Very Interesting engine CanAm Maverick X3 Turbo RR

[fastg]

3 cylinder 900cc 200bhp in stock form. A nice feature is all the ancillaries are within the engine, water pump, oil pump and alternator so no front belt drive. Hooking up a trans could be interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iUd8BAVdVw

Graham

[KnifeySpoony]

Wow very cool. It's like a dry sump motorcycle engine but all integrated. I'm not a big turbo fan, but would seem to work very well in a 7.

 

 

[panamericano]

Googled.  Can't see 4 stroke or 2?  Weight?  Should be very light.  Like Fastg said, trans adaptation could be a buggar.  Very interesting.  

[KnifeySpoony]

Hmm not as light as I thought it would be. Tiny but heavy. And that's with no transmission. An S1000RR engine makes similar power with half the weight including the transmission.

 

https://www.rotax.com/en/products/rotax-powertrains/details/rotax-900-ace-turbo.html

[MV8]

There is a transmission and likely the only one to work well with enough reduction for the cranks tappered output torque capacity, though it is slipping in this example from power output modification (crank is actually slipping on both ends). The engine may be small enough for the canam cvt output to be centered with the engine offset in the engine bay, but if it uses a reverse box on the cvt output, it will be in the way of the driveshaft. There are much better choices for pulling through a traditional rpm range application. Efficiency/output can always be impressive if limited to a narrow rpm range. I wonder about the condition of the cvt with the engine modifications. A nice package for what it is, if the builder can stay within the design limits.