andygfc
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| posted on 16/2/21 at 02:39 PM |
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Black bird engine
Am just about to buy an mk indy with a blackbird engine, they're not that bad really, are they?
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CosKev3
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| posted on 16/2/21 at 03:14 PM |
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They were the dogs bollox years ago,just very old now.
Will still be a fast car,might be hard to find parts these days though
Seem to remember they had issues because in the bike the engine was using the bike frame as part of the engines strength,so once you remove from the
bike frame and hang it from a cradle in a car chassis you have removed some of the strength that was designed to be there by Honda.
Iirc the block can twist if not mounted properly in a car,this then causes the crank bearings to be crushed/pushed against the crank and they then
spin the crank bearings and destroy the engine.
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SPYDER
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| posted on 16/2/21 at 03:53 PM |
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Oil supply issues too, usually countered by baffled sump, Accusump, dry sump or some combination thereof. Likely to be more of a problem on track,
maybe not such an issue for normal road use.
It'll still be a nippy car, particularly if injected.
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adithorp
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| posted on 16/2/21 at 06:18 PM |
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I drove Pif's MK/Blackbird yesterday; It's not slow.
Oil surge is a known blackbird issue but on the road a sump baffle should be sufficient (all Pif's has). On track you'd want an Accusump
as well.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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andygfc
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| posted on 16/2/21 at 07:00 PM |
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Thanks chaps for replies😁
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perksy
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| posted on 16/2/21 at 08:34 PM |
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a mate had one in his Westfield and it was dry sumped, I seem to remember it being quite torqey for a bike engine
It went well enough..
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