SSC Stylus 16V Turbo - New member introduction
Posted: November 17th, 2011, 11:33 pm
Hello Everyone.
My first post on this forum, so is a bit of background information about my project, and reasons for joining. The car is an SSC Stylus which was the final genesis of the Striker > Phoenix > Fury > Stylus , front engined, longditudinal, rear drive Sylva family designed by Jeremy Phillips.
Having had multiple Fiat 127s, AlfaSuds and eventually Lancia’s, when a company car came along, I bought the Stylus as a kit in 1999 and spent 2 years building it.
Initially I fitted a self refurbished Fiat 132 2ltr TC and gearbox, with a few mods from Guy’s first book. The running gear is all Ford Escort Mk2.
After a while I started to do some motorsport and joined Farnborough District Motor Club, near my home in the South East.
The competition bug bit and keeping a long story short, I had 8 years of fun with the TC and later a 190 bhp Zetec engine.
My original plan had always been to add forced induction to the 8v TC, and there was unfinished business in a way.
Just when I started to look into the expensive process of tuning the Zetec for 220 bhp+, an offer of a turbo 16v TC came my way at a price I couldn’t refuse.
So today the spec is:-
Lancia Thema 16V Turbo TC, ported head and matched inlet manifold, STD valves, OE camshafts and fully balanced OE bottom end. Wet sump, big wing, with oil cooler.
TurboTechnics Garett-T3 Hybrid turbocharger, Thema intercooler.
OE dual Magneti Marelli ignition and Bosch fuel injection
Fiat Bellhousing mated to a Brian Hill Ford Type 9 gearbox, using a Guy Croft adapter plate
Ford Escort rear axle, with Quaife ATB diff, 4.1:1 ratio. Ultimate performance from the engine is dependant on how brave I am with the bleed valve, but a safe realistic figure is around 240 bhp with a healthy torque curve to go with it.
My intention is to refurbish this engine myself with forged pistons & steel rods, some headwork, revised camshafts, modern aftermarket electronics, and probably a dry sump system.
If I can make some sensible choices with this forums assistance, retain reliability, and break the 300bhp barrier I will be happy.
That would be about the limit for the chassis, the transmission, and my driving skill.
Anyway, I look forward to some constructive discussion in the future.
First thing to do is to convince the wife to buy me Guy’s new book for Christmas.
Kind Regards
Matt
My first post on this forum, so is a bit of background information about my project, and reasons for joining. The car is an SSC Stylus which was the final genesis of the Striker > Phoenix > Fury > Stylus , front engined, longditudinal, rear drive Sylva family designed by Jeremy Phillips.
Having had multiple Fiat 127s, AlfaSuds and eventually Lancia’s, when a company car came along, I bought the Stylus as a kit in 1999 and spent 2 years building it.
Initially I fitted a self refurbished Fiat 132 2ltr TC and gearbox, with a few mods from Guy’s first book. The running gear is all Ford Escort Mk2.
After a while I started to do some motorsport and joined Farnborough District Motor Club, near my home in the South East.
The competition bug bit and keeping a long story short, I had 8 years of fun with the TC and later a 190 bhp Zetec engine.
My original plan had always been to add forced induction to the 8v TC, and there was unfinished business in a way.
Just when I started to look into the expensive process of tuning the Zetec for 220 bhp+, an offer of a turbo 16v TC came my way at a price I couldn’t refuse.
So today the spec is:-
Lancia Thema 16V Turbo TC, ported head and matched inlet manifold, STD valves, OE camshafts and fully balanced OE bottom end. Wet sump, big wing, with oil cooler.
TurboTechnics Garett-T3 Hybrid turbocharger, Thema intercooler.
OE dual Magneti Marelli ignition and Bosch fuel injection
Fiat Bellhousing mated to a Brian Hill Ford Type 9 gearbox, using a Guy Croft adapter plate
Ford Escort rear axle, with Quaife ATB diff, 4.1:1 ratio. Ultimate performance from the engine is dependant on how brave I am with the bleed valve, but a safe realistic figure is around 240 bhp with a healthy torque curve to go with it.
My intention is to refurbish this engine myself with forged pistons & steel rods, some headwork, revised camshafts, modern aftermarket electronics, and probably a dry sump system.
If I can make some sensible choices with this forums assistance, retain reliability, and break the 300bhp barrier I will be happy.
That would be about the limit for the chassis, the transmission, and my driving skill.
Anyway, I look forward to some constructive discussion in the future.
First thing to do is to convince the wife to buy me Guy’s new book for Christmas.
Kind Regards
Matt