So Im rebuilding a beams motor...., Who wants to touch me. :P Options

[roman]

Hi folks.

A few of you guys here seem pretty interested in the beams motor.

Well I am rebuilding one at the moment.

I know quite a lot about these engines, as I have been researching for the last year or so, trying to find out information here and there.

I have the motor in bits at the moment, my hands are tied until I get my bottom end bearings.

So if you have any questions, or would like to see any pics etc, let me know.

My motor has a port & polished head (Which was done by an unknown company in Japan) heat wrapped TOMs extractrors, Apexi intake, cusco paddle clutch, light weight cusco flywheel, balanced crank/rods/pistons/flywheel, and the cat has been replaced with a straight through pipe.

Hopefully it will make in the region of 210-220 flywheel hp, or about 180-185 hp at the wheels.

And BTW it will be going into a 1050kg MR2.

This post has been edited by roman: Dec 7, 2005 - 2:56 AM

[roman]

oooooh wow this thread is awesome!

Thanks.
You're guys enthusiasm is encouraging and contagious, it makes me want to work harder, and get it done faster.

If anyone wants to see any pics of anything specifically, just let me know.

ya it is its going to get huge in a hurry. that mr2 is so clean, thats going to be so fun to drive when its finished!

Yeah my car has been a lot of hard work so far, I repainted it myself last summer. It was off the road for about 5 months, because I:
A: made sure to fix every dent, stone chip etc.
B: Pulled the car completely to bits to paint... almost everywher
C: Never knew anything about panel beating/painting etc. before I started.

My engine rebuild is a bit the same, I'm taking it slow, going to be triple checking everything, making sure everything is meticulously clean, etc. etc.
Its a bit of a daunting project though, biggest thing that Ive done before this is.... Well I dont even know. Just heaps of little jobs, nothing this major before! But it will be an exciting learning experience.

These BEAMS motors looks like an absolute blast....I love the sound and power delivery of a high revving N/A motor just as much if not more than i like turbo.
Good luck with the build, i want to see some videos of that in action when its all done.

Yeah, it should be heaps of fun.
Ive spent quite a bit so far, and at times Ive wondered why I didnt just get a turbo, but hopefully the results will be worth it.
At times I think... "Hell yeah! NA rules!" and at other times I think "Doh! should have got a turbo motor. "
But its too late to change my mind now, its been too long in the making to back out now.

And yes, the sound of exposed quad throttles at 8000rpm is just damn sexy. :drool:
Not that Ive got exposed quad throttles, but you know what I mean.

This post has been edited by roman: Dec 7, 2005 - 10:30 PM