chunkytfg
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 01:07 PM |
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Triumph 3cyl engines
Anyone ever used one in a locust?
What they like other than the awesome sound?
I was thinking the Speed trilple 1050 engine?
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 01:19 PM |
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On a bike they are the biz!! They are so light and compact the 1050 motor feels like a 600 to throw around. Great power and response. Given that a
Blade motor can do the biz I'd have little doubt that the 1050 would be a great BEC motor.
www.shock-factory.co.uk
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chunkytfg
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 01:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeCapon
On a bike they are the biz!! They are so light and compact the 1050 motor feels like a 600 to throw around. Great power and response. Given that a
Blade motor can do the biz I'd have little doubt that the 1050 would be a great BEC motor.
Yeah i rekon they'd be pretty spot on aswell but the fact no one appearsa to have used one makes me think that there are bigger issues with
them.
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uklee70
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 01:27 PM |
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There are a couple of us on here with Daytona engines me being one
And yes they sound great so people tell me as I can't hear it from in the car.
They are still a little unknown for oil surge and stuff but mine seems ok but mine is mid mounted the same direction as the bike.
The tuneboy software that connects to the ecu is really good as you can map the ecu direct!
And I picked up an 03 daytona for 500 pounds as a spare engine so good value I would be interested in th 1050 if one came up for the right money.
good luck if you go the triumph route
Lee
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chunkytfg
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 01:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by uklee70
There are a couple of us on here with Daytona engines me being one
And yes they sound great so people tell me as I can't hear it from in the car.
They are still a little unknown for oil surge and stuff but mine seems ok but mine is mid mounted the same direction as the bike.
The tuneboy software that connects to the ecu is really good as you can map the ecu direct!
And I picked up an 03 daytona for 500 pounds as a spare engine so good value I would be interested in th 1050 if one came up for the right money.
good luck if you go the triumph route
Lee
okay i stand corrected!
I have to admit 131hp with 77ft/lb of torque is quite tempting.
Are dry sump kits avliable for them?
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Taz Surfleet
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 03:48 PM |
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Have a 9551 tiger engine which I was considering putting in my indie instead of the gsxr youre just down the road so if I do you'll have to pop
over and take a butchers
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twybrow
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| posted on 10/3/08 at 07:17 PM |
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I am putting a T595 lump in a Stuart Taylor. It sounds awesome - not sure how it goes yet as the front and back are not connected yet!
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SPYDER
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| posted on 13/3/08 at 05:43 PM |
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I looked at the TRIUMPH engined BEC possibility but came up against gearing issues.
They seem to have high primary gear ratios which means that a very long axle ratio is required in order to get a suitable top speed.
This is, of course, achievable but not easily so using the usual FORD components.
There are several usable diffs including Mercedes ones with ratios as low as 2.84, and featuring bolt on driveshafts. I am, of course, talking IRS
here.
Previous posters seem to be running the Triumph Triple in a mid-engined, chain driven format which neatly circumvents the problem.
You could also run taller a wheel/tyre combination.
Does anyone know of a live axle of suitable ratio, say 2.85, preferably LSD that could be used? The problem then becomes wheel PCD though.
I would probably go the Mercedes diff route on an IRS chassis, otherwise go for the tallest practical tyre size.
It is a corking engine!
Geoff.
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twybrow
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| posted on 13/3/08 at 11:06 PM |
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It is true the top speed will be limited (mine will be geared to max at around 110mph using a 3.54 escort axle). For the amount of time I plan to
spend at top speed, i think I can live with this. Most BEC start running out of steam by that speed anyway. Mine should be pulling hard up to the
limiter. I think if you geared it for a much higher speed, it would take an age to get there....
For IRS, use a 3.38 and you should be good for 115mph+.
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