So Im rebuilding a beams motor...., Who wants to touch me. :P Options

[roman]

Hi folks.

A few of you guys here seem pretty interested in the beams motor.

Well I am rebuilding one at the moment.

I know quite a lot about these engines, as I have been researching for the last year or so, trying to find out information here and there.

I have the motor in bits at the moment, my hands are tied until I get my bottom end bearings.

So if you have any questions, or would like to see any pics etc, let me know.

My motor has a port & polished head (Which was done by an unknown company in Japan) heat wrapped TOMs extractrors, Apexi intake, cusco paddle clutch, light weight cusco flywheel, balanced crank/rods/pistons/flywheel, and the cat has been replaced with a straight through pipe.

Hopefully it will make in the region of 210-220 flywheel hp, or about 180-185 hp at the wheels.

And BTW it will be going into a 1050kg MR2.

This post has been edited by roman: Dec 7, 2005 - 2:56 AM

[roman]

Yep, it should be a fun car at the end of it all.

I agree, the rods do look a little on the skinny side!

I had the pleasure of driving a 1999 beams powered SW20 a few months ago, that had only 20,000kms on the clock.

It looked brand spanking new.

It was being sold, and I sweet talked my way into getting a ride/drive.

I havent driven a celica with a beams motor, but Im sure they go well.

I've also driven a 4wd caldina GT, which has the 190hp automatic version of the beams engine.
It wasnt amazing, but it went bloody well for a 1400kg car with 4 wheel drive and A/T!









Quad throttles from the TRD Altezza motor bolt straight on to the redtop.

TRD Altezza cams wont work however, but rods and pistons will, apparently. But 13:1 compression ratio is a bit unreasonable for a street car IMO.

[soulshadow]

TRD Altezza cams wont work however, but rods and pistons will, apparently. But 13:1 compression ratio is a bit unreasonable for a street car IMO.

Does Higher Compression mean Higher Revs as well?

[celicaST]

TRD Altezza cams wont work however, but rods and pistons will, apparently. But 13:1 compression ratio is a bit unreasonable for a street car IMO.

Does Higher Compression mean Higher Revs as well?

no not necessarily, although high compression gas engines typically rev high. diesel on the other hand, obviously have very high compression and rev low.