Is anyone else interested in cars and motorsport?

[Sussex19]

I've had this to 150 kph.

Pretty good! Is it souped up bit?

What is this one?

 

[azurbanclucker]

Pretty good! Is it souped up bit?

What is this one?

Just a bit.

2019 Kia Stinger GT. Twin turbo v6 350 hp/365 tq

 

[Sussex19]

Just a bit.

I thought so!

2019 Kia Stinger GT. Twin turbo v6 350 hp/365 tq

Nice! I'm not the best with all the different makes and models.
I would love to try driving a twin turbo with all that grunt

 

[azurbanclucker]

I thought so!

It isn't a whole lot. Still a 1.6l (1641cc) but with billet rods, lightened and fully balanced and counterweighted crank and flywheel, a mild cam, ported and polished heads with larger valves, and a pair of single barrel 40mm carbs and electronic ignition, all exiting from a 1.5" merged header and silencer. It's only about 75 hp crank, but it will keep up nicely in freeway traffic and with a 4.37:1 ring and poinion in the gearbox, it's lightning quick in zipping in and out of traffic and off the line. Lowering it helped a TON with stability at speed, since the stock height had a tendency to push air under the front and lift it up. No issues with it 2" off the ground up front. And fortunately we have well maiontained and flat roads here so it's not a hazard to drive it that low.

Now, the 2180cc t3/4 hybrid turbo setup on the stand in the garage will be more power (200+ with mild boost). But I need to put a beefier trans in it or I'll just rup the splines out of the drums. Suby 5 speed bolts up almost perfectly (needs a couple adapter pieces and you have to reverse the ring and pinion to run it backwards). Just haven't had the cash to swap it.


and as the saying goes, "Once you go turbo, you never go back"

 

[member 655102]

Just a bit.

2019 Kia Stinger GT. Twin turbo v6 350 hp/365 tq

Sweet! I’ve never really been much of a Kia fan myself but I love that curvy body style. It’s sexy

 

[Sussex19]

It isn't a whole lot. Still a 1.6l (1641cc) but with billet rods, lightened and fully balanced and counterweighted crank and flywheel, a mild cam, ported and polished heads with larger valves, and a pair of single barrel 40mm carbs and electronic ignition, all exiting from a 1.5" merged header and silencer. It's only about 75 hp crank, but it will keep up nicely in freeway traffic and with a 4.37:1 ring and poinion in the gearbox, it's lightning quick in zipping in and out of traffic and off the line. Lowering it helped a TON with stability at speed, since the stock height had a tendency to push air under the front and lift it up. No issues with it 2" off the ground up front. And fortunately we have well maiontained and flat roads here so it's not a hazard to drive it that low.

That is quite modified in my book.
Cams are on the wish list for our rally car, but funds say otherwise.
I hate to say it, but I'm not quite sure what half the things you're talking about are
There's a reason I am more nav then driver/mechanic.

 

[Sussex19]

and as the saying goes, "Once you go turbo, you never go back"

I want a turbo so bad in the little ford fiesta road/hillclimb/Khanacross car, but I'm still on my P2 license, and that is restricted to no turbos

 

[azurbanclucker]

That is quite modified in my book.
Cams are on the wish list for our rally car, but funds say otherwise.
I hate to say it, but I'm not quite sure what half the things you're talking about are
There's a reason I am more nav then driver/mechanic.

Well, it's all about improving combustion and reducing weight. The crank and flywheel balancing means a smoother, higher revving rotating mass, and widens your power band. Lighter rods and pistons means less power lost back to the combustion process and again helps with higher revs. You know what wins you get with cams, more fuel in, more power out. Same with the heads. Porting/polishing smooths out the air charge as it comes into the combustion chamber which reduces turbulence and give you better fuel atomization. Better atomization = bigger bang. And right back to "more power out". Bigger valves in the heads mean more air/fuel in from the cam, and more efficient exhaust.

There's still no replacement for displacement, and unless you go forced induction you're still going to be limited with what you can get our of 1600 cc's, but when I built this engine I put about 900 USD into it, so it's been a very good return on the investment. Same parts now are almost double, but even at 1800 US, it's still not terrible for a fully built engine in a daily driver. Going stupid fast is what the big boy motor is for That's going to be a 10 second quarter mile, street driven monster.

 

[member 655102]

Ugh…I just remembered that I still need to fix up my ‘17 Kawasaki Z125 Pro motorcycle. Some drunk guy in a pickup truck knocked it over last year while he was backing out of a parking space and damaged the side paneling.

 

[azurbanclucker]

is it just the plastics or was there more damage? And did you kick said drunk's drunk a**?