Cars with bike engines
Discussion
Durability is often quoted as the main problem. You can't use much power for long on a bike, the extra weight of a car means you can use more power more of the time. If you manage to get a car as light as a bike you wouldn't need to worry about this problem, but that would be quite a tough thing to do.
I would have too argue that one too, my Bird engine will be starting its 4th season's racing next year, god knows how many test day miles, even more track day miles and even more road miles, seems pretty durable too me. Ive not seem durability quoted before as a down side btw.
>> Edited by jon ison on Saturday 10th December 16:20
>> Edited by jon ison on Saturday 10th December 16:20
[quote=jon ison]Ive not seem durability quoted before as a down side btw.[quote]
you need to look at a smaple size >1
ask say a trackday organiser who has witnessed something in the order of 600 events in the last 5 years or so
same with the K series, many bike engines have gone bang over the years and this isn't even racing
you need to look at a smaple size >1
ask say a trackday organiser who has witnessed something in the order of 600 events in the last 5 years or so
same with the K series, many bike engines have gone bang over the years and this isn't even racing
Three Wells said:
jon ison said:
ok, not getting into this one.
jackal has a point, jon.
Engines tuned to give huge bhp per litre are not going to be as durable as those of a lesser tune, surely?
erm it's not about tuning surely...it's about the engine being used in an application that it was not originally designed for - and that's not about a hike in power, it's about the loadings being put through it in the cas of BECs.
It could also be argued that a highly tuned engine can be ultra reliable if that work has been carried out using qulaity engineering in the first place.
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