engine and drivetrain Hyabusa Engine

[76ohtwo]

I know of someone who has a 2.3 SOHC ford crate motor in his 02... Possibly a little nicer to your bank account?

[jgerock]

I'm also not sure about the whole weight issue but a local vehicle has really had me scratching my head. Late '80's or early '90's Toyota 1 ton cab / chassis running around town powered by some large displacement sport bike motor. I've seen it three times now but never have been able to flag the guy down. What I CAN see in passing is that the engine is mounted longitudinally, opposite the position it sits in the bike frame, is fastened to a plate more towards the driver's side frame rail, and appears to drive a sprocket attached to the rear half of the stock, two piece drive shaft. The surprising thing, aside from the exhaust note emanating from a Toyota truck is how well this thing gets down the road. The truck is also refinished nicely, which makes it kinda cool. I've been asking around to se if somebody knows him because I'd like to see it up close and learn more about how it's engineered.

Interesting.   You need something light and fast to pull out of your place Chris..traffic on the road in front of your shop is heavy.

[skipsfcr]

Yeah, you're right, plus last year the speed limit was also raised to 60mph beginning just west of the shop so everyone punches it right as they reach that point heading east. Lots of 75+ mph flying past, including semi's.

[tomorrowcalling]

One of the guys in my club runs a Hyabusa in a Toyota KP61 Starlet.  Now a Starlet is lighter than a 2002 by about 200kg but I suspect that the difference may be less once you take the engine & transmissions out of both cars.

 

Here's a link to Kevin in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqHqvPtOD8s

[1Eighteen]

Cheers Kevin.  They also put the Cosworth YB engine in the little Toyota.  Must be pretty scary !!!

[Cyclone101]

Bike engines have little torque, but that's why there is a gearbox. Getting your gear ratios right will be crucial, and most likely very expensive.

 

Unless you are rolling in the dough, I don't see the point. There are MANY lightweight 4 cylinder engines that would be much cheaper to build. (think F20c, SR20DET, 2ZZ turbo, M42 turbo, 3S-GTE, etc). Even a stock M10 responds well to a turbo.

 

The question is not "What has been done" but What do YOU want?