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Originally posted by b-b00gie
hmm...
well are there any known non-*TCC cars that are normally aspirated and have huge hp? has anyone attempted something like a BTCC engine?
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You mean by a non-racer? No. For one thing it wouldn't even be
close to streetable. Remember that the BTCC engine idles at 2-3k rpm. It's probably a pretty lump idle as well. And forget passing any sort of smog check. That engine probably has a 2k rpm operating range. I don't remember the redline on the engine, but you can be sure it's well above 8k.
Oh, and I forgot to mention a custom short runner intake manifold.
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Originally posted by b-b00gie
what would the cost comparison be between a 300hp Turbo SR20 or a 300hp normally aspirated SR20??
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It's a whole order of magnitude difference. I could build a 300 bhp turbo SR20 for under $5k pretty easily. The BTCC engines run around $30-50k.
My SE-R engine (same as Mike Kojima's Project SE-R engine from SCC) cost around $6k. Mike is making right around 200 bhp. There should be more streetable hp available, but Mike seems to have run into a wall that he hasn't been able to figure out yet.
My new SE-R engine should make a fair bit more hp than that, but it's waiting for JWT to get working on it.