iDENTITi
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| posted on 26/3/10 at 10:59 PM |
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After a bit of a quick price up, and some input from my brother in law (he wants to to fit a 5litre chevy v8 with ~250bhp...) I'm thinking a car
engine will be cheaper, but, a mad shouty bike engine with sequential shift seems fun. The only expensive part being the reverse box, which I'd
need if I ever wanted to put it on the road.
Unfortunately, its all done to a students budget, so whichever is cheapest will probably prevail.
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iDENTITi
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| posted on 27/3/10 at 05:31 PM |
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Right, this is probably getting a ltitle boring for you all, but bear with me.
Can someone help me out with what engines will fit in the roadster?
Pros and cons of each, rough prices etc.
And please try and leave out bias, thanks :p
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:16 AM |
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I would of thought that a zetec would be a good choice, readily available cheap and easy to source and plenty of help here should you run into
problems.
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iDENTITi
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 01:41 PM |
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Yeah, I was offered a whole car last night (in theory).
Ford escort s reg 1.6 16v zetec lump, 130k miles on the clock which worries me a bit...
but it means i get the engine, and entire wiring loom, clocks, steering wheel etc. for basically nothing. Pretty clean engine on the outside too,
peering through the oil filler the cams dont look too worn either.
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FFTS
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 02:13 PM |
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I think that yet again we have failed to answer the most important question for him!!
Which is best??
BEC or CEC  
Any oppinions to help him 
Chris.
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andkilde
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 02:28 PM |
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Te guys over at Locost USA have been talking about a smaller 500cc car. Some old pics posted, looks to be powered by a 500cc single but might be of
some inspiration.
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8609
Cheers, Ted
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iDENTITi
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 06:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by FFTS
I think that yet again we have failed to answer the most important question for him!!
Which is best??
BEC or CEC
Any oppinions to help him
Both have their merits... A free car engine tipped the balance for me. 
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