TurboBird Info

[TurboBird]

Here's my story:

 

I imported a F27 Superblade kit from Steve Porter in the UK in 2001. It was a complete kit including all of the donor parts, wheels and tires to build a complete car. I also purchased a used '99 FI Honda Blackbird (CBR 1100XX) motor from Steve that was shipped in the crate along with the kit.

 

Here are some specifics -

 

IRS with Quaife LSD, rear disc brakes

Quaife reverse box

205/50R15 Falken Azenis Sport

Stock '99 Fuel Injected Honda Blackbird

Hahn Racecraft Turbo kit

Aquamist Water Injection System

Davies-Craig electric water pump

Klicktronic Solenoid Shifter with shift buttons on steering wheel

 

Performance? Astounding!

 

Importation of the kit was a little complicated but doable. Best to higher a broker to handle the paperwork.

 

Took about 6 or 7 months to complete the kit. Getting it titled and licensed in Illinois was not too difficult, but took about 2 months to get through the paperwork and the onsite (at my home!) inspection. A special Illinois Secretary of State VIN was assinged and fixed to the engine bay area by the state officials who inspected the car. On the road since 2002

 

Had a scare from the Illinois EPA in 2004 who sent me an emissions test notice. Took a while but I finally convinced them that for emissions purposes the vehicle should be classified as a motorcyle; which are not tested in Illinois.

 

Basically a street car and yes, it has the typical driveability quirks of BEC. Still, a blast to drive and blow by the unsuspecting at 11k RPM.

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[Mandurath]

Nice looking BEC! Arrest Me Red too!

[slngsht]

VERY nice... do you have a closeup of your hood/nose area?

[TurboBird]

Should have, let me dig around in my pic folders.

 

Hood/nose is one piece - pivots from the front. This is circa 2002 - pre-larger tires, pre-turbo