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Duratec twin turbo
goodall - 22/3/07 at 10:38 AM

how much power would that give and how hard would the air inlet system be to make?


NS Dev - 22/3/07 at 10:45 AM

eh and why???????

Do you mean v6 or 4 cyl?

On a 4 cyl....pointless

On the v6, great, look at noble, 400hp ish but expect the work to get the engine suited for the turbos to cost a lot more than the base engine, it won't be bolt-on!!!


SaveTheDodo - 22/3/07 at 10:45 AM

Why bother??


takumi - 22/3/07 at 11:01 AM

Why not just use the
Mazda 2.3L Turbo engine to start with as its the same as a Duratec - ford rebadge it..


SaveTheDodo - 22/3/07 at 11:03 AM

He beat me to it....

Remember a Duratec I4s internals are stripped down so much they may all need to be replaced.

Regarding the V6 as that is presumably what you meant, ISTR Nobles now use a different V6 more similar to the S-Type Jag spec not the Mondeo type Duratec V6.


goodall - 22/3/07 at 11:34 AM

the V6 i ment sorry, how much would it all cost to do? just to small turbos noting big


ned - 22/3/07 at 03:35 PM

FWIW you don't have to use turbo's, mountune are getting over 400bhp from a 3ltr jag v6 which is a derivative of the mazda/ford unit


AlphaX - 22/3/07 at 04:46 PM

Ford US got one in a customized production car (dunno which one) and they proudly said they can push 350 out of it. Not much really


goodall - 22/3/07 at 05:05 PM

well id only be wanting 300 at the most probably, otherwise ill have to find a new gearbox because i already have a audi 016 out of a 100


mazmm5 - 23/3/07 at 11:25 AM

The Nissan VG30DETT found in the 1990+ 300ZX twin turbo will meet your requirements in stock trim. 400bhp is easily had with a few basic add-ons. Stock motor can handle 600bhp before pistons need upgrading.


goodall - 23/3/07 at 04:46 PM

nah the engine can be anything really as long as its power full (350bhp at the most), kind a short and plenty full in supply ie not making it too expensive


AlphaX - 24/3/07 at 09:05 PM

that nissan engine isnt very expensive anymore, and its darn good an engine! what about a audi V6 bi-turbo? RS4 spec engine does 385bhp on standard ecu. or the S4 spec does 260 on a standard ecu. Put a stand alone on it and you can get that 350bhp. And those engine are widely available too. had both of them lying around three weeks ago.