The plan was to build something with at least 500bhp per tonne. I thought the tried and tested route of supercharged Honda would be best but Pat likes a challenge. I had no idea about the engine till I looked in his garage!
So the engine came from a Euroboss car (open single seater formula cars) fully stripped of all ancillaries which saved some hassle. The engine came with a Pectel SQ6 ECU. It will use modified E92 M3 exhaust manifolds with custom exhaust.
Its running an electric waterpump with a much bigger rad. Because it came out of a single seater there is no alternator so thats being camshaft driven. Its tiny and I don't think 45 amps will be enough but we'll see.
A Cosworth (Pectel) dash was sourced to pair with the ECU. Loom will be entirely custom.
It will run the standard dry sump with custom tank/cooler. Custom gearbox oil cooler.
The gear linkage is going to be a major pain. The k-series was cable and the 355 is rod.
Exactly what will happen with hubs/driveshafts/brakes/wheels is yet to be decided but they certainly won't be the originals!
Not enough power:
How the chassis will look:
Some proper cooling is required
Manifolds:
Dash
Electric waterpump