My car is a four year old UK00. It's been pushing 250bhp since run in and for the last year or so 300bhp and 300lbs/ft with hybrid turbo, TMIC and ECUtek3.

It has had a very easy life and plenty of TLC (eg 3,500 oil change and never pushed when cold), apart from the odd spirited thrashing and a handful of track days.

The thing is, I'm tempted to bolt on a US 2.5 block, turbo, FMIC etc etc but the car has now done 80,000 miles. If I do, is this the time to strip the whole thing and replace worn bearings etc or, since the car appears to run as sweetly as the day I got it, dare I assume everything is okay in here?

Any advice appreciatd.

Thanks,

Richard.

[Edited by Hoppy - 1/20/2004 3:21:12 AM]

If you're fitting a new bottom end, then that's most of the engine wear dealt with :) Just budget on new valves/guides/springs for the heads, plus water and oil pumps (which you'd fit new anyhow...hopefully :)).

But the jump much over 300 hp will mean your gearbox is living on borrowed time.....

Richard

Gearbox wont take it

Alan g has 350lbs of torque and broke 2-3 uk gearboxes! lol

yes gearbox will die though

Thanks guys.

Yes, gearbox will be a problem, I know. Was looking at the Lateral Performance cogs but there is a flaw in there at the moment, it seems. I'm sure Mark is trying to fix it as that is preferable to a heavy 6-speeder with a lot of odd ratios.

Any other ideas welcome.

Cheers,

Richard.