NZ AE85 - soon to be BEAMS powered

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NZDMAE86 Wrote:Hello, nice build man, great so see theres some nice 86's showing up in NZ. If you need help with the beams/quad/ECU problems, joining oldschool.co.nz may be a good idea, theres a few guys running similar set ups in 86's/starlets on there, they are pretty helpfull/switched on.

Thanks man. I'll check it out.

fantapants Wrote:most guys are getting a honest 135 to 140 rwkw.

its a bit embaressing..... but mine litterally got killed the day i got it started, so havnt got to drive it lol. its in my build log i think.

Brad, the fella who did his at the same time i did mine, with almost identical everything lol, as far as i know, rates his very highly.

He came out of a 200rwkw ca18 hachi that was a nice bit of work. But with this, his biggest benefit has been that nothing breaks. He drives to track days, plays all day, drives home.

The engine will be fun, but it depends on what you are used to lol. From a 20v to beams, the major step up is the huge gains in torque. And that makes driving a lot more fun.

But if you are used to 300kw open wheelers, it might be a bit of a let down

for the billet hit up ant at kaizin garage on hachiroku.com.au im not sure when he has them going, but when i spoke to him last they were ready to go i think.

Thanks for the info mate - much appreciated. Glenn just posted on another forum that ITB manifolds are still available for $650 AUS including postage to NZ. Will need to factor in a Link G4 as well. All adds up pretty quick! I'm going to drive down to see my fabricator on Friday for a chat about the best way to move ahead with this.

Sad to hear you blew your engine right after you got it running. What happened?