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[Kevin Wood]

the car in my original post has the ford type 9 box fitted




http://www.uksaabs.eu/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=29405

That's quite a torquey engine for a type 9.

Kevin

[hoody]

i didn't say it would last long,but it fits with an adapter plate  

[Kevin Wood]

i didn't say it would last long,but it fits with an adapter plate  

 

.. and when it breaks it's the perfect excuse to raid the piggy bank, sell the wife and kids, remortgage the house, check down the back of the sofa, etc. and buy one of these:

http://www.quaife.co.uk/Quaife-6-speed-heavy-duty-in-line-RWD-sequential-gerbox

 

Kevin

[Martin_1962]

http://www.uksaabs.eu/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=33824


Saab engines from the 9000 range(B234)are in good supply and can produce up to 500bhp with standard internals,a full pressure 9000 2.3 can be had for a couple of hundred quid now and standard produce 200bhp or if you get an aero engined one 225bhp.Even the 2.0 as above is tunable to the point of the example above relatively cheaply

Hmm.. My boss has a Saab 93 (2.0T)...  Wonder what he would say if I borrow the engine  

And where prey tell are you going to find a rear wheel drive gearbox for that  
 

Off a Triumph - if the engines are still related.

Anyway conversion kits can be made

[Marks DTM Calib]

http://www.uksaabs.eu/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=33824


Saab engines from the 9000 range(B234)are in good supply and can produce up to 500bhp with standard internals,a full pressure 9000 2.3 can be had for a couple of hundred quid now and standard produce 200bhp or if you get an aero engined one 225bhp.Even the 2.0 as above is tunable to the point of the example above relatively cheaply

Hmm.. My boss has a Saab 93 (2.0T)...  Wonder what he would say if I borrow the engine  

And where prey tell are you going to find a rear wheel drive gearbox for that  
 

Off a Triumph - if the engines are still related.

Anyway conversion kits can be made

We are getting expensive again!

Remember, there was a budget for this at the start of the post!

Not convinced on a sequential box for a small road kit car....

[Kevin Wood]

http://www.uksaabs.eu/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=33824


Saab engines from the 9000 range(B234)are in good supply and can produce up to 500bhp with standard internals,a full pressure 9000 2.3 can be had for a couple of hundred quid now and standard produce 200bhp or if you get an aero engined one 225bhp.Even the 2.0 as above is tunable to the point of the example above relatively cheaply

Hmm.. My boss has a Saab 93 (2.0T)...  Wonder what he would say if I borrow the engine  

And where prey tell are you going to find a rear wheel drive gearbox for that  
 

Off a Triumph - if the engines are still related.

Anyway conversion kits can be made

Hmm. Herald 2.0T anyone?  

At least with herald wheels and tyres you'd be unlikely to generate enough torque to bust the gearbox.

Kevin

[Ian_D]

http://www.uksaabs.eu/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=33824


Saab engines from the 9000 range(B234)are in good supply and can produce up to 500bhp with standard internals,a full pressure 9000 2.3 can be had for a couple of hundred quid now and standard produce 200bhp or if you get an aero engined one 225bhp.Even the 2.0 as above is tunable to the point of the example above relatively cheaply

Hmm.. My boss has a Saab 93 (2.0T)...  Wonder what he would say if I borrow the engine  

And where prey tell are you going to find a rear wheel drive gearbox for that  
 

Off a Triumph - if the engines are still related.

Anyway conversion kits can be made

We are getting expensive again!

Remember, there was a budget for this at the start of the post!

Not convinced on a sequential box for a small road kit car....

Yeh, just a bit OTT!  

Can a Standard Sierra Diff cope with the 3.0 V6? :-?

[Kevin Wood]

Yeh, just a bit OTT!  

Just bouncing a few ideas around.  

Can a Standard Sierra Diff cope with the 3.0 V6? :-?

No problem at all up to a good 400 BHP.  

Kevin

[JonArgraig]

Should be able to cope

[Ian_D]

Yeh, just a bit OTT!  

Just bouncing a few ideas around.  

Can a Standard Sierra Diff cope with the 3.0 V6? :-?

No problem at all up to a good 400 BHP.  

Kevin

Ace!  

[LouisCorney]

Very interesting thread  

The Saab engine is  8-) What about cheap second-hand bike engines?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Very interesting thread  

The Saab engine is  8-) What about cheap second-hand bike engines?

My experience of bike engined kit cars is they are great on a track and rather awful on the road!

So its down to what you want to use it for!

[Ian_D]

Very interesting thread  

The Saab engine is  8-) What about cheap second-hand bike engines?

My experience of bike engined kit cars is they are great on a track and rather awful on the road!

So its down to what you want to use it for!

Agree, a bike engine would drive me crazy, as the car will be built for the road.

Be nice to hear the V6 roar  

[Andy B]

....
Be nice to hear the V6 roar  

V8 would be nicer.    

[Kevin Wood]

Very interesting thread  

The Saab engine is  8-) What about cheap second-hand bike engines?

My experience of bike engined kit cars is they are great on a track and rather awful on the road!

So its down to what you want to use it for!

Couldn't agree more. They have their die-hard supporters who put up with getting stuck if they fail to change down through the box on the run up to a junction, or if they have to reverse, but they are hard work in traffic - but entertaining on the open road / track once you've got them rolling.

If you plan on doing any motorway cruising some ear defenders are a good idea too. Cruising at 8 or 9 k rpm gets a bit tiring on the ears.

I always notice when touring with bike engined cars that they drop way back on the fast straights. Not because they can't keep up, on the whole, but because doing so is so uncomfortable!

Kevin