nice guys scares me hahaha

 

Okay my opinion has changed on this car, I'm not gonna trust motor trend, car & driver & all these other test magazines, because I don't think they are testing them thoroughly enough. I've heard from Cr-z forum & driving sports getting 50mpg. doesn't really beat the first insight, but I can say that's pretty good enough for an extra cylinder. Now back to Bizimoto, I gotta thank him for swaying my thoughts away from a K20 swap =)

 

I don't think K20 messes stuff up that much. J's wouldn't have done it if it ruined the car

 

You're right, that might not be entirely fair, but it will make the car push through corners a bit more than it currently does.

Though I suppose, that like j's racing, if you have the funding to do the k-swap you would probably have a plan for new suspension and chassis bracing to try and make it more neutral or even more power off oversteer.

 

They did add A TON of bracing/chassis stiffness

but I agree on both points.

 

damn... did anybody notice that the seats are buddyclub's (P1)? always considered BC to be a kinda cheap brand (lol maybe i am a crazy cat after all) but i don't think he would've cheaped out on the car :D

 

i am curious at what hp level would the l15 need to get sleeved?

 

Buddy Club makes good stuff.....for cheap prices....

 

Also... the motor is COMPLETELY built. Dont expect anything close to those numbers without dropping close to 10k

 

There also looks to be a lot left in the setup.. He is using a ~70lb/min turbo and only pushing about 55lbs/min. Though I am not exactly jealous of that power curve to be honest. The 64mm turbo looks like it spools around ~6k and then they let of before 8.5k:



Sounds about right... is that an estimate including labor, tax, shipping etc.?

From what I have found so far:

You can get an L15A block from a salvage yard for $500-700 (credit to Lyon for the many links provided, especially the one in WI I plan on going to pick up next week..)

A nice Mahle/Crower rotating assembly goes for ~1300 currently. Clevite or ACL can do bearings for Rod/Mains less than ~300.

Let says you REM/ISF/Cryo treat the crank for another $400-600 which is being generous, because the last time I used the Rocky Mountain Cryo guys, a full rotating assembly/valvetrain was $390 which came to about $450 with shipping and insurance.

Golden Eagle sleeves are going to run about $550 out the door from the set I found through google, and the guys I use at Advanced (Truck/Snow Plow repair and machine shop guys in Wheeling, not AMS in Chicago Heights) dinged me ~$50/hole to drill and drop some sleeves into a LSx block that I brought them, they offered to do the bore and hone for me as well for another $25, but fortunately I have my own torque plate and drill press.
A quarter block fill is like $30 in block hardener and a few weeks left to dry.

So far paying the high end puts us ~4230.

Lets say you drop ~$2500 on a fully built, cammed and extrude-honed/polished cylinder head, brings you to about ~6700 So lets call it ~7k if you have to have someone assemble it for you.

Then for everything else included above it'll be about another $2.5-5K, or $9-12k for a 500whp+ Fit for just the engine and engine management.. assuming the drive train can handle that in stock trim, which at 300lb-ft or more, seems unlikely.

 

the fit should be just fine within the 220-280. anything more will really throw off the balance unless it becomes a dedicated track car.

 

insane! half that power would be great!

 

that turbo is HUGE

 

all i can say is that bisi is the sh*t no homo!!

 

damnnnnnnnnn

 

lol that thing is scary

 

bisi built like 30 or so parts custom made in 6 weeks to get this car to SEMA. nuts. i wonder how much for 200 whp?