Time to build a motor, what options have others found?

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by evo4g63

Add me to the list as of now.

What were you pushing as well?

[raven1231]

Originally Posted by C130NAV

Makes me feel much better knowing I only spent 4k more. I bet she is a beast ! I just maid the intial payment of 16k for engine and kit the rest for labor and car pickup will be paid on delivery. I also did my own engine and tranny removal.

How much power were you pushing also?

[C130NAV]

No dyno numbers but it was between 12-15lbs of boost. Just make sure you have a good tune, boost control and other gauges to monitor the beast. It is worth it to pay for a good tune.

[Cross]

I was around 1.25Bar max but only running at maybe 6-7PSI when mine went as mentioned in the Opening post.

Tuned by Moto-East on E85

[C130NAV]

Originally Posted by Cross

I was around 1.25Bar max but only running at maybe 6-7PSI when mine went as mentioned in the Opening post.

Tuned by Moto-East on E85

Shesh I was f'ed pushing that much then lol I should have known

[raven1231]

Man I was debating going turbo but this is worrying me...

[C130NAV]

I think the big thing is to respect the turbo. For a DD I would reccomend a supercharger of you want to boost power.

[Cross]

Originally Posted by C130NAV

I think the big thing is to respect the turbo. For a DD I would reccomend a supercharger of you want to boost power.

Supercharged doesn't make anything safer unless you are referring to Max boost level.
My turbo was daily driven and I was not really in boost during my drive to work with the exception of the on ramp if I didn't have slow people in front of me that like to get on the interstate at 45-55.
Turbos build to boost and many of the popular supercharger setups do as well. I failed due to a known and apparently unsolved issue that a tsb is out for. It can and has happened to others the difference seems to be I'm the second boosted one to experience it that I found.

I chose to go v8 because putting in another motor that there is no fix for just seems to be asking for a problem.

[wsites]

Originally Posted by Sellout

There's an LCD screen with the actual corner weights of an LS swapped 86 quoted on this page. As for the center of gravity, it's probably better than an 86 with the typical high mount turbo kit...

Uhm remote mount turbo kits are available for this car... and in no way could a v8 possibly have a better cg than a boxer, it is literally impossible. That being said I am not dissing on the build and if that is what you want to do with your car and money then by all means... All I'm saying is that this is not something I would consider doing to my car.

[C130NAV]

Did eveyone see the new superstreet. LS7 drift BRZ !!!

[Cross]

Originally Posted by wsites

Uhm remote mount turbo kits are available for this car... and in no way could a v8 possibly have a better cg than a boxer, it is literally impossible. That being said I am not dissing on the build and if that is what you want to do with your car and money then by all means... All I'm saying is that this is not something I would consider doing to my car.

I have the remote mount turbo kit, it doesn't change the fact there is added weight. I just choose a setup that moved it to a location I liked more and most do not.
The weight upfront already disrupts that CG so the argument again becomes invalid. You may be able to sit a Boxter lower but this motor is not further back than you can get an LS so again the characteristics require looking into more than just one point.

I actually just got an offer on the LS which is making me consider just putting another FA20 in as I am at the point I still could. But most likely I will not.

[wsites]

Originally Posted by Cross

I have the remote mount turbo kit, it doesn't change the fact there is added weight. I just choose a setup that moved it to a location I liked more and most do not.
The weight upfront already disrupts that CG so the argument again becomes invalid. You may be able to sit a Boxter lower but this motor is not further back than you can get an LS so again the characteristics require looking into more than just one point.

I actually just got an offer on the LS which is making me consider just putting another FA20 in as I am at the point I still could. But most likely I will not.

The remote mount turbo is mounted lower, I was refuting the argument of cg... So no it is not invalidated...
-Cheers

[Cross]

Originally Posted by wsites

The remote mount turbo is mounted lower, I was refuting the argument of cg... So no it is not invalidated...
-Cheers

You could mount it right before the ground this will not change the location and effects on balance. So again nothing changes that weight is not only added but so is coolant and pressure piping all adding weight and not equally. It also doesn't change where it's added and how that effects more than just the CG but also the balance, here is a simple way to think of this, was a sea-saw all that much fun with a kid 2-3 times your weight when you were in grade school?

Things may seem nice in theory but this idea that the lower it's mounted makes more difference than the weight that's added and where it is added is nothing more than foolish. A more forward mounted lower Boxter vs a more rear mounted 60lbs more LS has a lot more to consider than look one's lower! Look one's also slower, has less power and is harder to get parts for, was any of that valid in the argument?

[Sellout]

Originally Posted by wsites

The remote mount turbo is mounted lower, I was refuting the argument of cg... So no it is not invalidated...
-Cheers

You were refuting an imagined argument. Read better.