NZeder Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 A local firm here in NZ is making these V8's I should find out a price would go well in a zed don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAce Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Look$ $imilar to the Hartley V8. Pair of 'bu$a four$ on a common crank ba$ically (Gro$$ $implification, but eh) I think it'$ the $ynergy one, but $ome company that I $aw $elling that kind of V8 gave a TBO of only 30 hour$. I gue$$ that'$ ok if you're racing a Caterham or 510 around a track only, but it doe$n't $eem like a really good $etup for a $treet car. That being $aid, at only 92 kilo$, it wouldn't be that hard to pull and rebuild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I feel PanzerAce is implying something... But I agree. Though if those are the kawi heads off of a ZX10R, it should SCREAM, that motor flat embarrassed the GSXR when it hit in 04. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAce Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Who, little old me? And according to the site, it uses ZX12R heads (no idea if that is better or not). I am a little interested on the price of the synergy engine. While I'm expecting it to be the same 30k+USD that the Hartley unit is, it'll be interesting to see what the difference is. I'd love to drop a screaming little v8 (well, or a little v12 ) into a Z, but for the cost, you could get a kick ass L30et or L32et setup....with money for an entire second swap.... That being said, if someone designed a V12 based off of the S20 engine, I'd probably sell a kidney (not necessarily mine) for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 PanzerAce, if you haven't already, check out my V8R1600 thread. You might like it. If all goes well I could realistically have a 400 crank HP 11,750rpm flat plane beast for under 5k, and that's including swap costs. It might be considerably less. but I'm basically doubling the current foreseen costs. You'd have a hard time building a 400hp L30ET for that price I think. I'm also interested to hear a price on this engine though. The price tag on the Hartley is high, but expected. Unless they're planning on moving a ton of these, then I'm betting they'll be costly as well. Call me picky, but I'm kinda disappointed that it's a 80 degree. Hartley is a 75 degree, and it certainly lost that Ferrari sound because of it. It doesn't sound like a dual plane crank V8, but it has a roughness that certainly it's a pure 90 degree flat plane V8 (like Ferrari) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAce Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I saw your thread gollum, and while it's an interesting idea, something about it just doesn't click for me. I like small engines and all...but I don't know, your idea just doesn't work for me *shrugs*. IIRC, the reason that these motorcycle V8s tend to be narrow angle is that they are designed to fit in narrow chassis cars that don't have the room to allow for a full 90 degree bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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