andkilde
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| posted on 1/7/09 at 11:03 AM |
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You could probably hook up some form of rev-limiter ignition kill/retard device so it worked on both engines. ie, one engine over-revs, then both hit
ignition cut simultaneously.
Heck, with a bit of thought you might even be able to run them off a single ECU as an eight cylinder -- though I'm not sure to what benefit.
Cool car BTW 
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CraigJ
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| posted on 1/7/09 at 05:03 PM |
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One shifter and 2 cables will be used with the option to un-hook the cable at the engine. also a rev limiter will be fitted for safety.
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chrisg
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| posted on 6/7/09 at 11:28 AM |
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It's Official Craig me owd fruit - you're mental 
Don't forget where I live when comes to a test drive!
Cheers
Chris 
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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JoelP
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| posted on 6/7/09 at 11:43 AM |
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I think the best approach is to have the limiter working on both, and to have one gear lever that changes both but a smaller lever somewhere that just
changes the one engine, to be used to put them back into the same gear if they end up out.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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kb58
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| posted on 7/7/09 at 01:44 PM |
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Separate rev limiters won't help. Imagine driving down the road and accidently putting your car in first gear. The rev-limiter will shut off
fuel and/or spark, but the road speed of the car back-drives the engine to about 23,000 rpm. No hope to save it when that happens.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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MikeR
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| posted on 7/7/09 at 04:29 PM |
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you need a clutch that will automatically engage to protect the engine and hope the gearbox doesn't go bang.
(or better still a clutch on the jack shaft)
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