow it.
8. smearsvtr Established Member Joined: May 2007 My House in Burton on trent near derby Posts: 1025 Saxo 1.1 96 Saxo VTR 2000

   #8 25th May 2008, 09:48

   You only want to lower the compression if you are going to be boosting it (turbo or supercharger) as said above you want to raise the compression for a normally asprirated engine.
9. Crooksey L-plater Joined: May 2008 West Sussex Posts: 73 106 XSI

   #9 25th May 2008, 10:08

   Oh sorry didnt read the NA part of what was said earlier, my mistake.