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Originally Posted by danblack87
I appreciate your honesty.
In that case, I would prefer the BHP all the way, even if I have to elongate the build a little to suit my budget.
In terms of 200-250bhp I was looking at a zetec or Duratec engine setup and was going to work on the mods for that one step at a time, not go the whole hog right away.
Thanks for the honesty.
Cheers,
Dan.
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A well setup BEC with around 150bhp will smash a CEC day in day out round a track, 250bhp is only just usable, by a good driver, in something as light as this.
You won't be able to put the power down without risking theback end stepping out all the time.
I thought about all of this long and hard, and my build isn't exactly budget. I had a deposit down on a 260bhp turbo zetec when the seller pulled out. I am now undecided as to which direction I will go with the car. But, if I have 180bhp I would be more than happy, given the performance capable from a well put together and setup car such as this.
I see you keep going on about 'cheap'. I have been told may times, "Buy cheap, buy twice". Perhaps if you gave people an idea of the budget available for your build, they might be able to provide a more relevant suggestion.
There is a difference between cheap, and good value.
You say your knowledge of mechanics is small, in which case you will be paying someone to get whatever engine it is you chose up to spec. Engine builders are not cheap.
As an example
There is a very easy way to a 250bhp zetec. It's called £7700 +vat from raceline
Or, you have to turbo a normal zetec, which will cost around £2-3k, plus a fair amount of mechanical savvy.
Sorry to piss on your chips, but I think you are being totally unrealistic.
You want 250bhp - why??
You think you can handle 250bhp in a 550kg car?
You want it cheap, yet, by your own admission, you can't do it yurself.
You have chosen to ignore what a lot of people on here have given you as good advice.
This is part of the reason I have stayed off the forum for so long.
- Nobody seems to know how to use the search function
- Everybody wants something for nothing
- Loads of people joining have totally unrealistic expectations eg. 250bhp for "Cheap"
If that sounds like a rant, it's because it is. I'm pissed off with people who refuse to listen to any bit of advice given to them, and keep asking the same question until they get the answer they think they want.
If you want a track day car, look on locostbuilders, there are ex-race cars going for around 4k. Cost and performance is an exponential equation. If you want to go twice as fast, it will cost a f*ck site more than twice the money. Anybody can go fast in a straight line, where big BHP makes a difference, corner speed is where it's at in the real world