5.5L Kompressor Specs
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5.5L Kompressor Specs
Does anyone know how much hp the block of the 5.5L can handle? Are the piston forged, etc.? I can't find any info on the block motor specs.... Any info would be great! Thanks!!
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We routinely tune these engines for close to 600hp/620lb ft tq., with no problems. I believe that the pistons are forged.
Remember that this is basically the same engine that is in the SLR, and the CLK DTM, which are set up for 600hp
Remember that this is basically the same engine that is in the SLR, and the CLK DTM, which are set up for 600hp
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What else are doing to the slr to make that much hp? I have kleemann ecu, pulley and 80 mm throttle body already installed. Kleemann headers should be here next week. (Was told there were coming from Denmark.) Is there anything else I can do to this motor to get more hp out of it? After all the research I have done, the bottle scares me..........
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What else are doing to the slr to make that much hp? I have kleemann ecu, pulley and 80 mm throttle body already installed. Kleemann headers should be here next week. (Was told there were coming from Denmark.) Is there anything else I can do to this motor to get more hp out of it? After all the research I have done, the bottle scares me..........
You already have Kleeman..... is everything working well, or is it not up to your expectations?
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VRP is basically modding every part of my 55 Kompressor.
They are installing steel sleeves in the stock 5.5L block and boring it to 5.7L, knife edge and lighten the crank, stronger rod bolts, replacing my stock pistons with lighter and stronger forged coated pistons, ported the oil pump, race ported stage 3 heads with bigger Ferrea valves and aggressive cams, not to mention port match my lower SC intake with my ported heads, bigger crank pulley, 80mm throttle body, CF airbox, longtube headers and the list goes on and on and on and on....they have beefed up transmissions and coming out with high flow intercoolers and we're even going to throw twinturbos in the rear to feed the kompressor up front.
Is that enough?
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That is some serious modifications! I am sure that it will be an incredible performance car when you are done.
The only 'challenge' I have with doing allot of mods to a car is the costs involved, followed by the return when it comes time to sell.
Part of the reason I put Veloce Performance together was to give guys some useful increases and enjoyment from their cars, without going crazy with costs, because in the past (with my own cars), the more money I put into them, the less I was able to get out on the other end. I have found on the used car side, people don't really want modded cars, and the more you do to them, the smaller the potential market is for resale.
Have fun and be safe..... it sounds like a great project!
The only 'challenge' I have with doing allot of mods to a car is the costs involved, followed by the return when it comes time to sell.
Part of the reason I put Veloce Performance together was to give guys some useful increases and enjoyment from their cars, without going crazy with costs, because in the past (with my own cars), the more money I put into them, the less I was able to get out on the other end. I have found on the used car side, people don't really want modded cars, and the more you do to them, the smaller the potential market is for resale.
Have fun and be safe..... it sounds like a great project!
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That is some serious modifications! I am sure that it will be an incredible performance car when you are done.
The only 'challenge' I have with doing allot of mods to a car is the costs involved, followed by the return when it comes time to sell.
Part of the reason I put Veloce Performance together was to give guys some useful increases and enjoyment from their cars, without going crazy with costs, because in the past (with my own cars), the more money I put into them, the less I was able to get out on the other end. I have found on the used car side, people don't really want modded cars, and the more you do to them, the smaller the potential market is for resale.
Have fun and be safe..... it sounds like a great project!
The only 'challenge' I have with doing allot of mods to a car is the costs involved, followed by the return when it comes time to sell.
Part of the reason I put Veloce Performance together was to give guys some useful increases and enjoyment from their cars, without going crazy with costs, because in the past (with my own cars), the more money I put into them, the less I was able to get out on the other end. I have found on the used car side, people don't really want modded cars, and the more you do to them, the smaller the potential market is for resale.
Have fun and be safe..... it sounds like a great project!
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Do you really think the turbochargers are necessary? I've been following the project (have the link to the thread favorite-ed 
) and it looks to be one unreal car. But as mentioned earlier, traction will be the primary crux. Even steamrollers wrapped in slick rubber are going to fight for every inch of grip...and you want to twincharge the thing!?
) and it looks to be one unreal car. But as mentioned earlier, traction will be the primary crux. Even steamrollers wrapped in slick rubber are going to fight for every inch of grip...and you want to twincharge the thing!?
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Do you really think the turbochargers are necessary? I've been following the project (have the link to the thread favorite-ed ) and it looks to be one unreal car. But as mentioned earlier, traction will be the primary crux. Even steamrollers wrapped in slick rubber are going to fight for every inch of grip...and you want to twincharge the thing!?
) and it looks to be one unreal car. But as mentioned earlier, traction will be the primary crux. Even steamrollers wrapped in slick rubber are going to fight for every inch of grip...and you want to twincharge the thing!?Yeah, traction will be the primary crux and we'll deal with the traction issue later; not that there's much we can do about it. Like I said, I won't be able to let all of the horses out of the stable all at once.
