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> Type-I in teener?, Why not?
D1A3
post May 1 2006, 10:55 PM
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Watched RIDES tonight on INHD and it was all about the 550 Spyder replicas. While I was watching, I started wondering why we could not put a high performance Type-I engine in our teeners.

What are the limitations? Any reason people are not doing it?

BTW, I did search for this in the archives and did not come up with much...
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Brando
post May 1 2006, 10:59 PM
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Why yes?

They just don't have the torque a type 4 does. Head design is different, type 4 heads flow better and have more potential for a bigger hp/torque engine.

Only positive I can think of... Parts are super cheap and radical engine builds are affordable.
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