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and block, and head, and cams, and manifolding, and management, and gearbox.
The only identical thing i can thing of are the valves, springs and followers, some seals, bearings, nuts and bolts etc.
They are from the same family.
For those whom it might interest, the F4R build article has been updated onto the website.
A brief how-to into the assembly of a 172/182 engine.
We dont give away any specific details for obvious reason.
http://www.angel-works.co.uk/articles/f4rbuild.php
space yes, and TBH, i doubt any private punter is willing, at the moment, to pay the considerable cost to really reap the benefits of this engine. I wouldnt bother unless you were looking to make a substantial amount more power than you could via any other means.
your gearbox has only a very little portion of top speed capability, your gonna need a whole lot more power to do 170mpg. I was referring to the ability of the gearbox, using the current ratios, to hit 150 with a slightly raised rev limit, obviously additional power is needed.
Heel & toe is...
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-9072840962767597089&q=bestmotoring
Just watch that.
The process of blipping the throttle on downshift to match engine rpm to gearbox input shaft speed and eliminate sudden engine braking changes which unsettle the car.
Running forged pistons on the road is fine, if done correctly.
There are many things to consider from piston material, design, taper/barrel, crown thickness etc. Once you have that sorted you have to control combustion temps correctly to ensure that you can run tolerances that area suitable...
I didnt say it was out of the question either, 350bhp in turbo form is relatively low specific output.
But were already talking of gearbox problems on the other thread with 260bhp.