9 replies to this topic

[mk3cortina]

as the title states really, would around the 600cc mark work or is it getting too small of a displacement, had a quick look at the zx6r and they produce around 120hp and almost 50 ft-lb of torque. plus id imagine the engine is smaller.

[miniQ]

Sure why not...small,light and powerfull...CBR600 engine also.

[mk3cortina]

thats exactly what i was thinking, why not. i mean looking at the specificastions of a lot of them, the horsepower and torque is not all that far off a 1000cc. plus im sure it will be easier for me to fit it in the right way round on my own fabricated subframe. im also looking at a lot of 750cc's and most are around the 120bhp mark.

[akaflash]

600 bike engines are very peaky and lack any torque, with the weight of a car these 600's would not perform well

[mk3cortina]

that was one of my worries about them. think i read somewhere that the standard a-series 998 engine has about 48ft-lb of torque? so if any bike engine has more than this then it would perform as well/better than the a-series surely. i dont need loads of horsepower, think id be happy with anything over 100hp, so most 600cc and over give this, as well as more torque by about 20ft-lb+ than the a-series looking at all the specifications of each bike ive looked at as a donor.



found this, and it looks like it goes pretty well.

[R1mini]

The smallest I would go in a mini is 900, in terms of size they are very similiar to the 600, minis aren't as light as the kit cars can be and therefore would definately benefit from more horsepower and torque, also the peak torque can be at 11,700 rpm on a R6 for instance.

I have a GSXR750 K1 with 140 plus horsepower, with all ancillaries for sale this is the fuel injected one and very high reving, I think the redline is about 14,000rpm something like that

Here is a westfield with a gsxr750 motor in it


Cheers
David

[Chris_R]

Having had 600cc and 1000cc bikes I can't really see what you would gain from having the smaller capacity engine in a mini; there is very little difference, if anything, between the two units in terms of physical size and weight. Also, take the power claims on the 600s especially with a big pinch of salt!!

[mk3cortina]

ill hold out for a 1000cc then, im just looking at complete bikes near me that are for sale hence why im asking about differend cc's, makes life easier if ive got the complete running bike that i can pick at when i need to for the parts.

[zelliott]

Try a 750 engine, good comprimise between the two (:
suzuki's GSXR-750 is good, and Hondas VFR V4 engine is very very good too. I drove a desert buggy with the honda engine a year ago and it was quite quick to say the least (:

[Stevee]

guy near me got a 1000 cc bike engine mini and it will rev to 15,000 rpm and gose like well yano a mini with a bike engine

but he had a 600 and that was just as quick as that one is hes a pure nut case