EFI and tuning for a 2.2 NA

[Duncan Thomson]

Mihnea,

Thanks for the response.

>Already thought about that but when you compare power figures, these
>aren't the same as with a well-tuned turbo engine (Javad used to put out
>around 350 HP with a K26 and a MC2 engine on EFI IIRC)!!!
>With higher compression ratio (11:1 or more), a very good port job, nice
>cam, exhaust header (and larger exhaust pipes) you could get into the
>170-180 HP range from your KV engine if everything is well done.

Yeah, that's about the figures we were thinking... dad's first rash
statement was "you should be able to get 200hp" which after some serious
doubt from me was amended to 170-180... so he may have been pretty close
2nd time round...
I still haven't completely ruled it out as an option... that sort of power
would push the coupe along quite nicely I reckon...
Don't really need masses of power, and top speed is not where I like to
play, we have a lot of very windy (bends, not wind) around here, and they
are mostly narrow and fairly rough... so instant on power is what I prefer,
enough to control cornering with the throttle, and preferably without any
power spikes or lag as turbo cuts in and out... seems to me that this would
be a bad thing while mid corner with power on...

Have never driven a turbo, let alone driven a turbo hard, so these may be
non-existent issues... just my current impression...

>If anyone is interested in scans from a magazine covering those models, I
>can send them but beware that they are pretty large files.

yeah, I'd like to see those...

cheers
Duncan

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