257BHP from the m42

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jerseytim
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Post Sun Nov 18, 2018 11:15 am

i finally got the m42 on the rolling road so it could be mapped after being in the car for 3 years and it made 257 BHP and 193 ft/lb torque. this is it on the rolling road getting the throttle enrichment set up with a power run

i know just where to put the engine now
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Post Sun Nov 18, 2018 1:52 pm

Wowser! Impressive stuff.
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Post Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:01 pm

What the hell have you done to this ??? :x :x :x

Nice fit in the Baur winkeye winkeye winkeye

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Post Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:33 pm

Epic. Always been attracted to the idea of a NA high output M42. Keeps the weight down up front.

Would love to hear the story of how you went about building the engine!
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Post Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:52 pm

TurtleDesignTech wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:33 pm
 Epic. Always been attracted to the idea of a NA high output M42. Keeps the weight down up front.

Would love to hear the story of how you went about building the engine!
me to would have gone m42 instead of m52 if id known you could get that sort of power or even close would be fine
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Post Wed Nov 21, 2018 9:03 pm

Very impressive mate! :thumb:
Check my M30 build threads:
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Post Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:59 am

Wow, anymore details, photo you can share with us?
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Post Thu Nov 22, 2018 6:38 pm

More info here: https://www.youtube.com/user/jerseytim100/videos
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Post Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:35 pm

I could really do with that sort of power in my car. Thankfully the regs don't allow engine modifications such as this.
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Post Mon Jun 17, 2019 10:55 pm

the engine is now in the e30 but i did not have time to fit the exhaust as it is going to be a lot of work to get the manifold to miss the steering column. Down on power from where it was but still flying
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Post Sat Jun 29, 2019 5:15 am

nice little engine you got there! sounds awesome.
are you at altitude?

what sort of cam duration and lift does this have?
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Post Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:37 pm

Good to see the engine put to use. Must be one nimble race car with that light weight nose.
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