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]

Yep, it should be a fun car at the end of it all.

I agree, the rods do look a little on the skinny side!

I had the pleasure of driving a 1999 beams powered SW20 a few months ago, that had only 20,000kms on the clock.

It looked brand spanking new.

It was being sold, and I sweet talked my way into getting a ride/drive.

I havent driven a celica with a beams motor, but Im sure they go well.

I've also driven a 4wd caldina GT, which has the 190hp automatic version of the beams engine.
It wasnt amazing, but it went bloody well for a 1400kg car with 4 wheel drive and A/T!









Quad throttles from the TRD Altezza motor bolt straight on to the redtop.

TRD Altezza cams wont work however, but rods and pistons will, apparently. But 13:1 compression ratio is a bit unreasonable for a street car IMO.

[soulshadow]

TRD Altezza cams wont work however, but rods and pistons will, apparently. But 13:1 compression ratio is a bit unreasonable for a street car IMO.

Does Higher Compression mean Higher Revs as well?