guestimate on power figures

[Dan 130]

im going to be priceing up how much my engine will cost just would like to no if anyone has run a similar spec and what sort of power figures they got back

20seh (130) bored up to a 2.1
big valve race worked head
woosner pistons
uprated rods
arp bolts
45's
probably all lightened and balanced
not sure what else

any help would be lovely thanx

[Stuart]

you'll struggle to break 200bhp imho... the cost of all that would be best put onto an XE, atleast that way you "should" be able to hit 200bhp without needing much in the wya of head work.

you WILL need a semi lairy cam to make use of that on the 8v... and also the 16v if you do that

[Dan 130]

yeah sorry stu forgot to put it should be having a rally cam kit , so double vavle springs , uprated followers etc i know it would make sence to do the 16v but just fancied being diffrent and i like 8v's i would be happy with 200 bhp

[Stuart]

imho 200bhp will be lucky... will be more like 190ish. but still its enough power to have fun with. most of it would be midrange too as the 8v tents to run out of puff higher up the revs.

[Dan 130]

coolio well i was hoping for 180 bhp so anything over that is a bonus but should be good fun fun in a stripped put nova hopefully ready for pvs and billing next year cheers stu

[Stoo]

stop being gay and buy my XE u turd

[craig green]

sounds like a nice spec'd 8v.

[Dan 130]

shut up stooey im buying the lot be patieint

[ben lee]

with that sort of spec cant see it makeing more than 170bhp if its to much head work and the cams are to wild wont be much fun to drive

[Dan 130]

well the bloke that im building it with builds race engines so he knows more than i do he reckoned around the 200 mark was achievable and he does build alot of race engines so il just go with what he says and wait and see