Hellfire
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 posted on 1/4/09 at 07:36 AM |
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BEC to CEC
After doing lots of research on various engines, both motorcycle and car variants we have decided that when the summer is over, we are going to
do an engine transplant on our Indy.
Primarily, the main factor taken into consideration in our decision was who drives the Indy the most and what sort of driving is done. As Dad
is retired, he tends to use the Indy a lot and most of his driving is done at a rather leisurely pace and therefore a bike engine might not be best
suited for his style of driving.
Responsiveness and quick acceleration are bike engine traits and they like to be revved, which is great fun on a track, but can lead to mishaps
on the public highway. Dad has already had his license endorsed with three penalty points for exceeding the speed limit and he is now cautious whilst
out driving and adheres strictly to the speed limits imposed.
In deciding which engine to replace the ZX12R with, we considered factors that we liked in engines. We wanted something with similar bhp,
preferably more torque and quite high revving.
Looking around at various engines, we initially considered other bike engines, such as the FJR1300 and the Pan Euro but discounted them due to
their complexity in a BEC
Finally, we considered….. wait for it….. car engines.
Obviously the Honda S2000 is prime candidate, however, it is slightly out of our price range unfortunately.
Other engines we considered were the Nissan SR20DET. Again, good bhp, torque but the complexity once again put us off
Lastly, we decided that although probably not the most modern of engines, we would replace our ZX12R engine with one that is tried and tested.
OK, so they might not be the lightest engines out there, nor the most powerful but they are robust, easily tuneable and can return some impressive
RWHP with bike carbs fitted. Besides which, the people who have them fitted always rave about them.
So….. Pinto engine it is!! Now we’ve decided, we can’t wait for summer to end, so we can get cracking on the transplant……
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 07:40 AM |
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I dont know why you've done it as april fools, it think you are the fool with the bike engine  
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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YQUSTA
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 07:49 AM |
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stevec
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 07:49 AM |
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 07:54 AM |
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Agreed, and I believe there is no other engine that should be in a car except one from a bike. However....
My BEC only ventures on the road to ensure things are OK for the next Sprint. I'm wary of speed, noise, cameras, licence and all the rest.
There's one speed on the car, one style of driving and it's not compliant with Nu-Brittun.
I have a 1000cc sports bike too, which is just the same, sub 100 mph just feels like being stationary. Again, there's a lot of fear taking it on
Nu-Brittuns roads.
Both are now pretty much on the track only, I haven't even thought of making more sensible engine choices.
My daily driver is a 1993 Mondeo. End game.
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vinny1275
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 08:51 AM |
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Didn't you do excatly the same one last year Hellfire?
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omega0684
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 10:15 AM |
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BRILLIANT !! !! GO PINTO!
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coozer
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 10:24 AM |
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Oh, more torque and bhp? You need a ST170 engine, 170bhp and 200lb/ft.... or a V8...
Alan Shearer Newcastle manager? Now thats a real joke is it not
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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iscmatt
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 11:02 AM |
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Yeah Pinto Power!!!!!!
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woodster
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 12:21 PM |
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made me lol
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chrisg
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| posted on 1/4/09 at 01:17 PM |
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Beat me to it, I'd got this ready
I wonder if anyone can help this club member with his problem?
“Hi Chris,
I’m thinking about making some improvements to my Locost, and I’m looking for some info/advice.
I built my car in 2004 with a Hyabusa engine but now I’d like to change it for something more reliable and less irritating. I’ve been looking at
Pinto engines and I think that’s what I’m going to go for.
Do you know any members that have made this conversion or any online guides that would show me how it was done? I hope to get this done pretty
quickly so that I can enjoy all that creamy torque this summer!!
Best Wishes
RT Fishall”
Anyone help, this morning if possible?
Cheers
Chris
Great minds eh?
[Edited on 1/4/09 by chrisg]
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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