Guest ke35coupe Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 what needs to be considered when standing a 'k' series motor upright? how is the twist in the gearbox and consiquent movement of the gearstick delt with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thminiman Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 no offence dude but you come up with some fairly "different" ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ke35coupe Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 not at all, its a compliment! haha but standing a k-series upright? fairly standard procedure i thought, good 4 about 15hp+, just never had a chance to talk to anybody whose done it directly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 wtf... i mean... seriously... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 how's it make an extra 15 horse? I wouldn't have thought it would make any difference. to do that you have to mod the sump, oil pickup, engine mounts, exhaust/headers, probably your radiator hoses, blah blah blah. I know some race dude do it but i thought that was aminly to get them into smaller spaces in offroaders and shizzle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ke35coupe Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 ok ok i shall do some deeper research and list the details, i know it is commonly done, the exact schematics im unsure of but will find out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_escort Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 i seriously dont c how its gona change the power output of the engine mate..... but if it realy does, id b glad if u can prove it 2 me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thminiman Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 me, im just plain confused, how would that work? im sure theres a thing called gravity so wouldnt the top cylinder run out of oil? etc etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 it was done on a lot of race cars if i remember right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CaMpylobacter Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 For those who don't see the benefit, it is a race only mod as that is the only place the gains are worth it. Gives more room for longer runners on a sidedraught setup and a straighter path into the head along with a few other benefits. TRD used to supply a kit for this setup many years ago. Callum thought it must have been for manifold design for the work involved, I'd rather mount up a 4age, same work (mounts, manifolds, exhaust) for more gains and potential, as you've gotta get custom/different manifolds to reap the benefits from a k series anyway, 4age on carbs would be as easy, can keep k series box (use k50 from an ae85 or similar (easy to find, cheap as chips), and so much more masty factor than a 5k if that's what this guy is after, even if it's just on carbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ke35coupe Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 i simply would'nt bother if the power gains were not worth it, just used to work with a guy that raced 4k's and insisted they should be stood upright. dont know where he is now so thought id ask the wider audience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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