Stupid Question Of The Day....

[Guest snotfart]

1) no

2) g/box is part of the motor

3) quaife reversing box about 600 quid if memory serves

4) car is probably too heavy to get the best from the motor and busa motors are loadsa money

[Snapperpaul]

Gearbox comes with the engine

Reverse is by a reverse box , Quaife or MNR or an electric, aires do one

[David S]

Wowsers guys!

 

Thanks for all the responses, whilst contemplating this seriously does anyone have any advice on fitting a bike engine? Was thinking a hayabusa engine, but a few questions.

 

1) Is this particularly difficult?

2) What does one do regarding a gearbox?

3) What does one do about a reverse gear (kinda leads on from question 2)

4) Worth it or stick to car engines?

 

Thanks

 

Matt

There was an article in the December issue of Kitcar magazine by Nigel Dean (love him or hate him) on the subject of bike engines and in summary he said, and I quote "if you want a fast road car that can do some nifty overtaking but also cruise in all conditions, stay clear of a bike engine. If you want a raw adrenaline machine that can beat pretty much anything on the road, then the answer is an unequivocal YES to bike power." He recommended the Busa engine but did say that after 50 miles of driving a car with the Busa engine, he had had enough, but added 'but what a 50 miles!".

 

As for difficulty, you need a proper cradle for the engine to sit in, a new prop shaft from the engine to the reversing box, then another new prop shaft to the diff, other than that, it is not hard. There is a DVD "Build Your Own Sports Car in 7 Days" where 2 guys build a Westfield with a Busa engine and that would show you a lot of what is required and also what can be acheived.

 

 

[speedtripledan]

why not go the easy option zetec with a turbo ? its been done 300bhp+

[Guest J-Bond]

why not go the easy option zetec with a turbo ? its been done 300bhp+

 

 

i agree with that...

 

 

"No Replacement for Displacement" ...

 

Zetec 2.0 ... Cams & springs... port & polish in the cilynder head ..Flywheel ... Multi-Throttle Plenum intake .... Forged Internals ... Emerald or Haltech or some 3D EMS .... Turbo ...

 

11.000 rpms ...

 

and ... a curse with "the stig" ... or Alain prost to learn to drive 400 hp's ...in 500 kg's...

[Guest sandy77uk]

there was a company advertising 500+BHP from a zetec, but i think it was something like 4.5k