No not really e85. Port water/meth injection. More or less as effective if all goes to plan.
And yes, compound turbo. I want as much torque and throttle response as I can get, along with around 400whp. I don't think there's any one turbo that can do that and provide a low-mid range that isn't worse than stock. If I was "only" after 300whp I could do it with a single though.
I'll still be doing the little things like choosing the best heads and manifolds, optimising cam timing, doing a minor porting job, etc, so it will breath slightly better than stock. Might even go for avcs if the megasquirt can support it. I just don't want to go wilder than factory STI cams as that will lose me too much low end.
But I digress. Dairusire, I want to know how much torque I can get from one of these blocks before it just can't hold together any more, what the weaknesses are, and if they are easily fixed with off-the-shelf parts like stronger bolts and studs. Pinning the main bearings isn't something I would have thought of in relation to an EJ. Seams feasible though, and not horribly expensive. What about the case and head bolts? When do they become a problem?