I am thinking of up grading my standard 1.8kserries engine my car is standard 1998
with flared wings. I am looking for advise really below are 2quotes I've had, there is a big difference in price I don't now much about engines so your opinion will be appreciated
Thanks Aled
The kit would be a cost effective upgrade. The kit could be fitted in a day together with an apollo if you got here early enough.
Costs would be
kit exchange £800
Ftiing kit £125
Fit kit to Cat 7 £325
supply and fit verniers £220
Supply and fit 52mmTB £130
Fit Apollo tank £220
Oil £25
filter £9
option 2
Depending on your budget and use we recommend the following.
As you probably already know with the k series, the engine management system ecu can operate upto around 140bhp, above this level the ecu will need to be replaced with an aftermarket one otherwise the mixture will run too lean.
To run an engine at or above 160bhp will require the fitting of forged pistons for reliability otherwise there is a risk of piston failure.
Our recommended upgrade path is the following :-
4-2-1 Caterham manifold / system
52mm throttle body
Modified big valve cylinder head / fast road hydraulic cams
Forged pistons / aftermarket ecu.
Hellier HPR1-E conversion
170bhp @ 7000rpm 135lbft torque @ 5000rpm
120lbft from 2000-7000rpm
consists of
modified big valve cylinder head, fast road hydraulic cams
head gasket set, head bolt set, forged pistons, new cylinder liners, bottom engine gasket set, 52mm throttle body, EFI Euro1 ecu, wired to loom, balance crankshaft / conrods, 4-2-1 Caterham system,cambelt and tensioner, alternator belt.
Remove engine from car, strip, balance crankshaft,conrods fit forged pistons, rebuild engine, fit modified head, time cams,fit to car, fit 4-2-1 (cut sideskin), trailer car to rolling road for running in mapping.
Cost £4950.00 inc vat
(breakdown parts £3500 labour £1450
options for above, recommend for track use
fit Apollo tank £280
fit R500 flywheel / clutch
The leadtime for the work is 3-4 weeks
Thanks for your enquiry, if you have any questions please don't hesitate in contacting me