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Nelson NZ
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August 2003
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Decent NA rebuild
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Tue, 26 August 2003 09:54
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Ok i am still deciding on what to do with my 18rgeu if i was to do a na rebuild i was thinking of dumping the injection (sorry guys not a big fan of all those wires) for twin side drafts, new pistons with larger dome, shaving head and block slightly, nice big cams, bottom end rebuild, port and polish on the head and some dirty big flows. If well done what sort of hp would i be looking at and is lighting the flywheel a good idea if so how much keeping in mind this engine is going into a ute.
Thanks alot guys
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Decent NA rebuild
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Tue, 26 August 2003 10:55
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It depends on a lot of things, but the engine you describe should be good for somewhere between 180hp (barely streetable) and 200hp (not streetable at all). You'd be insane not to use EFI on a street-driven car; it makes a huge difference to overall drivability, and the wiring issue is nothing to worry about if you're using an aftermarket ECU.
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Location:
Nelson NZ
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August 2003
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 Re: Decent NA rebuild
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Tue, 26 August 2003 11:02
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what do you mean by barley streetable and not streetable?
Thanks for the help anyhows
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Decent NA rebuild
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Tue, 26 August 2003 12:59
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As in, it will have no power below 6000rpm, it will idle at 1500rpm, and it will drink fuel like a V8. Fine for the track, but not the sort of thing you want on the street!
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I supported Toymods
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I renounced punctuation
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May 2002
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Re: Decent NA rebuild
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Tue, 26 August 2003 13:26
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| Shaun wrote on Tue, 26 August 2003 19:54 |
Ok i am still deciding on what to do with my 18rgeu if i was to do a na rebuild i was thinking of dumping the injection (sorry guys not a big fan of all those wires) for twin side drafts, new pistons with larger dome, shaving head and block slightly, nice big cams, bottom end rebuild, port and polish on the head and some dirty big flows. If well done what sort of hp would i be looking at and is lighting the flywheel a good idea if so how much keeping in mind this engine is going into a ute.
Thanks alot guys
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Run it std and with injection. Do nothing to your flywheel - lightening a cast iron flywheel is unsafe. Big cams will kill low end performance and you'll break rings with high compression if you really load up your ute.
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