daily drivers?
#1
Posted 09 November 2006 - 05:00 PM
cheers
mic
#2
Posted 09 November 2006 - 05:06 PM
#3
Posted 09 November 2006 - 05:09 PM
Do you have another car that you can go shopping in? (food shopping)
Can you put up with the noise? (or install sound deadening)
etc etc.
#4
Posted 09 November 2006 - 05:11 PM
id want it loud anyway, rather hear a nice engine than cd/radio.
is it posible to pick up 2nd hand frames?
#5
Posted 09 November 2006 - 05:13 PM
#6
Posted 09 November 2006 - 05:16 PM
#7
Posted 09 November 2006 - 05:20 PM
#8
Posted 11 November 2006 - 08:45 AM
just to put my two pence worth into this scince we built the honda civic type R version ive been using it loads more than the bike engined demo cars mainly because there are more people out there that are used to a car engine and have no pre conceived ideas on what a bike engine can doThe cheapest way of doing any conversion is to built the frame yourself. Other than that, if your not set on a RWD bike conversion, you can get a front subframe from 16V Mini Shop with no engine mounts that you can put which ever engine you want in to?
its fair to say that the honda is a lovely thing to drive its a little quicker than the bike due to the larger engine size and just sheer grunt its got you could easily use iteveryday with confidance in the hondas reliability,its economical at 35 mpg and goes as fast as most mortals would want
the bike engines are more full on and suit customers who want the sweet music of a high revving slick gearshifting adrenalin machine,they wont suit everyone and are probably more suited to being a second car
when we start racing next year they will be ideal fot the track and easy to drive at balls out speeds
the problem we have created now istoo much choice and im about to throwanother spanner in the works,in an effort to produce a cheaper daily driver version im looking at the smaller simpler honda v tec engines to fit say a late 1.6 with just v tec and not variable v tec, this will be cheaper both in the cost of the engine and gearbox and in the ecu required to run it
this would be a nice road car with about 160 bhp on tap and reliable modern power plant
what do you all think
chris
#9
Posted 11 November 2006 - 11:00 AM
#10
Posted 11 November 2006 - 11:21 AM
Just my 2 cents.........( Big Smile ) Willieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.........
#11
Posted 11 November 2006 - 05:02 PM
i take on board what willie says we do like performance but ive an eye on the younger lads out there to try give them a nice different sort of car than a corsa or saxo that will have a good it of performance and be a bit easier to insure
they will be rwd im afraid i cant get too excited about fwd
chris
#12
Posted 11 November 2006 - 08:02 PM
What about a R1 front engined subframe conversion? We had chatted about that a while back - if you could get the drivetrain to work as you mentioned at the time I think you'd have a real neat (and still very quick) way to get good cost and a simple build-up for the younger lads. Thoughts?
Aric
i was thinking of using something later than a b16 just so low mileage late engines could be found easily im only looking at present and trying to get a feel for it all
i take on board what willie says we do like performance but ive an eye on the younger lads out there to try give them a nice different sort of car than a corsa or saxo that will have a good it of performance and be a bit easier to insure
they will be rwd im afraid i cant get too excited about fwd
chris
#13
Posted 11 November 2006 - 09:02 PM
#14
Posted 12 November 2006 - 03:37 AM
What do you think Chris? I might be intersted in funding the prototype.
Cheers,
Aric
Seems to be the conversion everyone is waiting for..
Edited by Monte Busa, 12 November 2006 - 05:50 PM.
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