Re: 4000q hp

[esw5@postoffice2.mail.cornell.edu (Ernest Wong)]

[from Joff]
[snip]

>They can get at least 200 BHP out of the five cylinder by increasing its
>capacity, fitting new cams and poished, airflowed ports. On the five
>cylinder 20 valve they were offering a 240 BHP conversion - of course you
>could get a lot more, but not with the day to day useability of this
>vehicle (according to Car Magazine). Apart from the extra power (and more
>importantly, the big torque increase), the engine didn't exhibit any of
>the characteristics of highly tuned motors - i.e., rough idle, dodgy
>cams, poor reliability and tardiness at low revs.
>
Any rough idea how much displacement the 200HP engine was running. I
remembered seeing displacement enhancing crankshaft and pistons advertised
for the inline 5. It bumped displacement to 2.5 liters. Forget if that
required boring out the cylinder walls.
Thanks,

Ernest Wong
email: esw5@cornell.edu