best engine to use ???

[mr henderson]

I agree with those who recommend the use of whatever engine comes with the donor. If you haven't already got a donor, make sure you get something that is drivable, then drive it for a while and check out all the running gear.

After the build, drive the car and enjoy it. When you find it simply hasn't got enough power then upgrade it, makes a good winter project, plus you will have a much better idea of what you want by then

I would suggest getting a ride in a bike engined car before you decide to go that route.

[chriseyj]

How have you solved your reverse Tilly I have been scratching my head over it. I think of some cheap and simple solutions using a starter and flywheel, space permitting.
Also did you see my post about being offered a Kawasaki GPZ1000rx still undecided whether its suitable or not, 125bhp is still more than my old mx5 and the car should weigh half the mazda.

Cheers Chris

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by chriseyj

How have you solved your reverse Tilly I have been scratching my head over it. I think of some cheap and simple solutions using a starter and flywheel, space permitting.
Also did you see my post about being offered a Kawasaki GPZ1000rx still undecided whether its suitable or not, 125bhp is still more than my old mx5 and the car should weigh half the mazda.

Cheers Chris

Chriseyj...

depending on where you are located i would suggest you think about the FZR1000 bike that fabby mentioned, more chance it,ll be easier in the long run as its a known runner for i think it was the same price as the one you,ve been offered.
sorry if i should keep my nose out but the Fzr motor is a nice engine

cheers
andy
Ps ( ex bike racer )

[chriseyj]

Hi Andy your not sticking your nose in at all, infact I could use some advice cant decide what to do and I think the guy needs an answer. I also don't know much about bikes so any advice from a biker is great. Where is fabby located? I am near Derby. Trouble is I can't ride a bike so I haven't got a clue how I'd get one home.
I dreamt about bike engnes last night.

[HandyAndy]

Fabby is way down in Devon so that may influence your choice.
the Fzr bike is a nice bike with a very strong motor, i,ve raced a few, the bike you have been offered is ok, but if i remember your original post the bike isn,t a runner at the mo????

maybe suggest to the owner that if you or him can get it running then it may be worth it for you, its not a bad engine but worries me its not running at the mo.
the kwack engine isn,t as free revving as the Fzr but has good torque so in a car it might still be a good choice.

has he said £300 for it? if so offer £200 as a non runner (subject to why its not running etc) or £300 for it if he gets it running.

sorry i know that doesn,t help much but thats what i would do,

cheers
andy

ps.. its ok, i dream of my bike racing days too, smiles

[Tilly819]

hi chris

in reply to your question reverse is a very simple arangment using a gear mounted on the diff input flange and a starter moter mounted on the bracket in the transmision tunnel

as for the bike you were offered i cannot say i now that model perticualy well so am unable to offer an educated oppinion other than i went out in slims roadster a wile back with about 125hp and it goes like stink

I see you are neer derby, nyself i am neer melton mowbray leicestershire not to far away really you are more than welcome to pop over and see my bird engined roadster (not on the road yet but not far off) so you can see how you overcome some the the problems of fitting a bike engine, its very simple, in some aspects more simple than fitting a car engine belive it or not, though it does have its tricky bits

hope this helps
the offer is there is you want to come take a look

chears tilly

[Blade]

Bang a tuned fireblade motor in it (i'm biased).

Tilly , i had a reverse setup like that in my first bike engined rally car and it worked well till it stuck on , managed to reverse out of a ditch after a spin and went backwards into the ditch on the other side of the track it was embarrassing and funny at the same time, but up to that point it worked well, i'm using a quaife reverse box in my build