Andrew,
What grade mobil1 oil are you running?
cheers
Matt
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Denniss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, 4 May 2001 6:02
Subject: Re: Power output of a CA18det?
>I looked at stroking my CA18 with CA20 crank ect. The crank was not the
problem
>getting custom rods ect was going to be the expensive part also all that
work
>for only a small gain in capacity the ca20 has bigger bore. Im aiming at
400hp
>with my next stage of development with cams solid lifters bigger valves
ect.
>shoudl be a handfull I feel this would be at it limit without going bigger
>better bottom end parts have heard of over 500hp from some jap spec ca18det
>180sx it run 10's!!! The ca18 engine is very compact and very strong I have
been
>fairly harsh on my engine big 4th gear burnouts ect even running 20psi it
runs
>without problems :) just regular mobil 1 oil changes. The engine will be
appart
>for a while after the house -workshop is completed getting the headwork
done and
>look forward to getting it tuned ect time will tell how it goes in the HP
stakes
>I dont really want to run anymore than 20psi (have run upto 25psi ) and get
as
>much as possible hopefully around 270-280 at the wheels. (lots of fun in a
>little 1200)
>Cheers Andrew
>
>Tom Richardson wrote:
>
>> The CA18DET has 1.77" diameter connecting rod journals, so an L20b
>> crankshaft (1.96" journals) to give 1861cc would need the block
clearancing.
>> SR20DET would also give 1861cc. An FJ20 crankshaft would actually
DEstroke
>> the motor (80mm stroke) and give 1731cc. CA20 crankshaft would give
1904cc.
>>
>> My 2 cents though: it would be much easier to wind the wick up on the
turbo
>> and leave the bottom end alone. CA18DET's are not weak motors!
>>
>> - Tom
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Wojee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 11:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: Power output of a Fj20det?
>>
>> > G
>> increased
>> > capacity) So i have done nothing else but increase the capacity a
little,
>> > and compare it to a equally standard SR20DET equivalent. I think ,
like
>> > Andrew says, that they are under rated.... I actually like the valve
train
>> /
>> > actuation of the CA compared to the SR........... Although I am
>> wondering
>> > what the port sizes (inlet/exhaust) are compared to the SR???
Basically
>> > what i am chasing is to find out if the both engines had the same
capacity
>> > would the power output be the same.... standard engines... no boost
>> > increase....
>> >
>
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