Cosworth Builds N/A 400Bhp VQ
03-21-2008, 01:08 PM
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The Amuse car was at its best that I am aware of, low 300's at the wheels on a Dynpack. The Endless car was built by Tomei, and was very similar. The highest NA setup I am aware of aside from the full out GT class cars from RJN are from MCR. But again we're talking huge compression #'s and race gas, so outside of the scope of what this contest is about. It will be cool to see the results!
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03-21-2008, 02:58 PM
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im guess he meant crank lol...wow
i dont understand the hate ...its preety obvious that vq can achieve great NA numbers but as Z1 said ....its up to size of the project and $....my goal is 300rwhp..but its gonna be hard shelling out money for that haltech etc....gotta pay to play.
i dont understand the hate ...its preety obvious that vq can achieve great NA numbers but as Z1 said ....its up to size of the project and $....my goal is 300rwhp..but its gonna be hard shelling out money for that haltech etc....gotta pay to play.
03-21-2008, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Motormouth
wat are you talking about?
pancake bunny?
pancake bunny?
03-21-2008, 05:28 PM
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It can be done if you have the availability of Knowledge and Cash. They have the Cash and probably the Knowledge. The knowledge just has to be Good, Common Sense engine building ability's.
Cash is #1, but worthless without the other
Cash is #1, but worthless without the other
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03-21-2008, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruthless18x
Shouldn't the title of this thread be "Cosworth, maybe, possibly, if they are lucky, is going to try to build a 400hp VQ" ?
03-21-2008, 06:43 PM
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The SCC article mentions you can enter to win the engine they build, but the URL they give doesn't work. Have they posted a different URL is any other mags?
The one in SCC is www.syntectopshelf.com.
The one in SCC is www.syntectopshelf.com.
03-21-2008, 06:48 PM
#53
Originally Posted by 350Zenophile
The SCC article mentions you can enter to win the engine they build, but the URL they give doesn't work. Have they posted a different URL is any other mags?
The one in SCC is www.syntectopshelf.com.
The one in SCC is www.syntectopshelf.com.
03-21-2008, 07:27 PM
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Sorry I should of done this before.Castrol Top Shop Challenge
Spinout May 2008
The rules have been drawn up and the invites sent out; the Castrol SYNTEC Top Shop Challenge is on. The Challenge is an engine build-up competition between seven magazines - Eurotuner, Import Tuner, Lowrider, Modified, Super Street, Turbo and us, Sport Compact Car. Each magazine will be teaming up with an engine building shop and will each be responsible for selecting an engine and building it to the limits of the rules.
The basic rundown for the rules is as follows:
Production engine from a production based car
100-octane spec fuel
Spec Castrol Syntec synthetic oil of shop's chosen weight
Only one forced induction permitted (factory counts as one)
No methanol, fuel or water injection
Custom parts are allowed
No muffler during testing, but header must fit a production chassis
After each engine is finished, the engines will be given a total points score based on peak horsepower and torque per liter of displacement (turbo/supercharger are given a 2X displacement multiplier), power under the curve, surviving a 30-minute drive cycle and a subjective judging panel for quality and craftsmanship. All testing will be handled on an engine dyno.
When it came time to pick an ally, our choice was easy. We placed a call to the guys at Cosworth Engineering. With experience in the WRC, Formula One and Champ Car series, their engineering prowess is second to none. They also produce a full line-up of performance engine parts aimed at the Ford Duratec, Mitsubishi 4G63, Subaru EJ20/25 and Nissan VQ35 engines. We're going to be building a naturally aspirated, high compression VQ35 engine (at least 11:1 and 400bhp) using off-the-shelf Cosworth parts that anybody can buy with a simple phone call. We'll be covering the build-up on the ultimate naturally aspirated VQ engine in upcoming issues, as well as keeping you up to date about the progress of all the underbody lighting and panty-loving tuner mags.
And the best part is, the winning engine in the Castrol SYNTEC Top Shop Challenge will be given away to one lucky reader. For more details on the contest and how to win our Cosworth engine, visit www.SyntecTopShop.com.
Spinout May 2008
The rules have been drawn up and the invites sent out; the Castrol SYNTEC Top Shop Challenge is on. The Challenge is an engine build-up competition between seven magazines - Eurotuner, Import Tuner, Lowrider, Modified, Super Street, Turbo and us, Sport Compact Car. Each magazine will be teaming up with an engine building shop and will each be responsible for selecting an engine and building it to the limits of the rules.
The basic rundown for the rules is as follows:
Production engine from a production based car
100-octane spec fuel
Spec Castrol Syntec synthetic oil of shop's chosen weight
Only one forced induction permitted (factory counts as one)
No methanol, fuel or water injection
Custom parts are allowed
No muffler during testing, but header must fit a production chassis
After each engine is finished, the engines will be given a total points score based on peak horsepower and torque per liter of displacement (turbo/supercharger are given a 2X displacement multiplier), power under the curve, surviving a 30-minute drive cycle and a subjective judging panel for quality and craftsmanship. All testing will be handled on an engine dyno.
When it came time to pick an ally, our choice was easy. We placed a call to the guys at Cosworth Engineering. With experience in the WRC, Formula One and Champ Car series, their engineering prowess is second to none. They also produce a full line-up of performance engine parts aimed at the Ford Duratec, Mitsubishi 4G63, Subaru EJ20/25 and Nissan VQ35 engines. We're going to be building a naturally aspirated, high compression VQ35 engine (at least 11:1 and 400bhp) using off-the-shelf Cosworth parts that anybody can buy with a simple phone call. We'll be covering the build-up on the ultimate naturally aspirated VQ engine in upcoming issues, as well as keeping you up to date about the progress of all the underbody lighting and panty-loving tuner mags.
And the best part is, the winning engine in the Castrol SYNTEC Top Shop Challenge will be given away to one lucky reader. For more details on the contest and how to win our Cosworth engine, visit www.SyntecTopShop.com.
04-01-2008, 07:04 PM
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Here is another shop. SP Engineering is going to participate w/ a RB26DETT Monster. This is going to be cool.
SP Power
Castrol Syntect Top Shop Challenge
Posted March 25 2008 11:10 PM by Top_Shop_Challenge
Filed under: Miscellaneous, Syntec Top Shop Challenge
Ever want to see which motor can be built to put out the most power? Lucky for us Castrol Syntec wants to find out too.
• Get a Free Quote • Find a Local Dealer
For 2008 we’re going to go head to head with our sister publications Super Street, Import Tuner, Modified, Sport Compact Car, eurotuner and even Lowrider to see who can make the most crank horsepower and torque. Since every magazine focuses on different motors we decided to measure this contest by horsepower per liter. This way when the Lowrider guys show up with a 7 liter LS7 motor, things will be on a level playing field. Now to complicate things a little there’s a displacement multiplier for using turbos. (yeah seems a little biased to us too). But we’re not going to let that get in the way though since we hit up our friends at SP Engineering, one of the premier tuners of the venerable Nissan GTR RB26DETT, to become Castrol Syntec’s Top Shop. We’re looking to go over 1000 horsepower with this motor on 100 octane so make sure you follow the build in the magazine as well ask check out our progress at www.SyntecTopShop.com.
SP Power
Castrol Syntect Top Shop Challenge
Posted March 25 2008 11:10 PM by Top_Shop_Challenge
Filed under: Miscellaneous, Syntec Top Shop Challenge
Ever want to see which motor can be built to put out the most power? Lucky for us Castrol Syntec wants to find out too.
• Get a Free Quote • Find a Local Dealer
For 2008 we’re going to go head to head with our sister publications Super Street, Import Tuner, Modified, Sport Compact Car, eurotuner and even Lowrider to see who can make the most crank horsepower and torque. Since every magazine focuses on different motors we decided to measure this contest by horsepower per liter. This way when the Lowrider guys show up with a 7 liter LS7 motor, things will be on a level playing field. Now to complicate things a little there’s a displacement multiplier for using turbos. (yeah seems a little biased to us too). But we’re not going to let that get in the way though since we hit up our friends at SP Engineering, one of the premier tuners of the venerable Nissan GTR RB26DETT, to become Castrol Syntec’s Top Shop. We’re looking to go over 1000 horsepower with this motor on 100 octane so make sure you follow the build in the magazine as well ask check out our progress at www.SyntecTopShop.com.
04-02-2008, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert_K
Guess the Indy Car, CART, F1, WRC engine's are garbage too since two plenums have leaked. 
I am looking forward to results though
04-02-2008, 06:22 AM
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Its worth nothing that Costworth doesn't make F1 engines anymore, and champ car is now defunct. Were it not for the Cosworth name, the Z community would have forgotten about this plenum a long time ago.