High Revv, Light Weight, What am I missing?/Different type of Conversion |
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High Revv, Light Weight, What am I missing?/Different type of Conversion |
Gunn1 |
Mar 5 2016, 09:13 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,021 Joined: 14-February 16 From: Minnesota Member No.: 19,670 Region Association: None |
With all of the talk about light weight, high horsepower replacement engines for our favorite Porsche, have we forgotten all of the lightweight, high revving 4 strokes out there? There are dozens of possible alternatives currently being housed in various motorcycle brands. Are there any working examples of this type conversion out there? Thinking besides the lightweight, they tend to be compact and have smaller cooling, electrical and mechanical systems. Would seem using one for a conversion would be a no brainer. What am I missing?
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Andyrew |
Mar 5 2016, 09:49 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Well my setup is being built to rev to 8250 reliably... I mean sure on race gas I'll be shooting for 500+, but my street tune will probably be over 400 and my mountain tune between 250 and 300....
The biggest issue with a street bike engine is very few of them have over 75lbs of torque and ONLY at way high RPM's. When driving around town under say 5k rpm's you only have a tiny amount of torque available which makes driving around town either a chore or it makes you FEEL like you have to rev the piss out of it to drive it anywhere.. |
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