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zilspeed

posted on 30/1/05 at 10:04 PM Reply With Quote
Engine Positioning

So - I've got this CBR1000 motor to go into my xflow engined car. And obviously I've been giving thought to engine position because of prop angle / Sump angle and exhaust clearance etc.
Anyways, I've been checking out the few CBR1000 engined cars I've been able to find. One belongs to Kissy and is a book locost from what I can tell. the other is in an MK Indy.
To cut a long story short, they seem to have vastly different engine positioning.
Hopefully the attached file will illustrate this point.
Who's example do I follow, or are they both right ?






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chunkielad

posted on 30/1/05 at 10:08 PM Reply With Quote
What Codec did you use for the AVI? It can not be found automatically by media player.
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zilspeed

posted on 30/1/05 at 10:11 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by chunkielad
What Codec did you use for the AVI? It can not be found automatically by media player.


Sorry about that - that's what I get for trying to be clever
It's the DIVX 5.0 codec - according to Gspot






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stevebubs

posted on 30/1/05 at 10:53 PM Reply With Quote
IIRC, the key ingredients in a BEC installation are:

1) Prop Angle to the diff - you need this as straight as possible.

2) Engine Lean angle - sump needs to be as parallel to the floor as possible.

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Rorty

posted on 31/1/05 at 05:04 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
IIRC, the key ingredients in a BEC installation are:

1) Prop Angle to the diff - you need this as straight as possible.


Be careful. UJs don't like running straight; they'll hammer themselves to death. Three degrees is the figure IIRC.





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locoboy

posted on 31/1/05 at 03:40 PM Reply With Quote
Balls,

Cant see the AVI clip either and it would be MORE than usefull for me too!





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chunkielad

posted on 31/1/05 at 04:00 PM Reply With Quote
try DivX codec (download free version) and all will become clear
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ChrisGamlin

posted on 31/1/05 at 04:25 PM Reply With Quote
If you have a look in the BEC List archives on Yahoo Groups under Files - Pictures - Simon CBR1000, there are a couple of engine pics of Simon Neil's old Striker that had a CBR1000 in it, may be of use.

Chris






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