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Butler
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If a car peaks at around 6.5k rpm, what are the advantages of buying forged pistons and raising the rev limit another 1k if the power band is already under the standard limit?
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no benifit
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it'd be faster on a motorway

[Edited on 08-02-2007 by Robin]
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So what sort of mods would encourage a car to have a power band which passes the standard rev limit?
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cam, headwork, vernier pulley, exhaust bits.
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So the usuals really, would it depend on the height of the lift in the cam?

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cams really..

the higher the lift, the further up the rev range the the power band is
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Im just thinking when I go to uni il have money to spend on a car as I wont be using one often either so I might rebuild an s2 rallye engine, rather than going 16v as everyone else seems to be doing. Its just an idea.

So I was thinking forged pistons, headwork with largened valves, 4-2-1 and straight through pugsport, high lift cam, omex 500 with raised rev limit, r1 or r6 carbs. Any ideas?
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quote:
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cams really..

the higher the lift, the further up the rev range the the power band is

Thats what I was thinking, cheers
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I wouldn't bother with the pistons unless the standard ones are really shit
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Depends where peak power is surely
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you'd prob need pistons if going for lairy cams.

I wouldnt bother. Just whap mild cams, TB's on a 16v engine. Much cheaper, much simpler.
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Less torque, more boring
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that's true.

pistons can always be pocketed though, cheaper than buying forged ones.
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quote:
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If a car peaks at around 6.5k rpm, what are the advantages of buying forged pistons and raising the rev limit another 1k if the power band is already under the standard limit?


and forged pistons arent any safer with higher rpm's.

What you'd need to address is rod strenth/bolts and the valve gear.
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As robin said unless your going for silly RPM it may be an option to have the standard pistons pocketed (if you need to for the lift / duration) the extra £££ can then be spent on getting the whole bottom end balanced.
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Il bare that in mind.
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quote:
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Less torque, more boring


what?

not much less, if any less than what your talking about

160 odd bhp easy isnt shy
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Hmm seems everyones doing that these days though, but yeah I can see why.
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yup....
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torque is for motorways, a high revving 16v engine would be better for trackdays or whatever than a torquey one, hence why no-one uses diesels as track cars...
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
...hence why no-one uses diesels as track cars...




VW Cup MKV Golf TDi. It won 2 rounds last year and was in top 3 for another 3 of the rounds.
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I suppose your right there Robin.
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quote:
Originally posted by T5POL


VW Cup MKV Golf TDi. It won 2 rounds last year and was in top 3 for another 3 of the rounds.


Shhhhhhhh
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and the use one of the vw vans!!! Was in PVW a while ago, they were really quick!!!

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