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K100RSA

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6th Aug 11 at 18:48

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?

Jed D

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6th Aug 11 at 19:11

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]

DannyB

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6th Aug 11 at 19:21

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.

Ingham

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6th Aug 11 at 19:26

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.

Ingham

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6th Aug 11 at 19:27

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.

antnee

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6th Aug 11 at 20:01

Weight.

How much power and torque will the engine make? Generally bike engines are only put in light cars.

Jed D

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6th Aug 11 at 20:08

could always strip the corsa, glass etc..., i know the not the lightest of small cars but still...

matty101

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6th Aug 11 at 20:08

yes its been done a few times, this one was at pvs 2 years ago.

[Edited on 06-08-2011 by matty101]

Jake

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6th Aug 11 at 20:09

Jed D

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6th Aug 11 at 20:10

wow!

matty101

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6th Aug 11 at 20:11

think it blew up or somthing in the end though............

wwwNOOBcom

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6th Aug 11 at 20:12

it would have to be really light or it wouldnt be worth the hassle unless it was some mega turbo bussa engine or something

Wrighty

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6th Aug 11 at 20:12

you would need mega money in the engine to make it move anything like. and it still wouldnt handle

what about 2 bike engines?

Matty SRi

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6th Aug 11 at 20:23

Dont think i'd like to be sitting that close to the engine in the above pics!

Firestate88

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6th Aug 11 at 22:12

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]

Bonney

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6th Aug 11 at 22:18

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.

Liam D

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7th Aug 11 at 01:31

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]

alan-g-w

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7th Aug 11 at 12:03

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.

Eddx14xe

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7th Aug 11 at 12:56

Only 16 seconds? You can do that in a 1.6 corsa.

matty101

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7th Aug 11 at 12:57

found a video of it...........going bang............

Liam D

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7th Aug 11 at 14:23

yh broke the propshaft on its burnout

shame really as i wanted to see what it could do against dans derv nova

K100RSA

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7th Aug 11 at 20:37

thanks guys, will give it some more thought, need to get some specs with regards to weight, I would be looking at FWD anyway

Wrighty

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7th Aug 11 at 21:50

small cars dont work too well when 'pushed' so best keeping it fwd

BeArDy

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7th Aug 11 at 22:09

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.

Graeme

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7th Aug 11 at 23:20

Space frame with a fiberglass shell like those stock cars?

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