Jez @ H-Dev Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) I'm collecting the parts required to turbo my DE engined 350 - got pistons, rods, fasteners etc. One thing I'm not sure if I'll do or not is to sleeve the block. I've got the sleeves to do it but not sure if its worth the hassle. On my 200SX I ran a sleeved SR engine - was a bit of a ball ache as the sleeves move slightly after a while which caused a leak at the headgasket. That engine made over 600bhp and the car was about 1100kg. Going for 700+ with the DE engine in a lardy 350 chassis. So, what sort of power will the DE block take before things fail? Edited April 14, 2013 by Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 (edited) Main issue we have seen is that the top of the block is open deck. Top of sleeves aren't supported. But I agree running liners is a pain as they sometimes move after fitment. we have motors running 600bhp with no liners without any issue. If your going to run liners use Darton closed deck liners , just get a new block shipped to Darton in the US get them to fit the liners and get it shipped to you. That's what we ran in project Zed , liners where never the issue we just used to pull the top out of the blocks but we was running nearly triple the power you want to run. Just fit a HR motor will run 550bhp stock. Edited April 14, 2013 by Mark@Abbey m/s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez @ H-Dev Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Cheers Mark - I've already got the Darton sleeves. It'll be a chunk of cash to get them fitted properly - just working out if its worth it... Spose if the engine is worth doing may as well do it properly. Are HR closed desk? Not had one apart yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS8055 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I've been looking at the APS Twin Turbo Kit for my 350Z DE... could anyone tell me the effect this has on the MPG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetsurfer2 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'm getting about 23.5 mpg on my GTM TT HR engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I've been looking at the APS Twin Turbo Kit for my 350Z DE... could anyone tell me the effect this has on the MPG? It goes down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I've been looking at the APS Twin Turbo Kit for my 350Z DE... could anyone tell me the effect this has on the MPG? It goes down. Lol, not that it matters but is this just down to the pressure on the pedal or just in general or will we never know because no one cares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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