Originally Posted by RobThe car that we are trying to design would be able to run an appropriate intercooler and radiator, fully ducted to control the air flow. Brakes and transmission would not be a problem 'cause they're all Brembo and Xtrac sequential. This isn't a budget build. I was just wondering about the engine itself. The prevailing theory is that the engine can't make 400 WHP for the required time but based on the information that I have learned previously on this site I didn't think that it sounded that difficult. I figured a VE with Eagle rods, N1 cams, 20 psi, etc. would be able to make 400 kind of numbers pretty easily.
The BIGGEST issue you will have is not making the power, but keeping all the liquids (and essentially the entire engine itself since you essentially need a much more potent (read: more heat generation) explosion to make power) cool that big power generates is the KEY!!
These cars are simply not known for their highly efficient cooling system, and any trackday junky with a heat blower hanging the end of the block will tell you; KEEP TEMPS UNDER CONTROL!!
P.S Did you say something about a Xtrac box? Hahhahahahahahahha!!
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Making 400whp (especially if using an efficient VE setup) is the easy part. Knowing how to keep fluid and under temps to a proper level is where all the brain power needs to be focused.
Its just a tad more difficult, but when the factory does most of the hardwork for you (read: factory equipped turbo cars) its fairly straight forward for the most part.
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