scootz
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:12 PM |
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Sylva Riot
Anyone have any direct experience of the bike engined Riot kit?
It's Evolution Baby!
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zilspeed
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:14 PM |
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No.
But obviously you should buy one.
<----
Is this a good time to remind you that V8kid has managed to cram a V8 in the back of his ?
If only you had a spare V8 lying around...
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scootz
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:18 PM |
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Aye, okay... I'll buy two!
It's Evolution Baby!
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daniel mason
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:18 PM |
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there was a great article in kit car mag a whie back. it got a great write up with R1 power. there is a part built one for sale on p/h atm
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KJK
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:20 PM |
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bike engined riot
had mine 4 years now what do you want to know?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:20 PM |
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V8 Sylva Riot 
 
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scootz
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:22 PM |
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Cheers Daniel... that is a really nice one on PH - pricey, but nice!
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
V8 Sylva Riot
'Kin 'ell
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by KJK
had mine 4 years now what do you want to know?
Just wondered how you found it... have you another kit to compare it too?
It's Evolution Baby!
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daniel mason
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:34 PM |
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scott. the mag said the balance was absolutely perfect and that altough it was one of the early 5jj carbed R1's (140 bhp) it was out pacing
911's and the like on track. not totally sure but thnk it weighed less than 400 kg's
if it were me i would probably plonk a civic type r motor in the back! 200 horses and pretty much bullet proof!
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 07:36 PM |
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There was a race spec one for sale Stoneleigh with a ZZR1400 engine. Looked ok too.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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phelpsa
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 08:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
if it were me i would probably plonk a civic type r motor in the back! 200 horses and pretty much bullet proof!
But you lose that beautiful balance....
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mark chandler
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 09:04 PM |
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Before I turbo's my blade engine I was hacking around Lydden Hill, a R1 engined one left me for dead on the bends, think he had slicks but he
shot by on the corners and roared away up the hill.... did not have a chance.
Really nice neat package I thought when looking at it in the paddock, it was a fantastic build up.
Regards Mark
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scootz
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 09:19 PM |
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Cheers guys... developing a 'thing' for the Sylva kits!
Absolutely love the J15, but would want a bit more oomph than the Sigma engine can put out (I won't be building another car, so will have to be
complete - not up to modding chassis to accept another power-plant either).
It's Evolution Baby!
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daniel mason
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 09:20 PM |
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they do a car and bike chassis. both are supposed to have excellent balance, with the weight being mostly central!
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daniel mason
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 09:20 PM |
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that j15 is a k series motor!
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scootz
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| posted on 3/5/10 at 09:26 PM |
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Just that particular car?
The kits are engineered for the Sigma (Zetec-SE) engine.
It's Evolution Baby!
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Gergely
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| posted on 4/5/10 at 05:15 AM |
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I think the J15 takes whatever engine you fancy, too. There was a picture in CKC of a chassis being built with a Hayabusa lump. Riot and J15 chassis
is effectively the same, so both can take bike engines. Although the J15 is prettier, it is also heavier and slightly more expensive. On the flip
side, I can imagine it is more "slippery" so probably has a higher top speed... but this is just a guess...
Go for it, I like these cars!
Gergely
Our build pictures
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iank
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| posted on 4/5/10 at 06:32 AM |
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Yes they can do K series cars now, but Jeremy Phillips has been known to do engine mounts for pretty much whatever you want assuming it fits in the
space. Honda VTEC fits where a K series in an Elise came from ...
[Edited on 4/5/10 by iank]
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