What Power?

[MintyFresh]

what sort of power can you get out of a 1st gen without changing the engine?

[Don Pamponi]

All depends on your budget mate.  They make bugger all as standard with all the emissions gubbins on.  Put a big bore pipe on and a 48 webber should get about 135bhp.  They feel much quicker than the power would suggest tho.   My standard, apart from exhaust & filter, jobby always put 130 on the clock.

I know yu can get over 200bhp with the jap turbo + injection set up.  A few grands worth tho.

I got  an Elford turbo kit for 500 notes and that should make 170bhp no problem.  It goes on the rollers soon to find out for sure......

[antnicuk]

My first gen has a Turbo II engine and gearbox in it. That makes it go well:D

[MikeLMR]

not sure what a standard 12a will make with no porting ... I intend to find out what one will make N/A though

[mpk490p]

i had just over 140mph out of mine with a 13b ported engine, that was before fitting a weber 45 carb, not had it on a rolling road but will do once the rebuild

[sadgoth]

Tim\'s (RX Motors) Gen 1 is a 12a engine - ported admittedly and running a GT35/45 turbo at about 350-400 bhp I believe. 3rd fasted Rex on the quarter mile in the UK!

[MikeLMR]

the worlds fastest 12a is in a dastun 1200 coupe and is running and 8.4 I think

[rotorhead666]

Originally posted by MintyFresh
what sort of power can you get out of a 1st gen without changing the engine?

i\'m sure Racing Beat manufactured a carb kit for the 12a that could put out 280hp,i\'m afraid i don\'t know any more about this,and could be very wrong.As usual.