Could a supercharger help with low end torque?

Ahh but Matt, you will still have the armchair experts (you know, those guys who have multiple degrees, run performance and fabrication workshops, have done multiple conversions in multiple cars and who know the rules, regulations and by-laws backwards) tell you that it cant be done....

I mean, its not like you got a working prototype or anything that is even remotely competitve!!

Good luck bro,
Tricky

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Lynx AE do an electric reverse, looks to be good value? GBP230 (I think?)




http://www.lynxae.co.uk/Products-Bikesports.htm

sooooooooooooooooooooooooo..... how'd the "chat" go?

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“A turbo: exhaust gasses go into the turbocharger and spin it, witchcraft happens and you go faster.” - Jeremy Clarkson

This is quite exciting because it opens up a larger range of engine options. There are big bikes with larger displacement engines that have as much torque as a car engine. There's straight 4's, V4's, flat 6's and even the odd V8.

Kawasaki even have a 250hp supercharged 4 cyl in a Jetski. Hmmmm.

Ahh, now I getting carried away with it.

Matt, your buggy looks great!!!

But then does power come into question?

Is there a limit on size and power?

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Just no gearbox to go with it... Unless you want to turn your mini into a boat.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

Stop putting ideas in my head JC.

Hmmm I wonder.... No don't go there.

Well put. I don't ever expect to see one of these in a Woolies carpark with a child seat in the back, but rather blasting around a race track or buzzing mountain roads.

I and I'm sure many others would be supportive of a locally developed cost/effecitve kit.

Completely understand what you're saying Con but I think that with enough development one could well have a streetable solution.

I believe a more cost effective solution could be offered locally. Both the promotive or lynx kit are $6.5k AUD landed (at least). For me, I would prefer to spend that money on tooling to try and build what I could myself (even without posessing the skills to do it yet).

Get cracking Matt. It would mean I don't have to build a mini motor afterall.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

Some things to think about:

Has anyone definitively got one legally registered on the road?

A bike engined Mini cannot run in any CAMS racing class that it will be competitve in. Can't even run in sports sedans.

One thing that is often overlooked is ground clearance. The sump on the R1 engine hangs very low. See below:



The combination of the above points are what stopped me going ahead with the conversion.

I actually spoke to someone from sports sedans a year or so ago as I'm designing a race car and they said they're going to allow it within the next year or two. But you do make a valid point hence why people need to do some research before spending large money.. Most guys building them will want to run hillclimbs and sprints though in which it will be fine to run.. Don't think they'd be challenging anything like Porsche cup cars regardless of
How much hp you have

^ this

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Depending on how good your engineer is at interpreting the rules if you have a pre ADR car you do not have to comply with any exhaust emissions requirements.

not sure about Vic, but this is lifted fromt he RTA VSI 06 guieline for light vehicle modifications

Emission standards for replacement engines
1972 and later model vehicles with substitute engines must meet the intent of the later of the Australian Design Rules applicable to either:
a) The original vehicle; or
b) The substitute engine.
To ensure continued compliance with emission standards, any replacement engine should come from a vehicle which is subject to the same or more stringent emission control requirements. An alternative is for an earlier engine to be upgraded during reconditioning to more recent engine specifications. All anti-pollution devices should be fitted and functional. Vehicles manufactured prior to noise and/or exhaust emissions related ADRs must meet certain minimum noise and emission requirements if the engine modification is to such an extent as to require certification by an engineering
signatory. Engineering signatories will be able to give you more information about these requirements.

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