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]

Wow, 195whp?! Do you know what mods were done?

I say 185whp, because I want to be realistic about the gains. A lot of people think "Sweet, 15hp with a pod filter on"

I think 180hp at the wheels should be the minimum, and I'd be happy with that. Any more, and I'd be really happy.

Im interested in talking to any other beams owners, about mods etc.

Has anyone dynoed their beams motor before?

I am using standard rods and pistons, everything will be standard for now, except for what is listed.

I have a set of quad throttles from a silvertop 4age, that I will possibly adapt to the motor a bit later on.... probably at the same time as an ECU upgrade, and a cam grind or replacement cams.


I know of a blacktop 3sge in Australia, that is making 270hp at the wheels!
However it's modded to hell and back.

This post has been edited by roman: Dec 7, 2005 - 3:14 PM

[crismillencolin]

[quote name='roman' date='Dec 7, 2005 - 3:12 PM' post='364481']
Wow, 195whp?! Do you know what mods were done?

I say 185whp, because I want to be realistic about the gains. A lot of people think "Sweet, 15hp with a pod filter on"

I think 180hp at the wheels should be the minimum, and I'd be happy with that. Any more, and I'd be really happy.

ok am gonna ask a "noob" question - are american cars underpowered ? over here a ss2 celica 3sge i think is supposed to be roughyl 178 bhp standard . And your doing all this work to get roughly the same , well ok a bit more power ? am i missing something ? or just being silly !!??