roadrunner
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| posted on 10/4/09 at 12:37 PM |
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So CEC if you like to potter about , the wind gently blowing through your hair(if you have any) and like to use every day like a tin top.
BEC if like ragging it to death at 12000 revs plus, having the time of your life for a couple of hours at the weekend and using it as a toy.
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A1
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| posted on 10/4/09 at 01:09 PM |
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no torque? i was out for a blast with my friend in his impreza sti, he only got away when he did about 130.
no offence, but you dont buy a 7 for a quiet and easy to live with car...the noveltys have never worn out, even in the rain!
and i drive mine almost every day...in fact...im off to show up some cecs by doing some 6th gear acceleration...wait...they dont have 6 do
they...aaw!
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 10/4/09 at 01:33 PM |
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you would need to build 3 car really !
1 cec
1 bec
and then another bec to make it quicker than the last one !
ive done 5 cars now and its BEC all the way for me
but a cec would be nice for taking the wife/chick out !! and a bec just for the noise speed and the big GRIN
hope that helps
paul
[Edited on 10/4/09 by ch1ll1]
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 10/4/09 at 01:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
But thats what your tintop is for - day to day!! To me, the kit car is a novelty item, a toy plain and simple. I dont want it to be practical, quiet,
civilised or return good mpg (the greens can hate me if they want). Mine's going to be for a couple of hour thrash on a sunny evening / Sunday,
to forget any worries and to put a huge smile on my face. A BEC (turbo'd) will do that for me anyway whereas i got bored of the Zetec i had in
my old car.
I AGREE tiptop is for days out and going to work when it rains !
bike for normal days,
kit car ( bec )as and when you can use it !!
sold my last one in november had about 10 bikes since then and im missing the bec loads !!
[Edited on 10/4/09 by ch1ll1]
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oldtimer
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| posted on 10/4/09 at 01:51 PM |
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I'm happy building my second CEC. It is still a light motor and light gearbox - for a CEC, and various other lighweight items mean weight should
not be too high. I've ridden enough bikes for enough yeays to think they really don't last brilliantly when hammered - in a bike - so not
sure I want lower reliability. CECs are even less stressed than before so that makes me a lot more comfortable. Are there not a lot of bike engine
reliability issues on this site? BEC owners asking about suitability on long drives??
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ryanslaney
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| posted on 10/4/09 at 02:28 PM |
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It got to be duratec. Reliable, easy to get parts for, revvy, and quick! what more do you want.
[Edited on 10/4/09 by ryanslaney]
www.ryanslaneyracing.com
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roadrunner
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| posted on 10/4/09 at 07:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ryanslaney
It got to be duratec. Reliable, easy to get parts for, revvy, and quick! what more do you want.
[Edited on 10/4/09 by ryanslaney]
And what does a duratec rev to?
Mine goes all the way up to 13000revs and thats on a 1998 engine.
If it goes pop, then a few hundred quid and slip the next one in.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 10/4/09 at 08:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
quote:
Originally posted by oldtimer Are there not a lot of bike engine reliability issues on this site?
Plenty, and there are also plenty of reliability issues from the CEC side too so its not exclusive to BEC's.
Just most of of them are the bec's 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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