Why not on of these 3 cyl engines

[Wildrice]

www.autobytel.com/car-buying-guides/features/7-best-3-cylinder-cars-130877/


A few of these engine come from low budget cars--check out the HP & torque on the 1000 cc engines

 

[Bob Denman]

Automotive designs aren't generally built with the compact size and lighter weight parameters of motorcycle engines... nojoke

But they DO exhibit some interesting technology!

 

[Highwayman2013]

They have a little more power with a turbo.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: But they need more power due to the larger mass that they've got to move around.

 

[Wildrice]

:agree: But they need more power due to the larger mass that they've got to move around.

Thus with a lower mass the vehicle would be faster without vibration, better aerodynamic, resulting in better performance & improved gas mileage. I don't know the price of these engines but a few of the cars price are inline with the Spider's cost. thus it could be done

 

[4 MARIE]

like the Chevy Cobalt powerplant in the Slingshot

 

[KX5062]

There is some cool techno stuff in those car engines, but like Bob said, the problem with transplanting them into a Spyder or alike vehicle is the physical size and weight of the power plant, transmission and drive train. The ACE engine and transmission are one integrated unit and are very compact and light weight. If the ACE engine received direct injection and/or a turbo charger you'd see it do some amazing things. However, it would be done at a cost that would put it out of reach of most Spyder riders/buyers. But, I do think that direct injection could be on the horizon for almost all road going internal combustion engines due to the increased smog and MPG standards being demanded by the enviro movement.

 

[Ex-Rocket]

It would be a nice fit if the motor from a Triumph Rocket would fit in the Spyder. Those not familiar with the Triumph Rocket, the engine is a inline 3 cylinder 2294 cc which produces 140 HP.

I do miss my 2006 Rocket

 

[Bob Denman]

The problem with car engines"
You might end up riding something like this!
:yikes:

 

[Chupaca]

Have to wonder....

What about the transmission and output...?? Those are all shaft drive..:dontknow:

 

[YPILOT]

It would be a nice fit if the motor from a Triumph Rocket would fit in the Spyder. Those not familiar with the Triumph Rocket, the engine is a inline 3 cylinder 2294 cc which produces 140 HP.

I do miss my 2006 Rocket
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That is a nice Rocket:thumbup:

 

[Wildrice]

What about the transmission and output...?? Those are all shaft drive..:dontknow:

Hayabusa engine with transmission weigh slightly less than 200 lbs--chain drive--180 hp--no vibration. I can start moving from a dead stop in 6th gear(because I forget to downshift) slipping the clutch to 1200 rpm , pin the throttle wide open--no burbs-backfires--just a steady pull...

 

[canamjhb]

Biggest problem with power mods is getting all the extra power efficiently and reliably to the road. Tweek engine power and then worry about failing transmission. Build up transmission and worry about belt failure. Get stronger belt or go to shaft drive and worry about drive wheel/bearing failure and tire shredding........:banghead: Think I'll just stick with what I have :thumbup:

 

[SilverFox1]

How fast do you need to go???? The speed limits won't change even if you were rocket propelled!!!

SilverFox

 

[Bob Denman]

Biggest problem with power mods is getting all the extra power efficiently and reliably to the road. Tweek engine power and then worry about failing transmission. Build up transmission and worry about belt failure. Get stronger belt or go to shaft drive and worry about drive wheel/bearing failure and tire shredding........:banghead: Think I'll just stick with what I have :thumbup:

I've competed in the "snowmobile horsepower races", and :agree: 179% :thumbup:
And there is always somebody just around the corner; who has already built something faster! :banghead:

How fast do you need to go???? The speed limits won't change even if you were rocket propelled!!!

SilverFox

It's just in our nature to want to see how far we can push envelope..
If these bikes came with 1,000 horsepower: somebody would STILL put a pipe on it, just to see if there wasn't some more horsepower hiding in there somewhere! :banghead:

 

[Wildrice]

I've competed in the "snowmobile horsepower races", and :agree: 179% :thumbup:
And there is always somebody just around the corner; who has already built something faster! :banghead:


It's just in our nature to want to see how far we can push envelope..
If these bikes came with 1,000 horsepower: somebody would STILL put a pipe on it, just to see if there wasn't some more horsepower hiding in there somewhere! :banghead:

All my life I've always wanted what ever I had to have just a little more HP. Now as my age has increased I find 344 RWHP on a 530 LB bike to be a touch more than I can handle with confidence but the thought of selling my spiritual enlightenment machine has not happened. I think about it--but I have a very short attention span. Bob--I had a SkiDoo in Wisc in the 70's when vehicle ID numbers weren't required. The police would chase us down snow covered gravel roads--we would pull 100 yards into the snow covered field & motion for them to come over---Climbing gravel pit walls was always a challenge on the way home from closing time at the pubs & somehow we're still alive--living is all about pushing the limits edge.

 

[Bob Denman]

They do say that:
"If you're not living on the edge: you're taking up too much space!"

 

[MisterP]

Hayabusa engine with transmission weigh slightly less than 200 lbs--chain drive--180 hp--no vibration. I can start moving from a dead stop in 6th gear(because I forget to downshift) slipping the clutch to 1200 rpm , pin the throttle wide open--no burbs-backfires--just a steady pull...

A salesman at a DE dealer said he had done 110 mph in first gear on a Hayabusa. Don't know if that's possible with the red line, but that was his claim.

 

[Bob Denman]

According to some of the folks in here, he's off by at least 15 mph:

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/14-gsx-r1000-general-forum/41512-top-speed-first-gear.html

 

[MisterP]

According to some of the folks in here, he's off by at least 15 mph:

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/14-gsx-r1000-general-forum/41512-top-speed-first-gear.html

i guess you haven't found the end of the Internet have you?