hey all ive just got my hands on a 3.5ltr complete
whislt its currently apart what should i do to it??
i was think port polish, shaved head just the common lil things, also thinking bout increasing the comp ratio maybe 9.4:1 like ralliarts or go straight to 10:1

Get some Ralliart cams and whack em in.

I think theres a EOI thread in the For Sale section :D

seeing you've got a "spare" motor, i'd buy an engine stand and build it up slowly over time, properly. buy things as you can afford them and not skimp by rushing and getting inferior products.

only decision, do you want to stay N/A, or go turbo or supercharged? :D

i'd recommend some 380 internals with a big single turbo just for massive kW numbers :D

seeing you've got a "spare" motor, i'd buy an engine stand and build it up slowly over time, properly. buy things as you can afford them and not skimp by rushing and getting inferior products.

only decision, do you want to stay N/A, or go turbo or supercharged? :D

i'd recommend some 380 internals with a big single turbo just for massive kW numbers :D
i think ill stay n/a
was thinking a turbo yet i dnt know it will be a work in progress, ill do a fair bit of it my self being a mechanic the only thing that ill have to get sent a away is the head shaving, porting polishing etc

Wedge the crank.
Lighten the conrods.
Go flat top pistons.
Uprated rings.
Cam ... yeah.
C/R stay under 10... with the fuels these days its best to run on the safe side.

:2cool:

Wedge the crank.
Lighten the conrods.
Go flat top pistons.
Uprated rings.
Cam ... yeah.
C/R stay under 10... with the fuels these days its best to run on the safe side.

:2cool:
sorry man slow day whats C/R

Compression Ratio

my bad i should have known that im on the tools, im snacking my forhead atm :bash:

Sell it to me my buggy needs a new engine for Mud Bash, have been wanting to play with a magna 6 in a frame buggy for some time now...

Wedge the crank.
Lighten the conrods.
Go flat top pistons.
Uprated rings.
Cam ... yeah.
C/R stay under 10... with the fuels these days its best to run on the safe side.

:2cool:
Yeah be like booyya, spend 50k and get a mid 14 second car in the end.

Go turbo, or its a complete waste of money.

Sell it to me my buggy needs a new engine for Mud Bash, have been wanting to play with a magna 6 in a frame buggy for some time now...

i know of a couple running magna motors now.... they go VERY well too!

Autospeed had an article on turboing a 3.5L magna engine for a dune buggy (IIRC) pretty interesting stuff.

Yeah be like booyya, spend 50k and get a mid 14 second car in the end.

Go turbo, or its a complete waste of money.

Yeah that was a little disappointing, bit it was a 3.0L too. I know that a few of the TJ Sports/VRX guys have ventured into the 14.5-14.7 bracket with pretty much stock cars.

I'd go for a turbocharged setup too if you want big power.

Sell it to me my buggy needs a new engine for Mud Bash, have been wanting to play with a magna 6 in a frame buggy for some time now...



complete currently dissasembled name a price and ill concider it

Yeah be like booyya, spend 50k and get a mid 14 second car in the end.


Except he never actually ran faster then a 15 flat .... not once ever recorded breaking the 15 second bracket.

yeh but it did 294 km/h :D thats gotta count for something.....

yeh but it did 294 km/h :D thats gotta count for something.....

That was with the turbo tho.

OP where are you located?

Heathyoung, can you copy the article or something. I don't have an autospeed membership