Hammer
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the fact they're dangerous
thats not a fact imo
As a general rule a double engined car will have 2 times more power than a single engined car. I guarantee if there were both types on the road in a 50/50 split there would be more accidents involved with the double engined cars, that's common sense.
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Hammer
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There's also no reason why it would be dangerous,
There may be no reason but you'd admit they'd be proportionally more prone to being pranged than a single engined car with less power?
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Robin
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Yeah, but that's an argument about power, not amount of engines.
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it isnt illegal.
there are MOT/SVA rules about fire resistant bulkheads between the seated area and any engine bays and i think there are measurements to determine the distance from passengers to engines.
touchable hot bits and sharp edges would also be considered but it certainly isnt illegal.
nice copy and pasting 
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stu_c
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do it do it do it!!!!!!!
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Hammer
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Originally posted by Robin
Yeah, but that's an argument about power, not amount of engines.
By outlawing 2 engines they indirectly keep higher powered cars off the road?
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IvIarkgraham
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i wuder about you too
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nova_gteuk
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
it isnt illegal.
there are MOT/SVA rules about fire resistant bulkheads between the seated area and any engine bays and i think there are measurements to determine the distance from passengers to engines.
touchable hot bits and sharp edges would also be considered but it certainly isnt illegal.
nice copy and pasting
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swill_omnibus
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Ive heard that running two engines is illegal but having a twin engine'd car isn't illegal at all. As long as adequate equipment has been put in order to make only one work at a time.
Perhaps twin engine cars are allowed if they came from factory like it??
[Edited on 26-07-2008 by swill_omnibus]
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swill_omnibus
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On another note............. DO IT ANYWAY!!! haha
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opelbuck2000
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just do it mate
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addz_08
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go 4 it mike
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Corsa_Scotty
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do you honestly think mike will obey the rules above  its mad mike we are talking about and does he not have a 1.6 in the front thats being turbo'd? 
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was watching fifth gear recently and they had a small car like caterham or something along those lines, and they was a company who specialised in making twin engined road cars they used two gsxr 1000 engines in this particular episode, but they were on the road testing it
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nova_gteuk
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Originally posted by corsa120
was watching fifth gear recently and they had a small car like caterham or something along those lines, and they was a company who specialised in making twin engined road cars they used two gsxr 1000 engines in this particular episode, but they were on the road testing it
Like robin said tiger z100
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swill_omnibus
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And what about the Bugatti Veyron??
Ok their not seperate engines but two are put together if that counts so there are two engines in that!?
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Robin
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No.
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taylorboosh
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is it a 2 ltr 8v?
would you not ideally want same engine in front and same in back with same ratios on gearing and speed etc? just would seem daft if there not doing the same thing at same time if anyone gets me
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little_duke
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http://www.jncracing.co.uk/pages/rearpages/reareng.html
[Edited on 27-07-2008 by little_duke]
[Edited on 27-07-2008 by little_duke]
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Simon_16v
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Duke that in itself is a death trap
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little_duke
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^^^^ +1.thats jnc who has the 500bhp corsa turbo
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phil_sutton
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rear engined 1.2 
LMFAO, guess what I we actually did build the other year when we were bored.
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It took about a day to knock up and then after todays of wheel spinning round in circles the engine fell out as we only spot welded the whole front in the back
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phil_sutton
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Oh noes didnt see the post above. The clutch cable was my fav, see how it goes down the passager side, 20 foot cable FTW
[Edited on 27-07-2008 by phil_sutton]
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sand-eel
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Originally posted by phil_sutton
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Originally posted by lee_wee
rear engined 1.2
LMFAO, guess what I we actually did build the other year when we were bored.
It took about a day to knock up and then after todays of wheel spinning round in circles the engine fell out as we only spot welded the whole front in the back
thats mental...never seen it done like that
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Robin
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Originally posted by corsabadboy
is it a 2 ltr 8v?
would you not ideally want same engine in front and same in back with same ratios on gearing and speed etc? just would seem daft if there not doing the same thing at same time if anyone gets me
Not necissarily.
BMC used 2 different engines in their Twini Moke, there was a twin engined Golf Rallye a few years back with a 2.8 VR6 in the front and a 2.9 VR6 in the back.
If anything, you want less power at the front so that when the front lifts under acceleration, you don't lose as much power through wheelspin, if you see what I mean?
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