warin

Thanks for all your comments. I really want to stick with the EJ20 because it's what I have at the moment and upgrading in stages suits my budget. Methanol should help it get to higher hp, though it doesnt reduce stress/load on the engine. I see people on the forum get to 300-350bhp without too many mods. Is that where the limit is on the internals? (I know nothing is guaranteed).

Hi, I bought an open wheeler with a ea81 motor (1.8 NA 1985ish) and 4spd gearbox in it. The motor is sad and old (read 50bhp) I have an EJ20 turbo 1996 wrx motor that has been rebuilt with new bearings/rings/gasket/etc. The internals remain the same. I have a new fuel and spark system sitting there I was going to put on a Supra (now sold): -ID1000cc -Aeromotive 1000 -top feed rail and lines to suit -turbosmart fpr3000 -B&W CDI -OEM Supra coils I want to run the EJ20 on Methanol (with additives). I'm new to the boxer motor and want to know what hp I should be looking for on stock internals with a good chance at it all holding together. I dont know what turbo I should be running, and I was hoping you guys with experience could help me out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.