expected bhp?
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hi all, ive nearly completed building my turbo engine and im wondering what power levels ill be runnin, the engine is by morspeed, ive gone 1293 with t2 cam, fully worked crank, omega dished low comp 18cc? pistons and hi boost head, ill be runnin 10 psi through a rs alloy intercooler, also what fuel pressure should i set to and the timing settings too for bedding in till i go on a rollin road. any help will be great

p.s should i up rate the box, its a new turbo en.

jamie

I'd take a a guess at around 125/130 bhp.

Rolling roads differ from place to place,

uprate the box for sure, if not just the drops and diff.

fuel pressure 3.5psi on idle, check it rises with boost.

timing set at 5000 id go for 25 degrees max to start. nice and safe.

id also run no boost to bed in and get straight to a RR.

Also if you havent allready, a central oil pick up pipe in the gearbox is a good idea.

Agree with iain on fuel pressure and ignition settings if you need a second opinion.

-MINI CLUBMAN 1380 TURBO-

thanks for replies, how would i run no boost for now? just disconnect a hose? adjust wastegate open? how do i also get 25 degrees on timing? dont think my lights very good anyway

why would you want to run zero boost?
running in requires the engine to be loaded from time to time -not excessively- and revs to varied just dont get carried away!
timing : check the vacuum advance works , disconect it ,rev the engine to 5000 , set the timing from the marks to 25 btdc , its good idea to check the marks are correct because sometimes the marks are wrong,idle normally ends up at 10-14 degrees, then reconect the vac

Just to play safe stu especially if it hasnt been set up properly yet.