Sold the Zetec set up - to a nice lad called stuart who has a very old, heavy and problematic pinto engine. this will hopefully breath some new life into his sports car and more importantly to me, frees me up to buy a motorbike engine!!
Using a motorbike engine is pretty commen, with their incredibley low weight (60-70kg for an engine and gearbox) neat design and high power output, they are more than up to the job. Combine that with the 6 speed sequential box you get as standard and grin inducing 12,000 rev limiter, it makes for a heady mix of speed and acceleration.
The 2l zetec would have been very fast, but after having a test drive in a top bloke (Steve)'s bike engined car (BEC) my mind was made up. The power hits you like a switch controlling a battering ram - it is silly fast!
Considering I am hardly going to get the time to drive my car I want every second to count, so a loony machine is really the only option!
WATCH THIS SPACE!
