02-01-2018, 02:46 PM
Greetings all, and HNY to you all.
May we have a cost run down please on rebuilding an engine without using a supercharger, to effectively give more power and torque.
This could be very useful for not just me but other newcomers.
My engine is totally unknown and I certainly don't want to start it up (I haven't even got a complete carb for it yet) and cause damage, so I prefer to strip it down entirely, which will happen in due course.
Could us newcomers be given some expert guidance, re what ought to be replaced as a matter of course, and the overall cost of doing so. The idea being not just a rebuilt engine, but one with additional power. It would appear therefore from Malcolm Parker's reply concerning a blown engine that 30 plus BHP can be obtained without a blower being fitted.
Some guidance and costings will be much appreciated. Malcolm mentioned a "Barlow" crank, I don't know of this, I know of Phoenix of course, plus what pistons have been used.
Maybe this kind of guidance could be offered as a standard "document" for newcomers.
To recap then, what is the maximum road usable power that could be obtained, combined with reasonable economy, and at what cost?
regards
Arthur
May we have a cost run down please on rebuilding an engine without using a supercharger, to effectively give more power and torque.
This could be very useful for not just me but other newcomers.
My engine is totally unknown and I certainly don't want to start it up (I haven't even got a complete carb for it yet) and cause damage, so I prefer to strip it down entirely, which will happen in due course.
Could us newcomers be given some expert guidance, re what ought to be replaced as a matter of course, and the overall cost of doing so. The idea being not just a rebuilt engine, but one with additional power. It would appear therefore from Malcolm Parker's reply concerning a blown engine that 30 plus BHP can be obtained without a blower being fitted.
Some guidance and costings will be much appreciated. Malcolm mentioned a "Barlow" crank, I don't know of this, I know of Phoenix of course, plus what pistons have been used.
Maybe this kind of guidance could be offered as a standard "document" for newcomers.
To recap then, what is the maximum road usable power that could be obtained, combined with reasonable economy, and at what cost?
regards
Arthur