[s-cars] Curious about HP possibilities

[calvinlc at earthlink.net]

That's a hell of a case of beer....ummm...could I get my house painted for
that same case :)
--Calvin

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Joe Pizzimenti [mailto:joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com]
  Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:00 PM
  To: calvinlc at earthlink.net
  Cc: Tony Hoffman; Richard Harris; s-car-list at audifans.com;
200q20v at audifans.com
  Subject: Re: [s-cars] Curious about HP possibilities


  Considering it's already been done, he would just have to buy Justusson a
lot of beer & take lots of notes.


  I hear a case of fat tire goes a long way.


  Joe


  On Jan 2, 2008 9:06 PM, <calvinlc at earthlink.net> wrote:

    Well I have built a few SB Chevy's in my time and done engine swaps into
    vehicles that were never meant to have that particular engine, as well
as
    swapping out autos for manuals, etc.  What you are talking about here
starts
    with the initial outlay for the engine and then goes something like this
    from there:

    You need access to or your own machine shop to make all the assorted
    brackets and mounts needed for this mod....power steering pump for one,
I am
    assuming you are tossing your AC, because that would require lots of
work.

    Are you in a location where they do emission testing?  If so, good luck
:)
    Do you still want the all wheel drive?  If so, you have to now figure
out
    how to bolt the Chevy up to the 200 tranny, since the torsen is in the
    tranny.

    Let's not forget the aluminum radiator you will need to cool the engine
with
    the limited cooling area that exists.  Remember, 450 HP from a small
block
    is NOT all that easy if it is normally aspirated.  Of course if you are
at
    altitude the equivalent HP to your boosted 450 HP from the '91 is
somewhere
    north of 500.

    Not to mention the fact that the torque available in 1st gear will be
north
    of 400 ft-lbs, which is probably enough to snap some stuff.

    It seems to me that this is a TON of headache to take on.  I can't
stress
    enough the access to the machine shop aspect of this.  If you are not
    comfortable ordering billets/rods of material and using lathes, etc. to
come
    up with the right pieces this is going to take a LONG time.

    If the reason to do this is to avoid the expense of the ignition system
you
    would be way better off to get an ignition system and go the route that
so
    many have gone with these cars.  Hell, you could probably even go the
2.5
    route cheaper than the SB chevy route.

    Just my .02.

    --Calvin



    -----Original Message-----
    From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
    [mailto: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Tony Hoffman
    Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:36 PM
    To: Richard Harris
    Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; 200q20v at audifans.com
    Subject: Re: [s-cars] Curious about HP possibilities


    Yes, it's been done, and drives around in Colorado somewhere. I have
    thought about this myself, using a LS1 aluminum engine. But, the V8Q
    engine is another possibility, and bolts up to your trans.

    LT1Q as mentioned. It's a 5000TQ with an LT1.

    Tony Hoffman

    On 1/2/08, Richard Harris <rnharris at bellsouth.net > wrote:
    > Call me wacky, but I'm curious about dropping a small block Chevy
engine
    > into a 200 or UrS? Why? Well, I've been researching HP upgrade options
for
    > my 200. While there are a few high HP(450+) 3Bs in Europe, according
to
    most
    > of people I've corresponded with, the distributor ignition on the 3B
    limits
    > my possibilities. To make 450hp on a 3B, one needs to install an AAN
    > harness(wiring nightmare?), ECU and coils or go standalone($$$).  With
    > either of the aforementioned choices, the minimum hardware needed is a
    rods,
    > turbo and manifold($3500).  The Jegs catalog, www.jegs.com has a
variety
    of
    > warranted, new $4000.00 dollar engines. Heck, I'm sure one of my
hillbilly
    > buddies could find me a good condition used 350 for much less.
    >
    > ANy BTDT SB Chevy swaps?
    >
    > Richard
    >
    >
    >
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