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toymex
28-07-16, 07:51 PM
Has anybody put a type R engine and box in a Nova ,I was at the rolling road today where they were mapping an Elise with a K20 engine ,with only slight induction mods it made 260 bhp ,apparently a stock engine from a breakers yard £1500 .it has got me thinking !
Southie
28-07-16, 08:39 PM
Not that I remember of but there was a guy who fit another Honda engine iirc.

edit: here you go:
http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?143445-strangest-engine-fitted-to-a-nova/page10
bazzap8389
28-07-16, 08:46 PM
Not seen one either but they fit in minis so would go in a nova. My mates old k20 dc2 was 264bhp that was the same a few breathing mods and an aem ecu. Went very well.
toymex
28-07-16, 09:06 PM
It seems a cheap option ,would cost a lot of money to get an XE to that power and then it would be highly stressed ,plus the Honda should be lighter ,
turbojolt
28-07-16, 10:29 PM
Are you guys sure on these power figures and mods? Seems a bit of a reach a few breather mods making 50 odd hp
turbojolt
28-07-16, 10:34 PM
A quick Google and a set of itb's only claim 30hp increase...
Andy
28-07-16, 10:39 PM
Powercaps on xe novas takes them to 190bhp
turbojolt
28-07-16, 10:42 PM
Powercaps on xe novas takes them to 190bhp

True

It seems strange that my uncle went to the lengths of turbo charging his k20 elise and it only made sub 320hp when he could have chucked in a cotton filter and a larger throttle body :/
bazzap8389
28-07-16, 11:11 PM
My mates one had a full engine rebuild but that won't gain any power. I'll see if he's still got the printout. Oh and it was a dc5 k20 which is 220 bhp standard
bazzap8389
28-07-16, 11:20 PM
Can't make out the exact power figure in the pic but you can see its between 250-275. That was the printout from Birmingham where he bought it got it on the rollers up here at 249bhp

http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu329/bazzap8389/825D107A-C25D-4C18-8119-FC62853F6BBF_zpsumdyylbr.png (http://s660.photobucket.com/user/bazzap8389/media/825D107A-C25D-4C18-8119-FC62853F6BBF_zpsumdyylbr.png.html)


http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu329/bazzap8389/79E6B5EF-4DC5-4AEB-927B-04CEE1A3845E_zpsp8uhgwib.png (http://s660.photobucket.com/user/bazzap8389/media/79E6B5EF-4DC5-4AEB-927B-04CEE1A3845E_zpsp8uhgwib.png.html)
turbojolt
29-07-16, 12:41 AM
But what had it had done? I honestly dont see minor mods making that much power....I'm not going to mention torque I'm promising myself lol
millworm
29-07-16, 02:37 AM
Back to topic yes there is one done, I have the bloke on instagram - masterton motorsport if your intrested that's a k20. Remeber seeing a b18 one but don't think it got finished
Will F
29-07-16, 08:20 AM
F20 S2000 engines are 240 bhp standard - but are a pig to get any decent gains from. Could it have been one of those (they look the same!)

Either way they would be a hoot in a Nova
toymex
29-07-16, 10:09 AM
F20 S2000 engines are 240 bhp standard - but are a pig to get any decent gains from. Could it have been one of those (they look the same!)

Either way they would be a hoot in a Nova
Could well be ,as I know nothing about them ,I was guessing that as it was an Elise it would be a transverse setup ,where the s2000 is longitudinal ,not sure if the bell housings are the same
Mike
29-07-16, 01:17 PM
Getting power out of a K20 or B16/B18 isnt hard at all. A reliable 500bhp IS achievable. Look on youtube for plenty of sub 700hp turbo Civic/Preludes etc etc.

Fitting one into a Nova tho.... gearbox is on wrong side for a start lol and considering the ECU for a B18 is the size of a kellogs box theres a whole lotta loom to squeeze in there aswell!

TBH, youd be better off buying a B18 engined civic for £2k couple of small engine mods an then sticking a funkypower turbo kit onto it and running 12 seconds from the off for under £5k.
BRoadGhost
29-07-16, 04:26 PM
If my circumstance was different I probably would take the running gear from an S2000 & shoehorn it all under a standard nova body
Botedly
29-07-16, 04:38 PM
I think you guys need to read this build thread...
SR20DET powered Nova Saloon :)

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50106
Southie
29-07-16, 06:47 PM
I think you guys need to read this build thread...
SR20DET powered Nova Saloon :)

http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50106
I think you need to look on here more as simps has his thread on here lol

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?89638-Spaceframed-SR20DET-RWD-Nova
Benn
02-08-16, 04:40 PM
Back to topic yes there is one done, I have the bloke on instagram - masterton motorsport if your intrested that's a k20. Remeber seeing a b18 one but don't think it got finished


https://www.instagram.com/p/-AC9iXDYzG/?taken-by=mastertonmotorsport


That looks a bit awesome.
toymex
02-08-16, 05:58 PM
I did look at this ,it looks a reasonably easy fit ,if I can find some enthusiasm and they let me race in the series I want with one then I might give it a go
House
02-08-16, 06:09 PM
Get it done!!!
Botedly
03-08-16, 09:43 AM
I think you need to look on here more as simps has his thread on here lol

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?89638-Spaceframed-SR20DET-RWD-Nova

Haha no way, I remember trying to see if there was a thread on here but couldn't find it. Now subbed to it :)