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MK chippy - 22/8/08 at 02:03 PM

Right!

zx9r, fireblade or 2.0zetec engine? i really cant decide! Any help would be great!
cheers

Dave

adithorp - 22/8/08 at 02:12 PM

I'd say R1 but only because thats what I used. Go with a BEC though unless you just want a car you can bumble about in.

(...gets popcorn and hides)
adrian

adam1985 - 22/8/08 at 02:20 PM

x2 the the r1

stuart_g - 22/8/08 at 02:23 PM

x3 for R1

Lars - 22/8/08 at 02:26 PM

Zetec

philw - 22/8/08 at 02:28 PM

Duratec!

the_fbi - 22/8/08 at 02:32 PM

Depends on the intended usage & budget to a large degree.

MK chippy - 22/8/08 at 02:39 PM

whats the difference between zetec and duratec? will probably just use it on the road but maybe a track day here n there. budget was around £6500 but will no doubt end up being more!

the_fbi - 22/8/08 at 02:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MK chippy
whats the difference between zetec and duratec? will probably just use it on the road but maybe a track day here n there. budget was around £6500 but will no doubt end up being more!

If its mainly road use personally I'd stick with a car engine, probably an XE or Zetec to keep costs down (and XE over Zetec) but Duratec will give you less weight which is clearly of benefit.

Zetec and XE you can just run till they die then get a replacement for little money, if you end up killing it on a track.

An XE on bike carbs/throttle bodies would be the way I'd go, unless a nice duratec was available cheap.

If intended use was track, with the odd trip to work, then the answer would be bike engine, one of Malcs cheap ZX14R's.

TimC - 22/8/08 at 02:52 PM

Yes, it's horses for courses in my eyes too. My car has an R1 and is destined for the track but I'd also like a car-engined-car with weather gear for the road. That won't happen, but I personally don't like a BEC on the road. It's too noisy and too fast for someone with a lead foot and an unhealthy amount of points for speeding.

If you're more restrained than me and don't want to go to Le Mans or the Ring in it then it might work for you.

Paul TigerB6 - 22/8/08 at 03:39 PM

Sounds like you need to ask around to see if there are people in your area with a BEC and CEC who are willing to take you for a run out so you can decide between them. As above you really need to narrow down what you intend to use the car for as well. Simply saying road use isnt narrowing it down enough really. If you want to do longer trips then probably a car engine would be better but if its just going to be hour blasts then a BEC might be perfect. I made the mistake with my first car thinking it'd be more longer trips when mostly it was used for an hour thrash around N Wales.

If BEC then R1 again, or if the budget is a little bigger (and it might not have to be much bigger) then ZX10R

[Edited on 22/8/08 by Paul TigerB6]

coozer - 22/8/08 at 06:37 PM

Blacktop 2.0 Zetec.. cheap as chips

Paul TigerB6 - 22/8/08 at 06:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Blacktop 2.0 Zetec.. cheap as chips


So is a ZX9R!!

worX - 22/8/08 at 07:09 PM

If you want to come in under or near your £6500 budget then it's going to be FireBlade...

Or add a grand onto that number for something a little bit faster.

Steve

Gezza - 23/8/08 at 05:13 AM

Or how about a near finished mk with 2003 r1, i know a man with one, no time to finish it cos spends more time playing with the one hes already built

Gezza - 23/8/08 at 05:13 AM

Or how about a near finished mk with 2003 r1, i know a man with one, no time to finish it cos spends more time playing with the one hes already built

NS Dev - 23/8/08 at 10:57 AM

You can build a 200+hp vauxhall XE engined car easily for less than £6500, mine cost around £5500, and it is also quicker than fireblade, zx9r or R1 BEC

MikeRJ - 23/8/08 at 11:48 AM

quote:
Originally posted by NS Dev
You can build a 200+hp vauxhall XE engined car easily for less than £6500, mine cost around £5500, and it is also quicker than fireblade, zx9r or R1 BEC


Watch out Nat, you'll be burned at the stake for making statements like that

MK chippy - 23/8/08 at 07:27 PM

Cheers for the reply guys. went up to mk open day today (feckin long drive from winchester)!!! they took me out for a spin in the bec indy and it was feckin awesome!! So that made my decision and its bike engine all the way! now i have to decide on a colour! hmmmm

Paul TigerB6 - 23/8/08 at 07:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MK chippy
Cheers for the reply guys. went up to mk open day today (feckin long drive from winchester)!!! they took me out for a spin in the bec indy and it was feckin awesome!! So that made my decision and its bike engine all the way! now i have to decide on a colour! hmmmm


Sounds like you had a great day out. So what bike engine did you get a run out with and what are your plans now - spec etc??

MK chippy - 23/8/08 at 08:13 PM

hey,

it was a gsxr. well im not to up on all the other gubbins i have to use but engine wise im goin with an R1 probably with an open diff not sure of ratio. any help on what else i need would be cool. also i doubt i wll be done for april 09 so a reverse gear will be needed. is an electric reverse a good idea?

mickebo - 24/8/08 at 11:26 AM

What about this one?
http://www.atomracing.se/6M.html

mr henderson - 24/8/08 at 11:39 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mickebo
What about this one?
http://www.atomracing.se/6M.html


Nice, but the W16 from a Veyron would be even better.