And I also doubt that would be very cost affective, considering you can get the 2ltre turbo to 300bhp.
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And I also doubt that would be very cost affective, considering you can get the 2ltre turbo to 300bhp.
I think its a DIY jobbie
But the power delivery is all wrong for many in turbo form, Lotus themselves have shown the supercharger is their preferred method. The LSJ engine is also relatively cheap in crate form and should require minimal expense in hittin those kind of power levels. That's the theory anyway.
NathanE - No, nothing to do with Thorney.
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Same - i dont understand the attraction of making you engine sound like a knackered gearbox
Its an uprated supercharger designed for an LSJ engine, which I am assuming he is going to make fit onto the 2.2.
I must say, I'm not a huge fan of the noise but I'll see what I can do about that!
The 2.0 LSJ is a GM engine from the states very closely related to the 2.2. It produces 200bhp with its standard supercharger/pulley.
The internals on the 2.2 are limited to about 250bhp. At which point for significantly more power you'll start looking for a sand cast ported head, rods, pistons etc. Given the cost of doing all that to the internals it appears to be cheaper to drop in a crated 2.0 LSJ engine (which is almost a straight swap) as that is cheaper and has the proven higher spec internals already.
£5k to supercharge the 2.2 to a little over 210bhp or perhaps £1,500 to get a200bhp factory spec engine from the states, spend a bit on pulley, charge cooler and chase 300bhp for the same as it costs to hit 210bhp with the standard 2.2.
There are a few people currently experimenting with the LSJ engine, but that's as far as its got at the moment.
The 2.0 LSJ is a GM engine from the states very closely related to the 2.2. It produces 200bhp with its standard supercharger/pulley.
The internals on the 2.2 are limited to about 250bhp. At which point for significantly more power you'll start looking for a sand cast ported head, rods, pistons etc. Given the cost of doing all that to the internals it appears to be cheaper to drop in a crated 2.0 LSJ engine (which is almost a straight swap) as that is cheaper and has the proven higher spec internals already.
£5k to supercharge the 2.2 to a little over 210bhp or perhaps £1,500 to get a200bhp factory spec engine from the states, spend a bit on pulley, charge cooler and chase 300bhp for the same as it costs to hit 210bhp with the standard 2.2.
There are a few people currently experimenting with the LSJ engine, but that's as far as its got at the moment.
No, it would be a complete engine swap, putting the whole 2.0LSJ engine in.
No thats a different engine altogether, thats turbo charged.
Ahh right, I thought you were just putting the S/C on.
or a buggered rear wheel bearing!!
I will only be putting a supercharger on but before today I was just going to go for a remap and then wait and see what became of the 2.0LSJ conversions.
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I love that youtube vid above, tvr's are my fav car.
I've always loved this supercahrged vx vid at spa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Gzgcx2CUc
Should be good when it's done
Should be good when it's done