Jonte
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 06:59 AM |
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odd engine choices for a se7en?
sat here thinking what the strangest engine choice I´ve seen in a locost/seven. But I can´t think of any except BEC:s 
What have you seen and thought about.
Maybe a diesel, turbine or a truck engine 
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:00 AM |
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2cv i think is a silly choice
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donut
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:41 AM |
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MG Midget 1275 turbo!!
Andy
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smart51
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:53 AM |
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Given that locosts are light weight and inexpensive, I'd say anything that costs a lot or is very heavy.
Pintos are OK cause they come free with your donor car.
I'd add anything that is all torque and no power. Too much torque spins the wheels of a light weight car too much. Sevens are not at all
aerodynamic and so you need a bit of power to keep them going at a half decent speed.
Cast iron non-turbo diesels would seem a poor choice.
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Agriv8
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 08:23 AM |
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Rover V8 designed for moving 2 ton of range rover.
makes sense to me just because you can mentality - so a 27 liter merlin engine in an sd1 ?
regards
Agriv8
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graememk
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 09:34 AM |
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robinhood made a austin metro based 7 called the rhm1000
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NS Dev
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 09:50 AM |
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much as I'll be the first to criticise, it's all in good humour, and tbh is there such thing as a strange choice on here???
Its the one place in car-net-land where daft pillocks like us can do stupid things and no-one bats an eyelid!!!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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NS Dev
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 09:50 AM |
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how 'bout a supercharged lister D?
never seen one but it would definitely be odd!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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scudderfish
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 11:47 AM |
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How about that Rush with a gas turbine?
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DavidM
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 11:59 AM |
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There was a locost unfinished project with VW beetle running gear, on ebay a couple of weeks ago.
David
Proportion is Everything
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peterriley2
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 12:29 PM |
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if you check here, i think you'll find a turbine engine to be not such an odd choice!!
but would it be a bec, or a tec (turbine engine car)????
Joel
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Hellfire
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 06:00 PM |
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Strangest engine choice I've ever seen has to be the one shown below. I think they're commonly referred to as Pintos
 
Anchor
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Jonte
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 06:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by peterriley2
if you check here, i think you'll find a turbine engine to be not such an odd choice!!
but would it be a bec, or a tec (turbine engine car)????
actually it´s been up for discussion on our swedish locost forum
They are a bit expensive though
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 06:56 PM |
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Better than those screamy buzzy delicate things with a lifespan of a butterfly with tuberculosis, a clutch smaller that a CD, parts more expensive
that Faberge, fuel consumption cc for cc about the same as a trans atlantic cruise liner, initial costs more than my whole car and a whole years worth
of fuel and the insurance.......
They arn't called bike engines for nothing, they belong in bikes
Signed 'A Pinto Owner'
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Hellfire
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:00 PM |
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Oooh. Did I touch a raw nerve?
Phil
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DIY Si
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:01 PM |
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He's just jealous, thats all!
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dilley
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:04 PM |
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dilley
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:06 PM |
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But butterflies are beutifull
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Oooh. Did I touch a raw nerve?
Phil
No, not at all, just a lazy car engine suits my needs, quick enough to scare any passenger, or to overtake almost anything anywhere, but easy on the
brain and ear if I am on a long cruise, amazingly economical if out for a slow day out with my (scaredycat) mrs, but gets as low as 18mpg when
seriously blatting.
Horses for courses
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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smart51
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
parts more expensive that Faberge,
I found yamaha parts to be cheaper than any tin top I've ever had (and a fraction of the cost of smart parts bought at a merc dealer
fuel consumption cc for cc about the same as a trans atlantic cruise liner,
I routinley get 30 MPG out of mine when driven hard, which is routine
initial costs more than my whole car
my engine, box, new clutch, wiring loom, instruments, carbs, new jetting needles all cost less than £1000. Your car was a bargain
and the insurance.......
£180 fully comp is cheaper than my smart
Signed 'A Pinto Owner'
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ecsjwhi2
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:36 PM |
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A couple of years ago there was definitely a firm developing an electrically powered Tiger Cat.
Can't find any reference to it on the internet now.
Cheers
JohnW
[Edited on 11/10/06 by ecsjwhi2]
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wilkingj
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 07:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Agriv8
Rover V8 designed for moving 2 ton of range rover.
regards Agriv8
Hmmm A history Lesson is in order here.
GM experimented with aluminum engines starting in the early 1950s, and work on a production unit commenced in 1956.
Although dropped by GM in 1963, in January 1965 the tooling for the aluminum engine was sold to Britain's Rover Group to become the Rover V8
engine and it was fitted it to the RoverP5(b), P6, and the Land / Range Rovers. It would remain in use for more than 35 years. GM tried to buy it
back later on, but Rover declined, instead offering to sell engines back to GM. GM refused this offer.
However, originally it was standard equipment in the 1961 Buick Special and the Buick Special Skylark.
Oldsmobile and Pontiac also used the all-aluminum 215 on its mid-sized cars, the Oldsmobile F-85 and Pontiac Tempest.
It may be old, but its an excellent engine weighing in at only a few kgs more than a Pinto. Its got real Lazy power, and is an excellent and well
proved engine.
Mine pulls 120+ Mph, I chickened out going any faster, 120 is good enough for me. Theroretically it should do approx 145mph.
Its doing 2800 Rpm at 70Mph, ie sensible cruising, and returns 25Mpg at 70 / 80mph on the motorway. Less in town though.
It will overtake most cars with consumate ease.
Its a cracking Boat Anchor
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
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Browser
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 10:43 PM |
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Worst thing about the Rover V8 is that Rover never did any serious deveopment work on the heads. If they'd come up with better ones
they'dve probably got a lot more power out of it.
Odd choices? Mercedes 6 cyl? Triumph 6 cyl? 1750cc B series BL (Marina/Ital). Vauxhall 2.0l CIH from a mark1 Cavalier. I can't understand why
when the Pinto ruled the roost the Vauxhall Carlton's in the scrappies weren't being raided as they had a rwd engine/gearbox combo which
would've mad most kits of the 80's shift quite nicely. Back to the thread, any Saab motor (not heard of one being used but you never
know). Jaguar XK or AJP. Can't think of any more at the mo.
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caber
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| posted on 11/10/06 at 11:06 PM |
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how about the Golf GTI 8 valve, the 16 valve theV6 or the G60?
All good long livede engines, the early ones are cheap if attached to a rust bucket and there are loads of tuning parts available. Also a real
interesting challenge to turn them to drive a back axle!
caber
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Jonte
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| posted on 12/10/06 at 06:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by caber
how about the Golf GTI 8 valve, the 16 valve theV6 or the G60?
All good long livede engines, the early ones are cheap if attached to a rust bucket and there are loads of tuning parts available. Also a real
interesting challenge to turn them to drive a back axle!
caber
yeah I wonder about that. How come there´s never a VW, audi or Mercedes engine in a locost. Except in Donkervoorts of course.
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