decomp plate comp rattios on late spec m20b25
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i have an mls for sale .120 takes the cr down to 8.0 for sale, i have fitted it but the car has never been run. just opted to rebuild the full motor with low comp pistons so have no need for the gasket
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That really depends on if the block has been decked before. CR depends on stroke, bore and combustion chamber volume (assuming you include headgasket volume ect..)rossle wrote:i have an mls for sale .120 takes the cr down to 8.0 for sale, i have fitted it but the car has never been run. just opted to rebuild the full motor with low comp pistons so have no need for the gasket
It will certainly reduce CR though and allow you to run more boost than stock..
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Jesus Kev you can chuck a bar down that engine without pissing about with decomp plates and stuff
whats the point just get manifold and turbo job done of course oil feeds etc .
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whats the point just get manifold and turbo job done of course oil feeds etc .
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Wonder if the old setup popped gaskets because of the little hotside (assuming you're talking about the turbo in your sig there?) Just a thought really.
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If you want to run silly boost, shouldn't you be thinking about low comp pistons rather than a decomp plate?

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You'll probably find more power using a big turbo and the same boost you used to have, so having the silly big turbo doesn't necessarily mean silly big boost.
All the same, if it were me I'd use low comp pistons.
All the same, if it were me I'd use low comp pistons.
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Turbo-Brown wrote:You'll probably find more power using a big turbo and the same boost you used to have, so having the silly big turbo doesn't necessarily mean silly big boost.
All the same, if it were me I'd use low comp pistons.
For the price paid for custom pistons a decomp place just seems a waste, especially when you consider its really another weak spot.
How many mm thick does the decomp plate need to be to drop the CR by a factor of 1 on an M20?
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well im not using the cossie turbo in my sig, that blew up when it was on my fietsa, yeah it was quite a punie hot side on that one the new one im going i think is called a holset hx355, not sure think its similar to the hx40, well not massive boost obviously, but on my old one died on 12psi, im looking at about 1.4bar, which should be sufficient with the large hot side and the mls gasket and compression of roughly 8.1-1. i am thinking about fukll steel internals with low comp pistons, but dont really want the cost of building it to spiral out of control at the mo
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nor did i mate but im 8k into mine now since i bought that stuff from you.... 
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its a holset hybrid, will be good for around 600hp, im aiming for around 450, 500hp?
one thing led to another and it just never ends!!!lol
but it will be worth it in the end....
one thing led to another and it just never ends!!!lol
but it will be worth it in the end....
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thats whay ive uprated everything, including suspension, driveline and brakes. thats why its cost so much, the car could prob handle anything i can throw at it. but im sure it still wont be smooth for a while, there are always bits that need tweaking with a new build.
so what are you looking at doin now then?
so what are you looking at doin now then?
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id just invest in some forged pistons and maybe rods, decomp plate/thick h/gs just seem like temporary bodges to me
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i thought about an m50 motor, but i have a love for the m20 motor, potential for well over 1000hp, and cheap an easy to build..midnight wrote:well imk gonna get this turbo build done on the new e30, and see how it holds up, and bit burther down the line maybe go full steel bottom end etc with the m20 or go full out on an m50 engine
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surely there arent any 1000bhp m20s out there?rossle wrote:i thought about an m50 motor, but i have a love for the m20 motor, potential for well over 1000hp, and cheap an easy to build..midnight wrote:well imk gonna get this turbo build done on the new e30, and see how it holds up, and bit burther down the line maybe go full steel bottom end etc with the m20 or go full out on an m50 engine
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limmet had around 1200hp from his m20, il see if i can hook the video out.
alot of people think the m20 aint a very good engine for power but they take to turbos really well.
alot of people think the m20 aint a very good engine for power but they take to turbos really well.
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Thought Limmet's 1200bhp car has an S50B32 in it?
Do vaguely recall an M20 with about 800bhp which might also have belonged to him.
Do vaguely recall an M20 with about 800bhp which might also have belonged to him.
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i may take my s38 apart and get some pistons and rods in there and go for some big power after i have built an engine for my silviaTurbo-Brown wrote:Thought Limmet's 1200bhp car has an S50B32 in it?
Do vaguely recall an M20 with about 800bhp which might also have belonged to him.
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I imagine it's cheaper to build an S38 with modified parts than standard thinking about it. £600 for pistons and about £300 for rods and you're a good part of the way there!
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he had m20s too, found the vid, enjoy...Turbo-Brown wrote:Thought Limmet's 1200bhp car has an S50B32 in it?
Do vaguely recall an M20 with about 800bhp which might also have belonged to him.
http://www.miloop.se/film_view.aspx?movie=7550
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omg i just creamed myself! what a perrrrrrrrrrrfect car 
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tis very sexy!! the m20 can be pushed very far...
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Crikey! Budget build though? 
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haha yeah, cos its an m20. thats why i see no need to leave my love of m20s.. 
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speaking of wich, his old motor is for sale now....
http://www.pure-pf.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=19611
http://www.pure-pf.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=19611
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