K100RSA
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as per the title?
I played with corsas years back, just 2l engine swap, coilovers etc. the normal run of the mill stuff
I been building custom bikes and trikes, and a recent deal saw me land a couple of very tasty bike engines, one is destined for a build to sell
the other is a turbocharged busa engine, rode the bike and know its very good engine
brain started ticking and thought about fitting it into a corsa, has it been done?
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Jed D
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busa's are insane fast!! would be good to see a busa engine corsa
think theres an old mini with one in
[Edited on 06-08-2011 by JedDy]
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DannyB
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There's hundreds of minis with bike engines in JedDy, not sure what they would be like in a Corsa. I would be inclined to stick to a proven engine that works well, but that's just me.
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Ingham
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quote: Originally posted by DannyB
There's hundreds of minis with bike engines in JedDy, not sure what they would be like in a Corsa. I would be inclined to stick to a proven engine that works well, but that's just me.
Ditto. It's all very well having a bike engine in a Corsa, but with something that doesn't seem to have been done before.. there's no real quidlines.
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Ingham
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quote: Originally posted by Ingham
quote: Originally posted by DannyB
There's hundreds of minis with bike engines in JedDy, not sure what they would be like in a Corsa. I would be inclined to stick to a proven engine that works well, but that's just me.
Ditto. It's all very well having a bike engine in a Corsa, but with something that doesn't seem to have been done before.. there's no real quidlines.
Edit: Only come across one on my finds, and that's with a Gixxer 1100.
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antnee
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Weight.
How much power and torque will the engine make? Generally bike engines are only put in light cars.
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Jed D
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could always strip the corsa, glass etc..., i know the not the lightest of small cars but still...
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matty101
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yes its been done a few times, this one was at pvs 2 years ago.
[Edited on 06-08-2011 by matty101]
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Jake
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Jed D
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wow!
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matty101
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think it blew up or somthing in the end though............
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wwwNOOBcom
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it would have to be really light or it wouldnt be worth the hassle unless it was some mega turbo bussa engine or something
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Wrighty
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you would need mega money in the engine to make it move anything like. and it still wouldnt handle
what about 2 bike engines?
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Matty SRi
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Dont think i'd like to be sitting that close to the engine in the above pics!
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Firestate88
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when i went to universal studios in paris a few years ago they had rear bike engined corsa's they used in the stunt display
[Edited on 06-08-2011 by Firestate88]
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Bonney
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As said, to make it worthwhile you need to start with a lightweight shell / chassis. A corsa shell would need to be completely stripped and lightened to make it something special.
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Liam D
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yh i remember that corsa ended up smashing the propshaft and ripping the floor up in the process, think the fastest it went was about 16s, only did 3 runs
[Edited on 07-08-2011 by bluecorsab]
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alan-g-w
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quote: Originally posted by Firestate88
when i went to universal studios in paris a few years ago they had rear bike engined corsa's they used in the stunt display
[Edited on 06-08-2011 by Firestate88]
Saw that when the came over to florida, they were c's and they fucking flew.
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Eddx14xe
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Only 16 seconds? You can do that in a 1.6 corsa.
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matty101
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found a video of it...........going bang............
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Liam D
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yh broke the propshaft on its burnout shame really as i wanted to see what it could do against dans derv nova
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K100RSA
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thanks guys, will give it some more thought, need to get some specs with regards to weight, I would be looking at FWD anyway
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Wrighty
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small cars dont work too well when 'pushed' so best keeping it fwd
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BeArDy
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Suzuki Hayabusa - 160bhp and 99lbft = Engine £1500+
Standard C20XE - 156bhp and 145lbft = Engine £300
horsepower sells cars torque wins races...............
Having help build, driven and been in a few small cars with bike engines, there NOT as fast as you think an what i imagine you would be using the car for it would be pointless BUT in the right setup,use etc can have there advantages.
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Graeme
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Space frame with a fiberglass shell like those stock cars?
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