Alaskossie Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 And a rip-roarin' engine note, to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 What I'd really like is a small four cylinder motorcycle engine back there to get the sound right but there just isn't enough room. I may have to cut a hole in the rear body panel for this larger Predator engine to clear the valve cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMauel Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 What I'd really like is a small four cylinder motorcycle engine back there to get the sound right but there just isn't enough room. I may have to cut a hole in the rear body panel for this larger Predator engine to clear the valve cover. How about one of the smaller (500cc) Japanese twin cylinder MC engines? Set it in one gear (to optimize the rev/torque range) and use a centrifugal clutch. Or get real adventurous and figure out a shifter system....and raise the roll bar height! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboWood Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 You could link a bunch of small model car engines together. They are able to eek out about 10hp/ci! Put a chain of these together and you could have a 10ci engine making 100hp. http://www.rcplanet.com/HPI_Racing_K5_9_Eng_p/hpi15250.htm Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcarguy Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 You could link a bunch of small model car engines together. They are able to eek out about 10hp/ci! Put a chain of these together and you could have a 10ci engine making 100hp. http://www.rcplanet.com/HPI_Racing_K5_9_Eng_p/hpi15250.htm Daniel If you put enough of them together . . . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Can you imagine having to start all those engines before you can ride? There is a video out there showing them starting that motorcycle or one very similar. The new Predator engine arrived this AM. It will be awhile before I can start on the conversion but I'm looking forward to more HP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Skip - is Tom going to help you with the conversion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 Skip - is Tom going to help you with the conversion? I am planning on doing it myself. What could possibly go wrong? :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I'm sure you will do an outstanding job with the swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now