240jz Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 This is what I want for my car I know it is not the most cost efficent hp, but 320 at 11000rpm, 73kg weight still makes the autocrosser in my very happy. This is a two liter v-8 bassed on two 1000 cc Yamaha motors. There are a number of companies experimenting with them including some using the Hyubusa barrels and heads. They are primarily built for radicals and hill climbers in the uk. But I WANT ONE!!!! Matt ps about 22000 dollars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 320hp RADICAL?!?! That would be ...uh ...no, can't bring myself to say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z-REX Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 granted... we could build FOUR 320hp 2.8 turbos for that price, but.... it does make aux's rotary look like a caddy big block! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest quadcamZ Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 it is well yes sweet and a realy nice piece of engineering but the lack of torque would not be realy practical for a zed car. i know they are light but not quite light enough for that. IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentZ Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Would make a KICK ASS go cart engine though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmiller240 Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 If your looking for a v-8 bike check out this site http://www.bosshoss.com. They don't have the rpm's but they do have the pony's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katman Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 There's a guy in a one man welding shop in Dalton, GA that is in to racing dune buggies and I happened to need him to weld a 4130 hollow sway bar I was making for the ITS car. Good old boy had a V8 he had made from two Kawasaki motors. Made his own dyno and was tuning it. Cool. Heck, if you can weld two motors together why not 4 for a V16?? Now that would get you a crowd at the local Z club meet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Yes that is a transaxle behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2many280s Posted May 27, 2004 Share Posted May 27, 2004 Check out this video of a turbo Hyabusa in action. I'm surprised this guy can sit on a bike with balls as big as he must have. That thing will wrap the speedo around faster than my tach. http://www.bdmracing.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=233 Go to link, then save the video. Link is only to site holding the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 570Z Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 lol that would be wicked AgentZ! My friend and I were planning on putting my Z's L28E on his go-kart chassis, but I hd to saw the shifter off to get it out of the car we could have had a lot of fun with that That little V-8 would scream, man. I would put it in one of those little Triumph Spitfires or a datsun 1600... hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buZy Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 It almost looks 2 good 2 be true.... But man what nice work. Love it. ....I mean even if it could make torque...How could that tiny crankshaft journal hold the power of serious race tires combined with the weight of even the lightest 240z chassis? Hmmm just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNeedForZ Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I was gonna ask that...Does the tiny engine have the crankshaft strong enough to propel the weight of a 4 wheel car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted December 9, 2005 Administrators Share Posted December 9, 2005 I couldn’t help myself when I saw this thread so I had to add a few more pics of this particular Bike V-8 project. It is a Formula SAE project, and if this one is the same as the rest of the Formula SAE field, it is limited to 600 CC, and a very small single throttle valve! This team scratch built the entire car “cept†for the heads, cylinders and pistons and tires. The Crank, rods, case, transaxle, chassis, etc are all SCRATCH built!!! Formula SAE is a Solo-II class open to colleges and the cars are built around defined limitations such as engine displacement, throttle bore size, wheelbase dimensions, etc. More info on this SOLO-II class can be found at… http://students.sae.org/competitions/formulaseries/ These things are BLOODY quick around the autocross track when in capable hands. Time wise they are capable of competing with A-mod cars as well as the Formula 125 shifter KARTS!!! We have one that competes at the Eugene Oregon events, though this particular one isn’t very quick, YET, (most likely an in experienced driver as it should take “top time of day every eventâ€), as I have beaten him in my 13.08 HP Briggs and Stratton powered Kart every time he showed up. He should be KILLING my kart!!!! For those who lust after designing your own competition 4 wheeled vehicle, Formula SAE is a great place to be…. Here is an EXPLODED view of the entire powertrain… (note the single plane crank)… Here it is on the run-in stand… The transaxle housing in various stages of machining… The engine in the car it propels… And the car itself.. YEE HAAA!!!! Yours truly at opposite lock in my SOLO-II KART!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianZ Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I still say it needs a set of turbos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdmanZ Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 do you have any specs on that car, length, track width, weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted December 13, 2005 Administrators Share Posted December 13, 2005 Sorry I don’t have any info on this particular car. I found it online one day while surfing, forgot what school. You may find the FSAE home page and find a list of entrants and be able to find the info that way. Good luck PS, and a pair of turbos would be WAY FRIGGIN COOL!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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