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| Author: | kreb [ January 15, 2020, 5:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | V-max? |
I haven't seen any of these being used. They're torquier than many of the I4s. Is there a reason why not? |
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| Author: | Miatav8,MstrASE,A&P,F [ January 15, 2020, 7:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V-max? |
Vmax is fairly rare by comparison. It could be used the same as any. |
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| Author: | Bent Wrench [ January 16, 2020, 1:18 am ] |
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Is that chain drive or shaft drive? How do you plan to use it? |
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| Author: | kreb [ January 16, 2020, 1:19 am ] |
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Theoretical at this point. Probably shaft drive. |
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| Author: | davew [ January 16, 2020, 9:59 am ] |
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Sounds like a really fun project {killer fast}. I'm following this  The V-max is a pretty tall motor with the intake system sticking up in the center of the V. I would thing you would need a big hole in the hood? Is this theoretical build front or rear engine. Davew
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| Author: | TooBusy [ January 16, 2020, 7:57 pm ] |
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I think Del Long built a WICKED solo car a few years back with VMax power. Of course everything he builds is crazy fast. |
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| Author: | kreb [ January 18, 2020, 8:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V-max? |
TooBusy wrote: I think Del Long built a WICKED solo car a few years back with VMax power. Of course everything he builds is crazy fast. Good point. Once he got the oiling figured out, the motor worked out very well for him. It's set up out of the box for front-engined- RWD, but my application would be to make it transverse. |
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| Author: | Bent Wrench [ January 18, 2020, 11:36 pm ] |
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My bud had oiling problems with that motor in the bike. |
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| Author: | Davesax36 [ May 31, 2021, 10:35 pm ] |
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Bent Wrench wrote: My bud had oiling problems with that motor in the bike. Was it a first gen or second gen bike? I have a 1st gen with upgraded oil pump gear and o-ring. |
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| Author: | Davesax36 [ November 27, 2021, 11:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V-max? |
Here's what I'm considering as the layout for mine. I might use an additional factory pumpkin spinning in reverse to get the driveshaft going the right direction. |
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| Author: | Bent Wrench [ November 28, 2021, 11:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V-max? |
Holy power loss batman! 4 90° hypoid drives, going to need Flaggers so the torques know which way to go.... Look at how a dwarf car does it? Take off the output hypoid and make a flange from the gear. Turn the motor sideways and connect a drive shaft to the flange. |
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| Author: | Davesax36 [ December 16, 2021, 12:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V-max? |
Too much fiddling for a first build to get that motor centered enough with the output shaft so far back behind the center of the V. I don't think this is going to work out unless I build a middy that could use an offset diff and super short driveshaft or a VW transaxle or something I don't know enough about anyway. |
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| Author: | kabuku6 [ December 16, 2021, 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V-max? |
You don't have to get the Driveshaft perfectly centered. You're fine (and encouraged) to have a little offset. I don't have the specific degrees off the top of my head, it would probably be a quick google search. |
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| Author: | Davesax36 [ December 16, 2021, 9:01 pm ] |
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kabuku6 wrote: You don't have to get the Driveshaft perfectly centered. You're fine (and encouraged) to have a little offset. I don't have the specific degrees off the top of my head, it would probably be a quick google search. Right. But I'd rather not take the whole engine apart if I don't have to. I've already replaced the transmission in this bike with a fully undercut gearset with overdrive 5th gear. I might just be better off selling the bike whole and using those funds to find an engine, whole bike, or wrecked miata to build from. I don't need every step to be sketchy... just some steps. |
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| Author: | TMB [ December 22, 2021, 3:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V-max? |
Perfect for a Morgan 3 wheeler thats wants more torque. |
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