So I rode a 205HP VMax today...., Got me thinkin |
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So I rode a 205HP VMax today...., Got me thinkin |
Tilly74 |
Aug 21 2013, 02:36 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 96 Joined: 5-June 12 From: Springfield, MO Member No.: 14,522 Region Association: None |
Anyone ever put a larger displacement motorcycle engine in a 914? The VMax features a compact v-4 that makes 197bhp, 123 lb/ft torque and will peel your face off. Obviously it weights a lot less, but then I got to thinking about other options. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) We just got a Triumph Rocket III in stock and it's a 2.3 litre inline 3 cylinder. Makes 146 bhp and 163 lb/ft torque. Both motors are pretty compact and feature a shaft drive 6-speed transmission.
I think the transmission mating would be the most difficult, but what about adapting the motorcycle transmission somehow? I picture connecting the drive shaft to a rear differential of some sort. Or...if you could mate the shaft drive from the bike somehow to the 901, you could essentially have 30 different gearing combinations. All I would do is mount a hand clutch somewhere, maybe near where the rear brake is, and replace the heater lever with a simple hand shifter that would link to the bike's transmission. You could ALWAYS have the right gear, but you might need an extra hand or two, or a co-driver to manage the second transmission lol. One major benefit would be the lighter weight and the smaller radiator size, which might be able to be placed in a wheel well or somewhere besides the front trunk. This sounds crazy and over engineered to me, and probably not worth the effort, but I'm 27 and I'll hopefully be involved with teeners for the next 73 years (assuming I make it to 100, which is my goal), so I've got plenty of time to become a car building pioneer lol. Feel free to poke as many holes in this plan as you like. Won't hurt my feelings a bit. |
brant |
Aug 21 2013, 06:05 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,623 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
What does the fiat weigh? I've always heard they were heavy. I see that one is a racecar. A teener racecar can be 1600 with a -4.
What does that one weigh? |
BKLA |
Aug 21 2013, 06:30 PM
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Really old member Group: Members Posts: 1,253 Joined: 14-August 05 From: OR Member No.: 4,590 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
What does the fiat weigh? I've always heard they were heavy. I see that one is a racecar. A teener racecar can be 1600 with a -4. What does that one weigh? I haven't weighed it yet but it is very light. My son and I easily pushed it up on the ramp trailer. Every panel is 'glass except for the door skins. The car currently has about 50lbs of lead bolted into the passenger footwell from when it ran GP. I'd hazzard a guess that it is about 1000# without the motor/gearbox/axles... |
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