title says it all ,i like the idea of a bike engine that revs to 11000rpm and sequental gears but i have heard of clutch problems ?

a car engine heavy, not as powerful but has reverse and is cheap ?

any thoughts welcome

read jaspers post about his new car just passed today.

if you are building a std car i would give abike engine SERIOUS consideration.

There are loads of BEC cars without problems. Go to Newark show and see literally hundreds of cars with working clutches and bike engines!

atb

steve

who had a non std car and an iron V6......

Try and scrounge a ride in both types, if you can.

Riding in a bike-engined car is a frantic experience... screaming engine, neck-snapping acceleration, wild ride (innit, Jon! ). Not sure I'd want to drive in traffic jams too often, or around town.

A good standard engine doesn't have the crazy sound and acceleration, but is more relaxed in 'ordinary motoring' (whatever that is).

Both can be huge fun - just decide on the sort of driving you're likely to do, and work from there.

David

i will try and scrounge a go in both if possible. i have to say the bike engine idea is more appealing as the car would just be used for days off work and trackdays.

how is the all weather gear on the cars as i would like to keep the car outside the house for the summer as the garage is a bit of a walk and i do live in scotland so there is always a chance it will rain

bike engine is a fine choice.
clutch issues can be solved by getting better clutch springs.
my locost is happy doing 12k rpm round a track or sitting in traffic doing a walking pace.
niether is a problem

If I'm doing anything in the shed I put the car outside. I bought a car cover from Argos for £9.99 and it will cover my car twice so I might cut it in two and save half in case it gets ripped. They do a heavy duty one for £20 that looks as big. I fasten it to the wings with spring pegs off the washing line but it has some elastic and clips with it. It folds up small so you could keep it in the passenger footwell if you wanted to carry it with you. Stretch it over the roll bar and peg it to the floor and you could camp under it.

yours, Pete.

3 of us just returned from the best part of 900 mile round trip in BECS, easy peasy.