Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:38 pm
F80 m3 lump makes 800bhp pretty easily, I’d imagine 1000 isn’t out of reach.
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Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:49 pm
There a ginetta G40 chassis on race cars direct for £2500.
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:57 pm
That. Is a FUCKING BOOTING YC.ZedLeg wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:01 pm Doesn’t count if it was originally built in Southern Hemisphere America.
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 1:05 pm
It only hurts cause it’s true 
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 1:25 pm
Ford 3.5l ecoboost makes 600+ pretty easily with just tuning and external modifications. There was a company running one with 600 at the wheels long term to check reliability. Maybe changing the turbos would get it near to 1000bhp.
Just had a look and the engine supposedly weighs 203kg dry which isn’t too bad. And at $9000 it’s almost disposable
Just had a look and the engine supposedly weighs 203kg dry which isn’t too bad. And at $9000 it’s almost disposable
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:23 pm
How about a pair of 500bhp/quad 250bhp leccy ones?
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:41 pm
+Gas turbine for range
ditch all the fancy stuff and you've got a CX75 as originally intended.Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 5:28 pm
And that's the kind of project that Nef would do.RobYob wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:41 pm+Gas turbine for range
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:27 pm
Ok, seems they go as quickly as they appear. There were 3 when I last looked, now none.dinny_g wrote: Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:26 pmI saw an old default Silver one in Milton Keynes a few weeks ago and got thinking about Exiges Cl and Lemmy’s Sl and did some Autotrading. I couldn’t believe how cheap a Twin Turbo V12 could be got for.Nefarious wrote: Sat Jul 24, 2021 10:06 am Funnily enough I was going to add "M275 + air filter and chip" to my list
I mean Bankruptcy on a Stick but come on, it’s a Twin Turbo V12
But I still think I’m winning this thread.
Get this for £16k
https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auct ... turbo-v12/
Say maximum 4 grand for filter, map and accoutrements.
Bingo - 1000 Hp Mercedes Daily Driver.
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:37 pm
Jay on driftworks channel is building a ls engined sn95 mustang with a bug single turbo with 1000hp target
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:30 am
I'll take your Ginetta chassis and raise you a Radical SR3 RS rolling chassis - https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Detai ... ng-chassis
There's a big ol' hole in the back that could be filled with something interesting. V6 ecoboost is a well-trodden path, but 1000bhp is probably a bit of a stretch. Maybe a Tesla motor up front too and some very clever software to juggle the torque balance
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:39 am
Although, the sensible head says buy one of these - Formula Renault and swap the F4R for a F4RT with all the fancy bits (400-450bhp?).
Nowhere near the 1000bhp target, but probably a better route to record-breaking lap times.
Nowhere near the 1000bhp target, but probably a better route to record-breaking lap times.
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:53 am
I love @Nefarious ’s concept of “sensible head” 
but yeah - if you actually want a car that can emulate the AF monster rather than hit a headline number…. That’s more like it.
but yeah - if you actually want a car that can emulate the AF monster rather than hit a headline number…. That’s more like it.Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:56 am
Hold the phone - you never said anything about lap times...
My S class idea isn't looking so good now. 
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:57 am
1000bhp per tonne is a more impressive target than just 1000bhp tbh
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:44 am
You could start with the jag and put 1000bhp in that. Ultimate street sleeper.
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:31 pm
You could cheat and just buy an ultima gtr with a 1200bhp supercharged Chevrolet LT5 lump in it
Re: 1000bhp
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:50 pm
Nefarious wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 12:08 pm
And re. the Cummins suggestion - there's a tractor-pulling guy in the states that builds Cummins 6BTs/ISBs with 3000bhp-ish. All the other guys are rattling through half a dozen $50k engines in a season. He just accepts that an engine will last one run, fills all the cooling system with concrete, and treats the block/head/internals as disposable. <$2k per engine, and when it blows up you bolt the fancy fuel pump and turbo to the next block.
If you could persuade Dan to turbot he'd probably get there.