Bigs 300 bhp xe project

[burgo]

dar did you take pics of the swindon engine?

[philip]

some mods swindon do are use oversized buckets, but i wouldnt mind seeing a swindow motor in bits:D

[Dar]

No pics, I will try and remember my camera next time I am down there.

[ace-media]

I have had the chance to have a look at a stripped down Swindon engine (my mate is rebuilding his) and there are modifications to the head and block that you would never think of.

A cheap way of getting your hands on one is to buy a single seater with one fitted. That would also be cheaper than buying the bits and building a 300bhp XE from scratch :D

I'll second that! No point in even trying to by the head alone without getting a new mortgage

Mate of mine (well, casual acquaintance) has a Swindon head off one of the Cav's - proper reverse one - you won't see work like that anywhere else - as Dar says the bits in there are unbelievable.

Good luck chasing 220bhp fella

[philip]

think a reverse head bare go for around £3k

[ck]

Interesting read this thread.....

The manifold is utter pap for your use. Its designed for an XE thats sitting around 10inch further back and around 6inch lower compared to a standard XE Cav. Not only does it look a mess, its funking totally useless for your need!!

As for a figure near 300bhp? And CK saying it'll be a similiar spec to a Swindon built motor but higher cc's? Well, I hope youve got a house you can re-mortgage.......serveral times over!!!!!

read what ive said properly before trying to quote something like that.

i clearly have said the spec will end up being very close to btcc spec but will take several years.

it will be a std xe to start with. then the throttle bodies and managment will be going on. then it will be the slow and laborious task of building the bottom end, the the head ect ect (prob be a years worth of savings for BIGS on each the head and the bottom end)

by the end of it i would say 280hp is deffinatly possible prob with bit more torque than the average high end 2ltr/2.1ltr xe (86mm stroke) 300hp is abit exagerated i would say tbh. JRE dont get much more than 300hp from his 2.4xe's. think it was 311hp or 322hp hes made so far...

[novarobbo]

just read this whole thread..

firstly - i'll say it seems everyone seems jealous of your manifold and your money.. i only actually read afew decent comments and afew people actually helping you out.. it all seems like what rick draper has recently had to go though all the s**t about spending your money else where ect.. you spend it how you want to and on what you want and do what you want.. if it doesn't achive the figures you want then you mess about with it some more ect.. which is probably what you would do.. its all trial and error you wont get it right first time i think this guy knows this! so why just say it wont make what he wants.. as has been said it will take several years but it will/should hopefully get there!

secondly - i cant understand why people dont give you more decent comments for actually trying something else instead of doing the normal.. he doesn't want to be normal his trying to do something else! ie. be different not just fitting a LET for easy cheap power!

lastly - i dont want to start arguing but as ive just read the whole thread its exacly how it comes across!

BIGS your doing a good job keep up with it im looking forward to the updates yet to come

[DW-Nova]

Hows the project going mate ? Really looking forward to seeing some more progress, will be a hell of a car once done, best of luck too you !! although what i cant understand is the amount of negative comments on here !! if you cant post something either constructive or positive dont bother imo, why just keep moaning, it's his car his money and it's totally upto him how he wants to do it !!

[LEWI007]

I think it looks good and support bigs for building it the way he wants it, keep us updated bigs

[C7LJN]

I say stick with is mate and keep the updates coming to

I got the same when i come on here too just cause i wasnt going down the normal turbo route
Good luck with it anyway