Hi guys.

Just thinking out loud. What are the chances of the 918 and 999 having similar mounting points, in other words what are the chances of removing a 918 and replacing it with a 999 without major modifications?

This is assuming a find a bucket of money somewhere.

CBR 893 and 919 carved have different mounts to the CBR 929/954, it changes again for the 04 to 07 blades and again for the 08 onwards
Hope that helps
Andy

Sounds like a bit of a turd then I'm thinking if the 919 ever went I'd replace it with an 08 Blade engine but it might be a bit of a nightmare. Any idea what sort of power the 919 engines are putting out when stroked?

No need to throw money into an early blade, keep completely standard apart from lockup clutch, turbo it to 6 -7 PSI for ~200bhp.

If it goes bang just swap the unit across.

918 blade is very quick on its own, just make the car as light as possible.

[Edited on 24/3/12 by mark chandler]

Turbo does sound like a good option as pretty well every vehicle I've owned (and own) runs forced induction. I just wasn't sure what sort of power you can push these things to without them popping and what the clutches will handle. I have purchased a Stuart Taylor which should arrive next week and havnt driven it yet but I'm already thinking about power upgrades. It weighs 470kgs and has a dynojet kit already fitted and is making around 130HP. That gives a power to weight ratio of around 280HP/tonne. My current CEC Locost has around 480HP/tonne but has been off the road for the last three years while I rebuild it. Whilst I'm sure the Stuart Taylor will out handle my current Locost and I love the idea of the sequential shifting I think I'm likely to get bored with the power. As you mention 200RWHP with a turbo will give a similar power to weight so I believe this is the path I will take if the engines can handle it. I have read about people using Volvo turbos but I'm not sure what results they have been getting. It wouldn't be an overly expensive excercise if it was a case of rejetting the carbs and upgrading the fuel pump to allow for the extra fuel flow but I imagine it would be neccessary to go to injection throttle bodies and a controller which starts to add up quickly. Is this the case or are people still using the carb set up?

http://www.best-guess.co.uk/westfield_turboblade/

At 200bhp you will need a lockup clutch, not hugely expensive.

Mine, converted to TB's some pictures in my archive


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Thanks Mark.
That's a sweet looking dynograph, very smooth delivery and pretty much exactly what I'm looking for. I'll check out your link. What turbo did you use?