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bike engine for a mini
goodall - 31/12/06 at 05:19 PM

whats the best bike engine to fit to a mini? and whats the best gearbox to fit to that for a mini

pathfinder - 31/12/06 at 05:21 PM

Turbo Busa and it will have the gearbox built in

goodall - 31/12/06 at 05:24 PM

what about the diff?

pathfinder - 31/12/06 at 05:31 PM

Most of the bec minis have the engine in the boot and then use chain drive, think quaife do a sprocket carrier/diff thingy. Think there was also talk of being able to convert a front wheel drive diff for the job. some one more clued up will be along shortly no doubt!!!

goodall - 31/12/06 at 05:35 PM

nah i would be wanting to keep the engine under the bonet, but going from fwd to rwd is alright, but it would then be changing too much and she would have to do an sva

BusaLoco - 31/12/06 at 05:38 PM

Please see the good fellows at Quaife Engineering. ... http://www.quaife.co.uk/Chain-drive-cars-ATB-differential ... Rescued attachment Qaife Chain Drive Diff.jpg
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donut - 31/12/06 at 05:56 PM

Busa if you can afford it but R1 would be my next choice.

goodall - 31/12/06 at 06:34 PM

can those chain drive diff work in the front, i don't know anything about busa engine, were is the output

froggy - 31/12/06 at 06:35 PM

you need to do some seroius butchering of the shell and subframes to front mount and rear drive it . copy what z cars do and save yourself the trouble

pathfinder - 31/12/06 at 06:44 PM

A front wheel drive bike engined mini wouldn’t be worth the effort in my opinion! Z cars put them in the boot for good reasons:
• Simplicity
• Handeling
• Performance
• Weight
• Cost

goodall - 31/12/06 at 06:57 PM

yes but theres also passenger space and the lack of it with mid engine design

[Edited on 31/12/06 by goodall]

zxrlocost - 31/12/06 at 08:33 PM

Ive discussed this before with regards to weight an r1 mini just feels like its struggling imho

especially when youve got a passenger aswell

to equal an r1 locost in a mini youd need a hayabusa

goodall - 31/12/06 at 08:35 PM

but a mini is only 650kg

mangogrooveworkshop - 31/12/06 at 08:35 PM

Stuff using a rusty mini rather use a SMART

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2005/06/08/smart-car-plus-gsxr-equals-smartuki-a-very-smart-car and really see what can be done...... on you tube is video of diablo smart outrunning a prancing horse

goodall - 31/12/06 at 08:36 PM

and the a-series in a mini only puts out 45bhp

zxrlocost - 31/12/06 at 08:42 PM

ok

ill expain this once more

my MK r1 weighed 460kg

Im an extra 100kg =560kg

YOU WILL BE LUCKY TO GET YOUR MINI MUCH LIGHTER THAN THIS FORGET THE BS WEBSITES AND MAGS SAY FOR NOW

then if I had a light passenger the performance would be phenomal still

but with a heavy passenger it would drag it down (they would still poo themselves)

so what Im saying is your mini r1 would weigh all this almost before youve even put a driver in OR passenger

Ive been in one there ok but Id have a 7 with a bike engine TBH

goodall - 31/12/06 at 09:04 PM

yea but this is another idea cause i have 3 options at the moment; 1, fix up the stag 2, build a locost 3, put a bike engine in the automatic mini

jacko - 31/12/06 at 10:31 PM

Richard r1 on here has a mate with a front engine [ bike r1 ] that is rear wheel drive in a mini and goes like the wind
Jacko ps send him a u2u

Aboardman - 1/1/07 at 01:45 AM

quote:
Originally posted by goodall
yea but this is another idea cause i have 3 options at the moment; 1, fix up the stag 2, build a locost 3, put a bike engine in the automatic mini


why not a 16v mini using the vauxhall engine or similar, they go like stink.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIt5623j0PI

[Edited on 1/1/07 by Aboardman]

goodall - 1/1/07 at 03:21 PM

oh and i do have a k-series 1.4 dohc and all

welderman - 1/1/07 at 04:09 PM

You could buy mine if you want, nearly finnished. Just not time with work and all.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=31944