Had car for ten years before she blew up, so engine has been rebuilt by allen jefferies and is now 2.1 stroker fully forged, next is heads and so on, the aim is to keep her looking as original as possible with 500bhp

http://s724.photobucket.com/user/mik...?sort=3&page=1

 

wow you went all out on that subs impressive

is the bonnet red or black ?

 

Its been carbon wrapped but undecided whether i go back to red when i get it re sprayed

 

hummm imo red allday mate but each to their own..

500bhp in a classic, from experience i would suggest getting some adult nappies lol

good luck

 

It was 300bhp before it blew and with the close ratio box it was rapid anyway, saw my finished engine today at allen jefferies wow

 

Trust me, 500hp in a classic is **** scary lol....

You probably saw my engine and car too

 

Yes she looks good, yeah 500hp is gonna be scary will save that engine map for Hill climbs

 

Thanks, was my silver classic outside or in been worked on?

I hope my engine isn't terminal

Are you ggoing to be hill climbing this year? I'm looking to do the same

 

Hopefully yes but fear she may not be ready this year once i have engine and gearbox in will feel much better

 

I know that feeling, waiting for Alan to come back to me with the damage on my engine



I should really stop wasting money on it, but these videos make me want it back lol

 

I dont care how much it takes to finish jenifer shes part of the family, is your engine knocking?

 

yeah, suspected little ends....

it has done 30+k @500+hp though so cant complain....

 

Was that a forged rebuild 30k ago? Did allen jefferies build it? How much abuse did you give it, i would hope for more than 30k out of mine

 

Yep, one of the first ET strokers, it was only ever driven to within an inch of its life, and it was an open deck block....

As you can see from my vids I don't **** around, launch control and side step the clutch etc. And the guy who originally had it did mostly track days and fast road stuff with it. A real testament to the quality of the build IMO.

I would have said 30k at this kind of power and use without having to do anything to it other than a shim is bloody good going... Unless you baby it (which I don't see the point of having 500hp if you are going to do that)

 

I guess whats the point in having it if you dont use it, hoping closed deck block will help things, i know im gonna be scard to use it when its done after all the time and money spent, but as soon as i get to track day im gonna nail it

 

I'm guessing your changing the box for that kind of power? If so will your box be for sale?

 

Yeah the plan was to get mine rebuilt with a taller 5th, but my gear box is in perfect working order so gonna use it for now and keep my eyes open for a 6speed from STI RA and get that rebuilt as love the close ratio on RA boxes,

 

Yeah I know what you mean, I love the ratio's on my RA. I stripped fifth in mine but don't really want to go for the taller fifth as I've heard it's quite a drop from forth.
Maybe if you do swap your fifth you'd sell me the one you remove?

 

Sow hat spec are you going for?

 

Yes for sure if i get 6 speed box or maybe if i have windfall i would have quaife 6 speed sequintel box

 

Allen jefferies says engine is good for 500bhp, so next he is doing my heads and matching them to the 2.1 stroker, then exedy pink clutch and forged flywheel, then engine can go back in, not sure which turbo yet but gonna spend grand, simitec ecu, bigger injectors then rolling road, defo want three engine maps and most of all anti lag sure that will be between 400-500bhp and my car only weighs 1050kg cant wait