Hey Larry: I'll see your V4...

Dezmo · #1 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 04:32 AM

...and raise you a V8!

Its the best of both worlds!

UnpaintedHuffhines · #2 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 04:40 AM

i cant wait till someone does a busa with an sr8 and puts down 1000 rwhp

if i sold all my bikes i could, but then id only have a beater bike and a bike that goes in a straight line, but it would be cool

Ducman851 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 06:34 AM

Laverda V6

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Guzzi V8

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Busy Little Shop · #4 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 08:13 AM

Amazing piece of work... I thinking about powering my Chipmunk with a
V8... like 2 Honda ST 1300 V4s bolted together...

roadkill · #5 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 11:18 AM

There is a company in the UK that takes two 'Busa motors and puts them together to make a V8......I saw one a couple of years ago at Donington Park.

Radical Sportscars - Ten Years On - 1997-2007

UnpaintedHuffhines · #6 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by roadkill

There is a company in the UK that takes two 'Busa motors and puts them together to make a V8......I saw one a couple of years ago at Donington Park.

Radical Sportscars - Ten Years On - 1997-2007

repost - srt - as mentioned above

its not 2 busa motors, its just that its based on them. they are 2.8l now

trussdude · #7 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Dezmo

...and raise you a V8!

String bet.

johnyisthedevil · #8 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 11:29 PM

funny though how that guzzi sounds exactly like my vfr does with an open exhaust. stunning stuff though. throw in some gear whine on the cams and there is no sound quite so beautiful, unless of course somebody would have the balls to supercharge that guzzi.

Dezmo · #9 (**permalink**) 10-15-2008, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Busy Little Shop

Amazing piece of work... I thinking about powering my Chipmunk with a
V8... like 2 Honda ST 1300 V4s bolted together...

why not just use one of these motors:

Busy Little Shop · #10 (**permalink**) 10-15-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dezmo

why not just use one of these motors:

Not enough HP at low rpms... I think Mr.Chipmunk needs at least 200Hp to
yank and bank my brains loose... 2 Honda St would produce 212HP and 172 ft
lb at 6,500 rpms... with a 3:1 gear box the prop turns 2,166 rpms... perfect!!!

Dezmo · #11 (**permalink**) 10-15-2008, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Busy Little Shop

Not enough HP at low rpms... I think Mr.Chipmunk needs at least 200Hp to
yank and bank my brains loose... 2 Honda St would produce 212HP and 172 ft
lb at 6,500 rpms... with a 3:1 gear box the prop turns 2,166 rpms... perfect!!!

too bad the engine would weigh more than the rest of the plane

Busy Little Shop · #12 (**permalink**) 10-16-2008, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dezmo

too bad the engine would weigh more than the rest of the plane

Honda's V4 is a light weight compared to to my other engine choice...

M337 which is a 6 cylinder Czech engine that weights 337 pounds and
makes 210HP... cost about $25,000... which is real reasonable for us...

Old Fart · #13 (**permalink**) 10-16-2008, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Busy Little Shop

Honda's V4 is a light weight compared to to my other engine choice...

M337 which is a 6 cylinder Czech engine that weights 337 pounds and
makes 210HP... cost about $25,000... which is real reasonable for us...

Aw hell Larry, Stick a R985 or 1340 in it!
I initially thought of a R2800 but the cg may be a touch forward.

Busy Little Shop · #14 (**permalink**) 10-16-2008, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Fart

Aw hell Larry, Stick a R985 or 1340 in it!
I initially thought of a R2800 but the cg may be a touch forward.

What... a radial engine in an Chipmunk??? mercy Old Fart... your brain is sparking
40º retarded like a slipped magneto...

Old Baldy · #15 (**permalink**) 10-16-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Busy Little Shop

What... a radial engine in an Chipmunk??? mercy Baldy... your brain is sparking
40º retarded like a slipped magneto...

ehhh,,,wrong guy, Larry.

Busy Little Shop · #16 (**permalink**) 10-16-2008, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Baldy

ehhh,,,wrong guy, Larry.

My apologies... it's fixed...