Morning all,
In a slack moment the other day, I was wondering why there don't seem to be any ducati powered cars about? Don't they appreciate being
forced to power a car, or are they just much more expensive than the jap stuff?
Just wondering, as the noise of a duke is niiiiiiiiiiiiiice 
Someone is doing a F500 FIAT with a Ducati 999 engine in it. No pics yet though 
www.F500.co.uk
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I thought the Vtwin in a 999 was very highly strung and likley to throw a wobbly if you misstreated it... unlike the jap stuff that is slightly more forgiving?
They're not that powerful (but do sound nice!). V twins into a 7 chassis can be a bit of a squeeze even with the 60 deg twin that I've got. A 90 deg twin like the Ducati or the TL would be a real challenge. Italian bike engines can be a smidge problematic for emissions too.
Had a Ducati 748 once which decided to get rid of its tensioner pulley at 5000rpm...................................Kerrrchinnnngggg!!!!!!
[Edited on 30/4/09 by clanger]
Duke clutches are not particularly reliable on the bike and will be under more stress in a BEC. They do sound great though 
Phil
The mechanical advantage of having four cylinders instead of two means fours will be preferred for breadth of power band, especially given that there
are no packaging advantages in a car, and in fact possibly disadvantages.
Similarly the purported traction benefits of a 90o firing order twin aren't really relevant. Plus, who wants to be bothered with belt
replacement and desmo adjustment on the 8v engines when you can have a Japanese 4 with a timing chain. The old Duc motors also used to wee all their
oil out when wheelied for too long, IIRC (or was it just they wouldn't oil one cylinder?), which might cause problems on track.
Best way to enjoy a Ducati motor is surely just to buy a post Head-Stud-Woe 900ss and shares in Maplins (<--- Italian bike humour), rather than
torture it with a car chassis?
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Originally posted by vinny1275
Morning all,
In a slack moment the other day, I was wondering why there don't seem to be any ducati powered cars about? Don't they appreciate being forced to power a car, or are they just much more expensive than the jap stuff?
Just wondering, as the noise of a duke is niiiiiiiiiiiiiice
Thought there might be a good reason like that! Curiosity done for now, thanks....
quote:
Originally posted by idl1975
The mechanical advantage of having four cylinders instead of two means fours will be preferred for breadth of power band, especially given that there are no packaging advantages in a car, and in fact possibly disadvantages.
Similarly the purported traction benefits of a 90o firing order twin aren't really relevant. Plus, who wants to be bothered with belt replacement and desmo adjustment on the 8v engines when you can have a Japanese 4 with a timing chain. The old Duc motors also used to wee all their oil out when wheelied for too long, IIRC (or was it just they wouldn't oil one cylinder?), which might cause problems on track.
Best way to enjoy a Ducati motor is surely just to buy a post Head-Stud-Woe 900ss and shares in Maplins (<--- Italian bike humour), rather than torture it with a car chassis?
quote:
Originally posted by idl1975
The mechanical advantage of having four cylinders instead of two means fours will be preferred for breadth of power band, especially given that there are no packaging advantages in a car, and in fact possibly disadvantages.
Similarly the purported traction benefits of a 90o firing order twin aren't really relevant. Plus, who wants to be bothered with belt replacement and desmo adjustment on the 8v engines when you can have a Japanese 4 with a timing chain. The old Duc motors also used to wee all their oil out when wheelied for too long, IIRC (or was it just they wouldn't oil one cylinder?), which might cause problems on track.
Best way to enjoy a Ducati motor is surely just to buy a post Head-Stud-Woe 900ss and shares in Maplins (<--- Italian bike humour), rather than torture it with a car chassis?
quote:
Originally posted by vinny1275
Morning all,
In a slack moment the other day, I was wondering why there don't seem to be any ducati powered cars about? Don't they appreciate being forced to power a car, or are they just much more expensive than the jap stuff?
Just wondering, as the noise of a duke is niiiiiiiiiiiiiice
The V twin might look nice pinned to the front of a trike though.. ala Morgan..