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At one time there were FM or TRW Hyper slugs for the 2.2 turbo engines. I had a set which failed in very short order and went round and round with the vendor who insisted that I must have detonated the engine. Mind you under the same conditions the factory cast pistons never failed! The...

NO. Even at modest boost levels just NO.

My experience has been heavy with the 2.2 and 2.5 engines leans towards not far from the factory plugs. The 2.2 engines used the same plug as a 318, RN12YC. With the fuel injection you could get away with a 340 plug an RN9YC with no ill effects but I never saw any benefit even at 30 psi of boost.

2.2 pistons are cast, they hold up fairly well to modest detonation. Even forged will break if rattled hard enough. Warning- Stay far away from hyperutectic pistons if running forced induction. If running a low buck forced induction application the factory cast slugs will do, when in doubt...

I have considered it several times. The 2.5 would be the way to go with its high torque grunt to get the car rolling. While the manual sounds like fun, you would have the same clutch/trans issues that people who install 5 speeds do. Expect to do hacking. Be aware there is two different 2.5's...

Don't agree. Some turbo kits can be done very cheap and forced induction butt. The most expensive part of the Reliant was turbocharger which in a lot of cases would be cheaper than what people would spend for a forged slugs alone with a V8. I was deep into the 12's with bone stock parts...

Lag with a turbo? 28 psi on launch! YouTube - Reliant vs Supra at dragstrip

Oh I wasn't calling BS, just questioned the % of hp increase. The problem is not all platforms are equally blessed with an optimum selection of components that will give you a desirable "doubling of hp per 1 bar of boost" While this maybe true with some advanced 16V designs (like the...

Are Hondas running 8-valves with a cylinder head developed back in 1977? Thought not. Perhaps you failed to watch the video till the end, you know where the Supra went through the traps at 130 mph. Ahem. Perhaps you will retract your "near stock supra" statement to maintain your...

I really can't offer an opinion, never played with any system though I have a few customers who do (in conjunction with intercoolers too) The Reliant always ran 110 octane race fuel so using meth as an octane booster wan't really needed and the small amount of fuel used at the track wasn't a...

Well that would depend on how much boost you are running and the quality of intercooler (I'm assuming an intercooler, closest thing to a free lunch!) In theory poor flowing heads will raise charge temp because more boost (air compression) will be required to hit your hp target or goal. In...

Not as critical as an N/A application but certainly will help. As the owner of one blower company remarked to me "Good heads are nice but we'll just push the air in one way or another" Pressure is a wonderful thing...

Yup, thats my Reliant. When it comes back out, will be deep in the single digits.

Chrysler- 2.2 Turbo II = 174hp 2.2 N/A = 110hp Last trip to the dyno the Reliant belted out 518 crank hp, with 5 psi less than the old package. Where did I call you a liar? You are the one flying off the handle when I pointed out *real world* examples from Chrysler and my own R&D...

Turbos love low gears, it violates all gearhead normal thinking. My Reliant runs a 2.60 final drive ratio. Doubling HP from 1 bar -> 2 bar isn't true, there are a number of issues that crop up. A 75% increase isn't unreasonable though. The higher the boost climbs, the percentage of...