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« on: November 02, 2006, 10:08:32 PM » |
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How about this for a trike engine then?
It's a Smart Car motor.
700cc, 3 cylinder, 6 plug head, turbo, transverse, (rear mounted), 6 speed auto. 700 kilometres since new. Complete with everything except starter motor, including the subframe.
Janie & Dave's mate Liam offered it in exchange for a trike frame ...hmmm
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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2006, 10:22:18 PM » |
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check these aint fly by wire
sure i have heard somewhere, that the electrics are a tad awkward
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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2006, 10:32:33 PM » |
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The guy's got the dashboard to go with it too, with all it's electrickery. Not really my thing -I'm a simple ol' Monkey & I like my simple little Reliants, but interesting.
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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2006, 11:04:35 PM » |
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for what its worth i think it would make a perfect trike engine
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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2006, 11:13:18 PM » |
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It's no bigger than a Reliant. I'd assumed you could mount it forward like our Reliants, then blank off one drive shaft so that the other runs back to the axle like a normal prop shaft, but Brock says it's probably got a diff in there that'd stop it working with only one shaft.
So it'd have to be rear mounted, like a miniature VW, (with probably more power), or forward mounted with a VW type box like the Swedish VW trikes.
An interesting project for someone.
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2006, 01:57:33 PM » |
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or mount it like the reliants and send the other drive shaft to a bevel box at the front wheel (i guess all wheels would have to be same size) and have a 3 wheel drive system
Yoda teknical genius
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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2006, 05:56:58 PM » |
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A 3 x 3 Reliant -hmmm!
Brock says to mate it to a standard Reliant gearbox for a trike with a big boost of power. Not as pretty an engine as the Reliants though. I was more interested in going the other way & mating a Reliant motor to the Smart 6 speed auto gearbox.
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« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2006, 08:55:16 PM » |
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as yoda says fly by wire! complex beasties.would make a good trike if you could sort the electrics side of things! a couple of useless facts on the smart car! 1, you cant change the oil without a suction tool!(no sump plug) 2 it has the highest turbo boost pressure of any standard production car! 18psi the average is between 5 and 9 psi there you go more usless info!  |
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« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2006, 09:01:12 PM » |
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Where do you get all this stuff from Toad?!
I posted your piccie of the mocked up supercharged Reliant motor on the Brit Chopper forum last night. There's talk of a face off between yours & Chris' at Santa Pod! Go Toady, go Toady, go Toady!
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« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2006, 09:11:01 PM » |
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must pop in an say hello!!! mat the best man win! |
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« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2006, 09:26:37 PM » |
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Gotta be done I'll be in your corner, ready with the sponge & the gumshield. Our boy against the old shed dweller of Norfolk. |
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« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2006, 09:40:31 PM » |
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better get me finger out then!!! picking up the front end weds next week!!!
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« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2006, 10:16:39 PM » |
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Seriously, can't wait to see what you do with this motor. I'm hoping it'll provide us with a wealth of material for the site! Not just techy tuning info but hints & tips on engine work in general, use of workshop tools, an explanation of just how a supercharger works & the maths involved in working out the best configuration etc. Lots & lots of spin off articles as well as the main build. Bet you wish you'd kept quiet now don't you!  |
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« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2006, 10:24:32 PM » |
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who me nah? a little teaser for ya! work this out 14500 divided by 5500 =2.63 what is it?  ?  |
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« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2006, 10:31:04 PM » |
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My cake bill for the week?
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