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Posted by: goose2 Jul 30 2005, 11:53 PM

Here's some food for thought...how about one of these conversions on a 914?
http://www.z-cars.co.uk/

Posted by: goose2 Jul 30 2005, 11:54 PM

that link didn't work right...I'll try againhttp://www.z-cars.co.uk/

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jul 31 2005, 12:22 AM

Cute idea. No torque, though. You have to wind the motor waaaaaaaaay up to move anything as heavy as a car.

--DD

Posted by: zymurgist Jul 31 2005, 07:23 AM

No love for the Honda flat-6?

Posted by: nynone4 Jul 31 2005, 05:36 PM

I've been trying to figure out for about a year how many mortgages I can stand to have one of Z-Cars' Mini conversions. Those cars are seriously fast, and would be an absolute blast to drive.

Posted by: John2kx Jul 31 2005, 05:43 PM

How do you back it up? Flintstone method or are they providing something similar to the goldwing reverse?

John

Posted by: Dr. Roger Jul 31 2005, 05:43 PM

Ultima all the way..... Baby!!!!!

http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/

Posted by: grantsfo Jul 31 2005, 08:03 PM

I have always been fond of this conversion in the old Mini.

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Posted by: Headrage Jul 31 2005, 08:08 PM

Probably not but our take on the car could well make it a serious contender.

Looking at the standard car its obvious that weight needed to be shed and a large injection of horsepower wouldn’t go amiss,the solution comes in the shape of the legendary Suzuki Hyabusa 1300 cc superbike engine either in normally aspirated or turbocharged forms the end result is spectacular.

With power outputs from 175 bhp to a real giant killing 400 bhp the performance has been transformed totally,the power to weight ratio of the latter is the same as the Mclaren F1 sports car at a fraction of the cost.

Posted by: nynone4 Aug 1 2005, 07:31 AM

QUOTE (John2kx @ Jul 31 2005, 03:43 PM)
How do you back it up? Flintstone method or are they providing something similar to the goldwing reverse?

John

It's very similar to the Goldwing reverse: Basically an electric starter motor that runs in reverse.