Welton wrote:You MUST have variable valve timing and high revs to get more than 100BHP/litre.
no you dont all vvt does is retain economy and run a mild cam at low rpm and a wild ass cam at high rpm.
slap in a wild as hell cam (300/320 dur) solid lifter 12:1 comp ratio, headwork with larger valves (31mm inlet) with decked block, 40mm Itb's rebuild the block with forged pistons, arp conrod bolts and head bolts for durability, lighten the fly wheel and rev the puppy to 9000-9500rpm and your on a good way to 180bhp at least in a tu5jp4
i know of a 1.8 16v psa engine thats in a 205 hill climb car pushing 240bhp

again that revs to 10k rpm though
ok it will idle like a model t ford on full choke at around 1200rpm,
certainly possible though
i even know of a ford yb engine 1.9 n/a pushing 412bhp in a mk2 scort
no vvt there baby!
the facts;
412bhp@11500rpm and 211lbft@9700rpm on MotoGP fuel.
Cossie YB on TBs, de-stroked to 1.9 and 17:1 compression
No nitrous, no turbo just mental I love it!!
Turn up your spEk3rz
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xsknM6cyYnQ
Awesome!
basically taken the cossie lump turned it na and tuned it to hell with super strong bottom end and insane compression ratio + mega revs = silly power
its simple really if you can make an engine rev and retain its torque at those high revs it will make big power
this is how honda's make there power there torque figure is nothing special its just the fact they rev that gives them the good bhp for an n/a the VTEC system just allows the cam shift for the ability to hang onto that torque at the higher rpm and to shift back to a "normal cam" that will idle and will pass emissions etc etc.
if you want to see the future of how engines will go watch the moto gp engines, Ducati desmo is a very clever valve timing control system (worth a google if interested) and even some bikes out there are running pneumatic valves with complete ecu control for valve timing thus meaning you can map your valve timing much like you can an injector, this enables you to have peak power across the board retaining 100% volumetric efficiency at any rpm any load no compromise. very exciting stuff (well if your an engine tech geek like myself at least) if this tech hits road cars it will make vtec look like horse and cart tech (which it is starting to now anyway vvti is superior)
regards
Andy