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Bec yes or no????
Steve - 12/12/12 at 09:11 PM

Would a gsxr750 engine be to small for a locost7???

billy - 12/12/12 at 09:16 PM

Yes

twybrow - 12/12/12 at 09:16 PM

It would go for sure - especially if you made it light weight... But why would you when a 1000cc engine can be bough tfor not much more...?

matt_gsxr - 12/12/12 at 09:26 PM

False economy.
No doubt it would work and maybe work well, but you'd always wonder what the litre engine would be like.

Steve - 12/12/12 at 09:28 PM

Just not sure which way to go. New to this game, just love the cars

billy - 12/12/12 at 09:34 PM

If you weigh 12 stone then get a Honda fire blade engined kit car, if like me your much more, get your self a proper engine in the car, xe or zetec

chillis - 12/12/12 at 09:40 PM

Computor says no

Steve - 12/12/12 at 09:44 PM

Billy, unfortunately I weigh a bit more than 12 stone so best go for more power. Lol

adithorp - 12/12/12 at 09:52 PM

It'd probably go OKish if built very light, but not really worth the effort. Two up makes a difference to a 1tr BEC and would make a 750 pretty disappointing.

Two up isn't quite as bad as some (CEC owners) will make out though. This is my R1 Fury with me (12st) and a 16st passenger. The caterham cutting corners to stay ahead at around 6mins is an R300, also 2up... but the passenger was his wife who was about 5stone wet through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSURuxGoaX0&feature=plcp

pmc_3 - 12/12/12 at 10:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
It'd probably go OKish if built very light, but not really worth the effort. Two up makes a difference to a 1tr BEC and would make a 750 pretty disappointing.

Two up isn't quite as bad as some (CEC owners) will make out though. This is my R1 Fury with me (12st) and a 16st passenger. The caterham cutting corners to stay ahead at around 6mins is an R300, also 2up... but the passenger was his wife who was about 5stone wet through.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSURuxGoaX0&feature=plcp


Think you just had the legs on him, Caterham was getting scrappy towards the end looked like he was trying hard

maccmike - 12/12/12 at 10:41 PM

my kawasaki 1100 3 wheeler weighs less than 400kg and with a passenger it makes a noticable difference to performance.
buy what you can afford

ross05 - 12/12/12 at 11:59 PM

excellent soundtrack from the R1,and yes that caterham was getting a tad untidy

great vid

jonabonospen - 13/12/12 at 12:04 AM

You are only down the road from me if you are in Pontefract. I am just in Stanley on the edge of Wakefield. I have a ZX10R engine and clocks etc for sale if you are seriously looking for an engine to put in a build. Was going to put it in my build that I am about to start but went for a turbo ZX10R in the end

beaver34 - 13/12/12 at 10:01 AM

quote:
Originally posted by jonabonospen
You are only down the road from me if you are in Pontefract. I am just in Stanley on the edge of Wakefield. I have a ZX10R engine and clocks etc for sale if you are seriously looking for an engine to put in a build. Was going to put it in my build that I am about to start but went for a turbo ZX10R in the end


i live in altofts, small world

also building a turbo kit but a car engined wouldnt mind popping round and having a look!