The CSR290 at The Kit Car Show..........?

[Billyboy]

Just looking at the pictures of this car many have taken and posted up, I started to wonder what has taken place to UP the hp to 290bhp assuming the sticker isn't just that and the car does have 290bhp

 

So what would you have to do to squeeze another 30bhp from the cosworth 260 lump and setup.

 

Or is it likely much of the original setup has been binned and new ecu ++ has been fitted?

 

Of course I do not know the owner of the car, maybe he/she posts on blatchat? and could tell us

 

This maybe more of a chitchat request - Not sure - the response may not be though 😬

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by - billyboy on 8 May 2009 10:12:02

[Jason Plato]

Head port

cams

larger valves

remap

 

At the Stoneleigh show there was a company called Peak performance, they offer a CNC porting service and engine kits to uprate to this power level and all at reasonable costs. the owner took the time to explain the methods used and the performance results.

 

here are their details

 

They are the supplier of many leading companies and also the R500 prepared head.

 

🥰

 

here is my Duratec R .... C7 TOP

Taffia joint AO with Al

 

[Billyboy]

Thanks Dave

 

 

[Rattie]

The owner was saying that he'd got Cosworth to do it, since they were building the engine anyway, he just commissioned them to build one in the higher state of tune. He built the car as a kit and made a very nice job. The engine bay layout was just lovely.

 

Martyn

[The Pikey]

Head port

cams

larger valves

remap

 

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And forged pistons and stronger rods.

 

jason

 

 

 

Edited by - Jason Fletcher on 8 May 2009 13:41:17

[Jason Plato]

they pistons and rods are already supplied in the std CSR 260

 

 

here is my Duratec R .... C7 TOP

Taffia joint AO with Al

 

[Darren Harrold]

Higher CR cosworth pistons

Interesting that Std crank

Cosworth ultra race head (cnc ported)

Cosworth ultra race cams

Induction also modified for cnc head

 

 

 

...... Closer to 300 bhp.

 

Very nice.

 

[The Pikey]

The engine was 183 with a cat and 187 without so the 190 badge is a little optimistic but I hear the 260 could be too... It's currently off to get an exhaust fitted which according to Cosworth will release a few more horses. I think the exhaust was the only thing to let the car down with the evil Cheeseman mig welding.

 

Jason

 

 

[Alaskossie]

"The engine bay layout was just lovely."

 

Any photos to share of the engine bay layout??

 

 

 

 

 

Alaskossie

[k.russell]

try here some nice looking cars in that album Martyn 😬

 

Kevin R

 

black(but sometimes orange)-ali HPC

here

 

Edited by - k.russell on 9 May 2009 08:17:07

[nickh7]

I see you have pics of the "Fat Atom" as my son called it why

 

Fuel your Addiction here

[paul jacobs]

Never mind why, I applaud the maker of the design on the seating arrangement, it's nice to see some innovation sometimes.

 

Paul J.

My CSR now back with it's new and remapped Omex ECU - Hooray no more kangarooing and 268.6 bhp / 204lb-ft :-))

[Rattie]

try here some nice looking cars in that album Martyn

heh, glad to be of service

 

The VStorm was really quite a surprise - being such a close design to the Atom - but I bet it sounds fantastic with that Subaru boxer engine in it. The three wheeler from Rayvolution was another interesting piece of work, being a GSR-R with half a car instead of the front forks, literally!

 

Martyn