PeterPan
Torque Junkie
That's the goal...
Hello to all, I was searching around for ideas on the net and stumbled on this site and decided to register and share what I've just started creating and ask for ideas/input etc
The donor car is a SECMA 'QT500' aka 'FUN500'
Quite a rare little car in the UK, great fun to drive but somewhat underpowered to be used on the roads, where we have things like tractors, caravanists and of course nervous "Captain carefull" who always seems to be in my way on a lovely country road on a sunny afternoon...
Much as I enjoyed driving my quirky little toy car for most of last summer, I decided that it really needed more power to be able to overtake safely.
After some research it became apparent that the factory engine (only 21bhp) was not going to be able to produce the 50 or so horsepower I felt in needed to transform the car's lacklustre performance.
So, ok new engine. Many hours thinking, researching later I found a company to whom I would entrust the heart transplant. Zcars.
I was thinking of something fairly mundane like perhaps an engine from a HONDA CB500 but two things happened after Zcars' suggestion of an engine and sequential box from a GSXR1000.
Firstly I realised that the largest portion of expense would be the bespoke fabrication work and therefore the engine choice was largely irrelevant and secondly I spoke my insurance company to discover that this little modification would put my insurance up by a mere...
Let's just say I was happy with their quote. So anyway enough waffle.
Final specs are yet to be decided and I guess that's why I thought I'd share, ask some questions and get some feedback. At the moment it's looking like a 1000cc GSXR1000 engine, sequential gearbox and custom gearbox/LSD arrangement (final drive undecided).
ENGINE
GEARBOX
Other upgrades planed (to help tame the power hike)
Brakes (discs all round) are from a Peugeot 106 I believe and in theory should still be well up to the job of scrubbing off speed from the little featherweight toy car.
The guys at Zcars have mentioned a distinct probability that the finished car will out accelerate a 600 super bike! Perhaps not all the way to 170+ but at that speed I'd rather be on the bike think!
Anyway, love to read some comments.
PeterPan.
Hello to all, I was searching around for ideas on the net and stumbled on this site and decided to register and share what I've just started creating and ask for ideas/input etc
The donor car is a SECMA 'QT500' aka 'FUN500'
Quite a rare little car in the UK, great fun to drive but somewhat underpowered to be used on the roads, where we have things like tractors, caravanists and of course nervous "Captain carefull" who always seems to be in my way on a lovely country road on a sunny afternoon...
Much as I enjoyed driving my quirky little toy car for most of last summer, I decided that it really needed more power to be able to overtake safely.
After some research it became apparent that the factory engine (only 21bhp) was not going to be able to produce the 50 or so horsepower I felt in needed to transform the car's lacklustre performance.
So, ok new engine. Many hours thinking, researching later I found a company to whom I would entrust the heart transplant. Zcars.
I was thinking of something fairly mundane like perhaps an engine from a HONDA CB500 but two things happened after Zcars' suggestion of an engine and sequential box from a GSXR1000.
Firstly I realised that the largest portion of expense would be the bespoke fabrication work and therefore the engine choice was largely irrelevant and secondly I spoke my insurance company to discover that this little modification would put my insurance up by a mere...
Let's just say I was happy with their quote. So anyway enough waffle.
Final specs are yet to be decided and I guess that's why I thought I'd share, ask some questions and get some feedback. At the moment it's looking like a 1000cc GSXR1000 engine, sequential gearbox and custom gearbox/LSD arrangement (final drive undecided).
ENGINE
- Type 4 stroke, liquid cooled, 16 valve, DOHC, TSCC
- Cylinders 4
- Bore 73 mm
- Stroke 59 mm
- Displacement 988 cm³
- Compression ratio 12.0:1
- Fuel System Electronic fuel-injection
- Ignition Computer-controlled digital electronic
- Air Cleaner Non woven fabric element
- Starter system Electric
- Lubrication system Wet sump
GEARBOX
- Clutch Cable operated wet multi-plate type
- Transmission 6-speed constant mesh
- Primary reduction ratio 1.553 : 1 (73/47)
- Gear ratios 1st 2.687 : 1 (43/16)
- 2nd 2.052 : 1 (39/19)
- 3rd 1.681 : 1 (37/22)
- 4th 1.450 : 1 (29/20)
- 5th 1.304 : 1 (30/23)
- 6th 1.208 : 1 (29/24)
- Final reduction ratio 2.470 : 1 (42/17)
- Drive chain DID530, 110 links
Other upgrades planed (to help tame the power hike)
- Wider wheels (6.5J)
Wider tires (175/60/13 to 195/45/15 AVON CR500s)
Bigger cycle guards to cover the wider tires
Brakes (discs all round) are from a Peugeot 106 I believe and in theory should still be well up to the job of scrubbing off speed from the little featherweight toy car.
The guys at Zcars have mentioned a distinct probability that the finished car will out accelerate a 600 super bike! Perhaps not all the way to 170+ but at that speed I'd rather be on the bike think!
Anyway, love to read some comments.
PeterPan.
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