After a rush of blood, I have bought an indy r kit at the weekend.I want to do track days in it and the odd hill climb, so my problem is what engine do I need to use.Any help appreciated.
pinto
Oh good god.....BIG CAN OF WORMS!
zetec or a xflow, both cheap and easy to get hold of, and fairly easy to service and tune.
but someone will come along in a miunte and say put a bike engine in it, it's a normal debate, and expect a long thread.
good luck building
[Edited on 6/5/08 by nib1980]
put a bike engine init so you can rev past 6 thou
Put a bike engine in it so you can do 0 - 60 times in single figure numbers...
Steve
ZX10R for sure i recon.
Another vote for bike engine from me. It may depend on your budget to a large extent but either way you're probably gonna need to decide fairly sharpish as no doubt MK will need to know what mounts to make your chassis. Mine was ready only 3 weeks from ordering!!
Stick a bike engine in it. Doesn't really matter which one. Any 900cc engine upwards will put a smile on yer face and give you the performance
you want for trackdays and the odd hill climb.
Phil
A fully sorted XE. Torque is power, something you won't get from a bike engine just a load of vibration.
I didn't think it would be long before ^^^ turned up 
You aint gonna sell him on the benefits of the zx12 then??
For track and hill climb events you cant beat BEC, buzzzzz buzzzzz.
P.S. welcome to the site.
Brad.
[Edited on 6/5/08 by roadrunner]
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If youre looking for around £1000 to £1500 for an engine go bike,
To get that sort of power from a car engine will cost alot more,
Plus if it does die on you its not a lot of money to replace it,
And you get a sequencial gearbox for free lots of money on a car engine????
Good luck
i would have to say get a bike engine
oh and then a nice avatar to go with it
For the usage you are suggesting get a bike engine.
Stu
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Originally posted by jos
pinto
And now for the serious answer, carb'ed R1 for simplicity or later injected R1 for a few more BHP and a few wires more.
Give Malc a shout at Yorkshire Engines he'll sort you out.
If you're worried about the wiring, contact Chris Mason on the forum, a bit of an R1 wiring guru.
HTH.
Is'nt it time this stupid question got a sticky, I'm fed up of wasting my download limit on it?
And if it was any other forum they'd have given the asker a bum rush to the FAQ with a flea in his ear
i suggest if your hillclimbing it , youll be in the ultra competitive bike engine class against , 'ultra competitive bike engined cars' !
just a thought .
LISTEN!! ROVER T16 Easy 250bhp for less than £300 Woosh - Psst!!!
Or a bike engine, up to you. Easier to drive in a furious go up a hill or round a fast track.
BUT, if your rich how about a Cosworth turbo and 4wd?? Power and grip that BEC's can only dream about.
Thats it, off to hide and avoid the cans flying my way
Steve
And you don't want a turbo or a supercharger if you're going hillclimbing either as that'll more than likely put you in a different,
but equally big money, 'ultra competitive' class 
ZZR1400 
Phil
Or..............
Don't click on any threads entitled "Which Engine?".
Problem solved.
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Originally posted by ReMan
Is'nt it time this stupid question got a sticky, I'm fed up of wasting my download limit on it?
And if it was any other forum they'd have given the asker a bum rush to the FAQ with a flea in his ear
BHP per ££?? Becs just cannot compete on these
Whoosh - Psst!!
£180 thats tempting
And never touch paint with a "Wet Paint" sign on it, just to check
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Originally posted by Dangle_kt
Or..............
Don't click on any threads entitled "Which Engine?".
Problem solved.
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Originally posted by ReMan
Is'nt it time this stupid question got a sticky, I'm fed up of wasting my download limit on it?
And if it was any other forum they'd have given the asker a bum rush to the FAQ with a flea in his ear
Put an ELECTRIC motor in it very fast
Be different, put a diesel in. Gordon Brown will love you forever, for saving the planet.
I'd use a twin turbo Rover V8. Planet's quite capable of looking after itself
ATB
Simon
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Originally posted by maxtreats
After a rush of blood, I have bought an indy r kit at the weekend.I want to do track days in it and the odd hill climb, so my problem is what engine do I need to use.Any help appreciated.
I can't help myself... so sorry, but it made me smile. One for Hellfire per chance?
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On a more serious note - I would go with the CEC suggestion. Get to grips with the performance, tweak that a bit and then see how you feel when you
are always blown away by the BECs on your track days.
Sorry - getting my coat...