Motorbike engine transfer....

[JclioD]

il start the post with this link

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/news/default.asp?storyId=15044

now this has a 187bhp Kawasaki 1,400cc engine in it....this may sound silly, but is it possible to drop this engine into my 1.4 clio? this would mean that it be quicker than 182 theoretically?

 

[John D]

Er...surely the motorbike engine has hardly any torque?

 

[JclioD]

thats what i wasnt sure about.....i dont know enough about motorbike engines, because to have a 1,400cc engine it must have to be a touring bike, and therefore heavy (for a bike, not compared to a car obviously)

 

[Mark5290]

These guys do this type of conversion - http://www.zcars.org.uk/.

By the looks of it it the vehicle needs to be as light as possible.

 

[Black_clio]

These guys do this type of conversion - http://www.zcars.org.uk/.

By the looks of it it the vehicle needs to be as light as possible.

Crikey.... that Hayabusa engined Mini's fast :evil:

 

[BenR]

it'll have a hard time coping with the weight of your car.

If it does go in it'll cost a fortune in diffs, clutches, gearbox's....not to mention be uber slow below 9000rpm.