Don`t think i can afford to get to Bathurst (this year), was going to try tho, but it don`t look good (unless i sell my truck--->HINT HINT)
& 150-180(ish) is the plan for the moment, with thoughts of over the 200mark at a later date & i have no doubt that we`ll get there, it`s all just time & money really, the homework is all done & the specs say it will happen, just need some more "goodies" & more R&D on the dyno to get the job done.
& the Bottom end handling it all????????? well,,,we`ll just cross that broken bridge/crank IF & WHEN we come to it....when you think about it, there`s been so many people "TELL" me over the years that my 1510cc crank won`t last @.080" undersize bearing journals, well 8 years on & copping an absolute thrashing it`s whole life with 85horsies @ the wheels & 7500rpms almost all the time, race meets nearly every 2 weeks of it`s life with 2 mad drivers going at it all day each event, then a full weeks 2000kms Fangin at Targa Tassie Rally & even more club events after that, & it only needs rings & bearings & it`s back together again is proof of the pudding (so to speak & touch my woody)
so,,,the next Bimmer twinky is also now well under way --->1170cc, short stroke, large journal, screamer & will cop ball bearing turbo, 10,000 rpms & 25-30lbs of boost,,,now that one we`re going to wind it up till it goes "POP" , then re-build it & just back off the boost a tad.
who said i was mad???

,,,dam, the alloy V8 mini is going to be tame in comparison
