Turbo-1835 OR 2110

What would be your pick? In addition, can anyone tell me what the going rate for a 2110 turnkey should be? I'm looking to do some upgrades before the Knotts show.

I really like the turbo kits that CB & Sims are putting together but I worry about the heat.

One Last question how can one tell from the outside what they are getting? Do you have to put the motor on a dyno? I realize reputation is everything. However I hate to spend extra money on a motor just cuz John Q motor builder put it together.
Best Regards.
David

What an opportunity to get a turbo'd type one combo built.
My experience with CB turbo was mixed as I added parts & pieces to get there. I added a turbo to the Ultra Comp FI on my 1915cc. That set up was not that commuter friendly, though it went like blazes and really made my speedster come alive. It also sucked gas with city driving in the low to mid teens mpg. It vapor locked on hot city days as the gas recirculation path did not alow fresh cool gas to be fed to the injectors. It developed incredible power climbing mtn passes here in the rockies. It gave me 300.00 plus $'s in tickets resulting in my contributing to the insurance companies profits at a higher rate.
After adding vacum assisted distributor, rear disc brakes, and a beefed trans. I sold all the turbo stuff.
Talk with the turbo kit suppliers about what your needs/expectations are. If CB built the motor to use with their systems they could tweek it towards how you want to be using the car. Selecting the right cam and heads, along with the controls for the turbo system is worth paying for.

Around $5,500 for a very nice 2,110 from CB; unless you know what you're doing I would not recommend a turbo engine, it woulod be more expensive to build and require more TLC.

Thanks a lot guys I had a feeling that they would be about the same in price. I wonder if the Turbo 1835 would out perform the 2110 on the dyno?

the turbo hp figures would "blow" (pun intended) it out of the
water. But if you go this route have the turbo properly sized
for your driving/rpm range for a more useful powerband. Most
(i did say most) of the usa based kits are easy (read cheap)
draw thru types. A blow thru fuel injected system is the way to
go, the turbo mounted below (outside) the engine compartment
so the only heated pipes would be the intake. Nice clean
installation.--good luck

engine builders get a reputation the hard way. Trust me I know.. When you buy an engine from a quality establishment you will receive a dyno run, and some supply specs on the engine. I supply a full manual on the engine that lets you see its heart from through the skin.... All specs are logged and tuning is there for future reference. No other builder offers this indepth "Report" on the engine....... BUT ALL SHOULD HAVE ACCURATE SPECS FOR WHAT THEY ARE SELLING YOU.

When you employ a quality builder you should be gaining a friend thats as enthusiastic about the project as he is about the money aspect. If he's not, hes nothing more than a wrench in the toolbox- find another!!

A good builder is not easy to find. One that builds things his way, is the key... he should get general knowledge from the buyer but have his own plan of satisfying the buyers desires. A good builder will have a data base filled with combinations and graphs for power output and thermal efficiency.. If not he is doing his job half way and not logiing his achievements or products well enough....Thats why good builders get more money- we set you up with a no guesswork proven arrangement...

when someone buys one of my engines, they buy 80 hours of my life. That don't come cheap, BUT its worth its weight in diamonds!

If someone is going to sell you an 1835 with a Turbo, find another builder. The 1835 is the worst combo known to man with its paper thin 92mm cylinders... I won't even build one, and haven't since the early 90s..... A Turbo likes to split a 92 right down the middle- Seen it!

The best Turbo combo I found was a 2165 Turbo..... The combo is sweet and will make well over 240BHP and live a good life. The 2110 with the 82mm stroke drives too much like a V8 for me and a good HP combo is hard to make...

Do it once, and pay for it once or it will Nickle and dime you to death- to the point where you sell the car.... It happens everyday.

"Quality and dedication are not expensive- They are PRICELESS"


If a corner is cut with an aircooled engine, it WILL bite you in the ass. GUARANTEED

Jake, please stop blowing your own horn on this forum. None of the other engine builders do...

Meow...

George..... Stop your whining..

Go read your blurb in excellence for the 80th time.

I'm not blowing my own horn....... its just the facts. If no other builders do the things that I do, they are behind times, and a slow ole Georgia boy ain't too hard to stay up with....

The 11th commandment:
"Thou shalt not whine"

So how many copies of excellence did you buy George???

So much for holiday spirit...

now now george/jake there is room for all of usin here, play nice.
i for one enjoy all comments/opinions (from all). As was pointed
(strongly) out to me in another thread "i don't know #$%#@" but
the person forgot "its only an opinion" take it for what its worth.
wouldn't it be boring if all our toys had the same engines, racing
/competition would be through. happy holidays

Holiday.... what holiday????

Oh you mean that day next week when I can get something done because the phone won't ring........

Nice pic Brian it remined me of my home of 22 years before my dads passing, loads of good memories there.

The other stuff noted. and egnored. and no calls going out from here

It's hard not to take some 'opinions' personally.
Ron

I like that card too Brian. And also John's neat pic in his lit up JPS and Mr Bell's sleigh with his cute daughters and wife.

Brian, how did you layer Big Drag on the pic and then also give the car a winter effect where it blends in so well? Obviously, I am not familiar with some of the picture programs... but I am curious. I might try it too. That card of yours is great looking!

Jake & George, Peace!

Jim

Jim: I used MS Picture It special effects to change the appearance of the car and Adobe PhotoShop 7.0 to layer on top of scene. Could have used Picture It, but Photoshop does better job.The background scene is a photo I took of a screen saver on my desktop. Process is very simple...I'm not into photography, but have the software toys and I love experimenting.