ric_bergstrom@juno.com wrote:
> Jackson,
>
> Friend of mine is doing a D sports racer with a 1100cc ZX Kawasaki
> Engine. We toyed with the idea of slipping it into the midget.
>
> Ratios aren't too far off, Fits under the hood with minor mods..we
> measured the engine with the car nearby,
>
> Easy 140HP. 10,000 RPM redline, 6 speed sequential gearbox (no reverse),
> Less than 120 lbs all up including radiator generator and transmission,
> enough generator to run the car 90 % of the time.
************************ BIG POINT HERE **************************
> -Probably have to slip the clutch to get it moving...torque does not
> really come in until 4000rpm. But the clutch should take it as you can
> get a drag bike/Formula USA 10 plate clutch for it.
No useable torque until 4000rpm puts it into the "Type R" Acura Integra
category. Shifting so much you feel like you're rowing a boat!
Possibly great on the track, but for daily driving and accelleration out of
corners, no torque is certain doom.
IMHO
Scott Meyers
60 Bugeye 1275
Went from the 300+' Isky cam to a stock cam;
HUGE amount of torque available now :-)
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