here is a Judd site they are famous for F1 and endurance raceing engines:
http://www.engdev.com/engine.htm
i stumbled upon a 2.0 btcc nissan engine im thinking it had a home in a primera !!
here is specs and other stuff from there site :
1998 Nissan BTCC Engine
Specification
Configuration In Line 4 Cylinder
Capacity 2000cc
Weight 110 Kg

Maximum Power Over 300 BHP
Maximum Rpm 8500 RPM
Fuel / Ignition System Electronic fuel injection and ignition
Additional Features Aluminium Cylinder block and Head modified from production components. Aluminium dry sump and cam cover.

The association between EDL and Nissan began in 1997 and has resulted in a number of race wins and winning the 1998 British Touring Car Championship for Manufacturers.

The current engine was introduced in 1998 on the Nissan Touring Car.


pretty cool huh?
they have a pic of the engine at the site but i cant figure out how to put it in here

heres the pic http://www.engdev.com/images/ns.jpg


but if I remember correctly U can't or it is too expensive to put a Btcc engine in a everyday use car.....:confused:

Maintaining that thing would be a b*tch.

yeah, rebuild every 500 miles:D

sorry should have clairified that it was in the BTCC primera race car was so excited to get pics of the engine in that car i failed to elaborate on the car it was in

Originally posted by ragt20
but if I remember correctly U can't or it is too expensive to put a Btcc engine in a everyday use car.....:confused:

Heh. Well.... forget it. Even if you had the $50,000 US (money better spent on an M3), you get a 3000 rpm idle, probably no power to speak of below about 4-5000 rpm, have to tune it daily, etc.

But, if that doesn't scare you, knock yourself out. Oh yeah, add about $2-5,000 for the custom installation too.

Actually, I think the X-Trac 6 speed sequential gearbox they use would be more interesting and cool. And it's about half that price. :D

not forgetting the petrol tanker that U'd have to buy, and have following you everywhere you went....:D

Man that thing is nice.....but one question..why would you need a rebuild every 500? SHouldn't it last like3 or 4 times longer than our engines?:alien: :bloated: :licker: :smoka: :flash:

its a race engine and therefore you would race it causing lots of engine wear/damage, so hence rebuild.

But what if you used it as a daily driver engine? :alien: :bloated: :licker: :smoka: :flash:

Originally posted by TIZAO
But what if you used it as a daily driver engine?

And what if pigs fly?

Originally posted by P10DET


And what if pigs fly?
HAHA!!:p yeah, you could but like weve already said, you need to rebuild it every so often, youll need to tow an oil tanker behind you, but most of all, youll need $$$$$$$$$$ x $$$$$$$$$$

Yea yea ok ok I am done with this topic!:alien: :bloated: :licker: :smoka: :flash:

Tiz:

To give you a straight answer to your question, it's a purpose-built race engine. They're built to extract the maximum amount of power possible at any cost. Since a race only lasts a relatively short period of time even a rather conservatively built race engine designed to last out most of the season would only get a few hundred miles put on it. After that, it would get stripped and rebuilt or discarded.

Race engines are pretty much stressed to within an inch of their life, so they wouldn't last long even if you weren't driving 'em hard. Treating an engine almost like a disposable item is common with most high end professional race formats. Probably the most extreme would be in top fuel drag racing where engines are routinely rebuilt after a single run.

Cheers.

Ok thanks for the answer!:alien: :bloated: :licker: :smoka: :flash: