goodall
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 05:19 PM |
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bike engine for a mini
whats the best bike engine to fit to a mini? and whats the best gearbox to fit to that for a mini
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pathfinder
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 05:21 PM |
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Turbo Busa and it will have the gearbox built in
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goodall
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 05:24 PM |
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what about the diff?
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pathfinder
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 05:31 PM |
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Most of the bec minis have the engine in the boot and then use chain drive, think quaife do a sprocket carrier/diff thingy. Think there was also talk
of being able to convert a front wheel drive diff for the job. some one more clued up will be along shortly no doubt!!!
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goodall
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 05:35 PM |
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nah i would be wanting to keep the engine under the bonet, but going from fwd to rwd is alright, but it would then be changing too much and she would
have to do an sva
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BusaLoco
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 05:38 PM |
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What's the Diff?
Please see the good fellows at Quaife Engineering. ... http://www.quaife.co.uk/Chain-drive-cars-ATB-differential ...
 
Rescued attachment Qaife Chain Drive Diff.jpg
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donut
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 05:56 PM |
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Busa if you can afford it but R1 would be my next choice.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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goodall
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 06:34 PM |
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can those chain drive diff work in the front, i don't know anything about busa engine, were is the output
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froggy
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 06:35 PM |
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you need to do some seroius butchering of the shell and subframes to front mount and rear drive it . copy what z cars do and save yourself the trouble
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pathfinder
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 06:44 PM |
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A front wheel drive bike engined mini wouldn’t be worth the effort in my opinion! Z cars put them in the boot for good reasons:
• Simplicity
• Handeling
• Performance
• Weight
• Cost
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goodall
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 06:57 PM |
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yes but theres also passenger space and the lack of it with mid engine design
[Edited on 31/12/06 by goodall]
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 08:33 PM |
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Ive discussed this before with regards to weight an r1 mini just feels like its struggling imho
especially when youve got a passenger aswell
to equal an r1 locost in a mini youd need a hayabusa
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goodall
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 08:35 PM |
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but a mini is only 650kg
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 08:35 PM |
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Stuff using a rusty mini rather use a SMART
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/06/08/smart-car-plus-gsxr-equals-smartuki-a-very-smart-car and really see what can be done...... on you tube is
video of diablo smart outrunning a prancing horse
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goodall
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 08:36 PM |
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and the a-series in a mini only puts out 45bhp
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 08:42 PM |
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ok
ill expain this once more
my MK r1 weighed 460kg
Im an extra 100kg =560kg
YOU WILL BE LUCKY TO GET YOUR MINI MUCH LIGHTER THAN THIS FORGET THE BS WEBSITES AND MAGS SAY FOR NOW
then if I had a light passenger the performance would be phenomal still
but with a heavy passenger it would drag it down (they would still poo themselves)
so what Im saying is your mini r1 would weigh all this almost before youve even put a driver in OR passenger
Ive been in one there ok but Id have a 7 with a bike engine TBH
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goodall
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 09:04 PM |
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yea but this is another idea cause i have 3 options at the moment; 1, fix up the stag 2, build a locost 3, put a bike engine in the automatic mini
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jacko
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| posted on 31/12/06 at 10:31 PM |
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Richard r1 on here has a mate with a front engine [ bike r1 ] that is rear wheel drive in a mini and goes like the wind
Jacko ps send him a u2u
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Aboardman
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| posted on 1/1/07 at 01:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by goodall
yea but this is another idea cause i have 3 options at the moment; 1, fix up the stag 2, build a locost 3, put a bike engine in the automatic mini
why not a 16v mini using the vauxhall engine or similar, they go like stink.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIt5623j0PI
[Edited on 1/1/07 by Aboardman]
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goodall
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| posted on 1/1/07 at 03:21 PM |
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oh and i do have a k-series 1.4 dohc and all
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welderman
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| posted on 1/1/07 at 04:09 PM |
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You could buy mine if you want, nearly finnished. Just not time with work and all.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=31944
Thank's, Joe 
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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