zzrpowerd-locost
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 posted on 17/9/05 at 02:04 PM |
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BETTER ENGINE?
WHICH IS THE BETTER ENGINE FOR BEC? ZZR1100 C1 OR ZX9R C2? I KNOW THE ZZR ENGINE I HAVE IS THE UNRESTRICTED 140 ODD BHP VERSION BUT WHAT POWER/TORQUE
IS THE ZX9?
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smart51
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 03:26 PM |
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I nearly bought a ZZR1100 engine. In my opinion, the slightly wider spaced gears are ideal for a BEC. It was only the age of the engine that put me
off. The ZX9 is a bit lacking in grunt. You might as well just have a pinto.
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progers
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 03:31 PM |
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Keep the ZZr1100 , it has more torque than the ZX9 and there are plenty of tuning its for it as it was used by Radical before they went to the Busa.
Both are good engines, but I bet you'll enjoy the 1100 more.
Cheers
Paul
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zzrpowerd-locost
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 03:35 PM |
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CHEERS FOR THAT! WIFE WILL BE HAPPY, I JUST GOT THE ZZR N GOT ME EYE ON A ZX9 LOL
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Hellfire
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 04:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
......... The ZX9 is a bit lacking in grunt. You might as well just have a pinto.
I think theres a few people on here who might just disagree with that statement 
Let me be the first. 
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 05:24 PM |
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Me too, slightly more pokey than a blade and there's no way anything short of a fully breathed on (ie 180-200bhp) Pinto would get anywhere
close, let alone keep up. The only real downside to the ZX9 IMHO, is the gearbox, both its low ratios and the weakness of the boxes in the earlier
engines.
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JoelP
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 06:08 PM |
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if you look in the manual, you can see the extra bearings they added to the E gearboxes. On the plus side, C engines are cheap as chips. 
Just for curiosity, are the C and E boxes interchangable?!
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 06:34 PM |
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Just a guess but I doubt it, if the later ones have extra bearings along the shafts then wouldnt the bearings need something in the block to sit in /
bolt to?
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smart51
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 07:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
quote:
Originally posted by smart51
......... The ZX9 is a bit lacking in grunt. You might as well just have a pinto.
I think theres a few people on here who might just disagree with that statement
Let me be the first.
I imagine I was being slightly facecious
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scotlad
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 07:19 PM |
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its always guaranteed to get a reaction comparing a bike engine to a pinto!
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zzrpowerd-locost
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 07:37 PM |
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Trust me to start an argument!
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7999650975
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Peteff
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| posted on 17/9/05 at 08:06 PM |
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I'll keep my eye on that
It's only 13 miles up the road from me.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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