stupid car ideas you've had [Archive]

slm33d

05-14-2009, 02:32 AM

Ok so I've been thinking lately about stupid engine conversions and body mods and thought fuck it lets see what others have.

Some on the list are :

787b*sp powered chrysler galant.
Twin turbo evo motor powered sigma.
Fully shaved and bagged model t powered by a 351 clevo.

wmt9

05-14-2009, 02:37 AM

I was thinking a kit car around a VH45.

:(

Would be some awesomeness.

rider

05-14-2009, 02:40 AM

SR20DET/KA24DET into a 944. Too bad for the funny angle of the engine mounts in the 944, or it could be done :(

cronic5

05-14-2009, 02:44 AM

429 Cobra Jet in a Geo.

Echidna

05-14-2009, 03:09 AM

I shaved the handles off a 4 door 1965 amc rambler 330?. Cut the suspension up, dropped it down. It had a steel body. The fucking thing ended up dragging it's ass and the lack of power steering made it a slug to drive.

Parted out a 63 cadillac for a 67 cadillac and most of the shit didnt fit. Removed, bagged, and tagged everything from windshield trim to the steering column (about 6 foot long single piece).

wd-40 to squealing brakes. twice. Actually used some on a rotor with a stuck caliper so I wouldn't deal with the noise. The braking was 75-25 front to rear anyway so it didn't matter. Plus it was a manual so I had engine braking which was sufficient.

Hooked up a 2000+ watt stereo without a fuse. Put the remote wire in the amp with the stereo on, and fried the amp.

Changed the oil in an 88 deville, which was in the most rediculous spot. Left a clamping oil wrench on it, it slid off driving on the highway, slid under a rear tire, and was shot into a windsheild of a car behind me. $500 fix to avoid going through (lack of) insurance. Fuck.

I'm sure theres more.

Minority Deport

05-14-2009, 03:38 AM

My dumbest thing was when i thought my bearing carrier was shot so i drove in it while it vibrated to hell. It was getting really bad then i thought to go to the auto store and finally get the axle socket i needed. On the way back it got horrible and when i turned in the driveway i heard a pop, then the wheel wobbled even worse. Jacked it up and then looked 4 of the 5 studs ripped out. It had one left and it was loose.

My cherokee has a sunroof so i wanted to make a rooftop tent that i can climb in and out of.

Using burger king trays to slide around on with a front wheel drive car.

PuttinOnTheRitz

05-14-2009, 03:41 AM

Attaching a gatlin gun to my ford pinto

Animal Farm Pig

05-14-2009, 04:07 AM

An early 80's Subaru BRAT with the 2.7 liter flat-6 out of the XT6 with a centrifugal blower and with AWD driveline from the RX.

A second generation Chevy Corvair with a mid-mounted turbocharged 13b rotary.

mrparks

05-14-2009, 04:31 AM

^Corvair with AWD Subaru underneath would be awesome.

'66 Lincoln Continental with the V10 TDI out of the '04 Touareg

Animal Farm Pig

05-14-2009, 04:49 AM

^Corvair with AWD Subaru underneath would be awesome.

'66 Lincoln Continental with the V10 TDI out of the '04 Touareg

Just looked up the specs on the V10 TDI. Sick engine. That would be an awesome conversion.

The stock suspension on the 65 - 69 Corvair was actually quite good. It was fully independent all around and very similar to the Corvette suspension from the same time.

It's also quite light weight, built with a monobody. Total weight is around 2500 lbs.

There are people who are taking out the rear mounted flat-6 and putting in a V8 where the rear seats go. There's a popular kit for this. Weight distribution with the mid-mounted V8 is between 40/60 and 50/50. A lighter rotary (probably even lighter than the stock H6) should make for a very balanced car.

After the rotary, you would just need a bit beefier suspension (which is available), nice wheels and tires, and new front seats (the stock bucket seats suck.)

Vamp

05-14-2009, 05:42 AM

When I first bought my GTO it had a smallblock in it. It was insane, I don't know what the guy was thinking, and I took it out. Does that count? :p

PuttinOnTheRitz

05-14-2009, 06:48 AM

When I first bought my GTO it had a smallblock in it. It was insane, I don't know what the guy was thinking, and I took it out. Does that count? :p

No, put some fuckin flames on the side and attach a catapult to the back of it

Vamp

05-14-2009, 07:21 AM

No, put some fuckin flames on the side and attach a catapult to the back of it

Blargh, flames on cars! They make me want to punt the driver in the head! :mad:

Syphilis

05-14-2009, 07:26 AM

Kart with a small block V8.

Aslav

05-14-2009, 07:29 AM

Nothing much, I drive a 2006 Honda Element, it's a fairly manly car, good for off-roading. Thought about doing some mods but nothing more than a thought.

bornkiller

05-14-2009, 10:07 AM

Kart with a small block V8.
This^ with a 426BB

MunkeyQ

05-14-2009, 10:35 AM

A Mini with the back seats removed and a V8 shoehorned in driving the back wheels. Not quite sure how the drivetrain would work out though...I'd need a transaxle/axle with a very narrow track.

MasterYoda210

05-14-2009, 02:04 PM

I actually measured up the back of my '91 Polo to see if I could cram a Rover V8 in there. I could, but the plan never materialised.

I also thought once about building an engine from titanium. Everybody knows the strength to weight ratio is astronimical, so I was thinking about designing a supercar, charging about £300,000 for it, making the chassis out of titanium and carbon fibre and somehow making a 1000bhp+ engine that weighs no more than 100kg. I thought it was possible as my aluminium engine with all the fluids and stuff only weighs about 74kg I think it is.

I was really stoned.

ratfrink

05-14-2009, 05:10 PM

A Mini with the back seats removed and a V8 shoehorned in driving the back wheels. Not quite sure how the drivetrain would work out though...I'd need a transaxle/axle with a very narrow track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iK4dy74ibY

Don't know how he did it. Apparently Ford 105e axles are very strong, and probably narrow enough.

bornkiller

05-14-2009, 10:50 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iK4dy74ibY

Don't know how he did it. Apparently Ford 105e axles are very strong, and probably narrow enough.
I posted that on totse in the days...that fuckin minis :cool:
Its front wheel drive, rover 3.5 mated to a princess box.
They sell the conversion kits for them where you are, frink. ;)

MediumD

05-14-2009, 11:02 PM

Lycoming T55 (http://www.rikkinyman.com/portfolio/mh-website/t55.htm) powered tube frame car.

Twin turbo Cad 500 powered 26-34" Class A motorhome running 13-14 second 1/4 mile.

I will have both of these before I die.

slm33d

05-15-2009, 12:45 AM

Daihatsu charade 20b quad rotor twin turbo awd.

kevinh111

05-15-2009, 03:17 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0m-_OadyyM
Never tried it but looks bad-ass

6464

05-15-2009, 06:21 PM

SR20DET/KA24DET into a 944. Too bad for the funny angle of the engine mounts in the 944, or it could be done :(

You do know you can cut out and weld in new engine mounts.

rider

05-16-2009, 02:01 AM

You do know you can cut out and weld in new engine mounts.

True, but even then it would be very difficult because the transmission for the 944 was right at the back.

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05-20-2009, 02:57 PM

VW beetle with a 911T engine (obviously sans firewall) with RWD and open-wheel style control arms jutting out past the lopped-off fenders giving it a track as wide as its sort wheelbase, and a ground clearance in the low single digits. In centimeters.

Er, did you say stupid ideas or totally fucking awesome ideas? I might be in the wrong thread.

ytter_man

05-20-2009, 06:38 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0m-_OadyyM
Never tried it but looks bad-ass

That would be a great weekend junker build.

Vod

05-20-2009, 06:52 PM

Converting my parent's Dodge Intrepid to a mid-engine RWD with a big block chevy engine.
Yeah...

kirby

05-20-2009, 07:39 PM

Converting my parent's Dodge Intrepid to a mid-engine RWD with a big block chevy engine.
Yeah...

:lol:

Cooldarkknick

05-20-2009, 08:32 PM

Buy an old truck cab, lift it up ten inches, drop a supercharged 496 ci engine into it, and some 55 inch super swamper tires. Offroad beast. :)

MunkeyQ

05-20-2009, 09:59 PM

Buy an old truck cab, lift it up ten inches, drop a supercharged 496 ci engine into it, and some 55 inch super swamper tires. Offroad beast. :)
Add to that four-link suspension and lockers (parabolics + swivelling shackles if it's leaf sprung) and you've got yourself an offroad beast. No point in lifting it when there's no axle articulation to take advantage of the traction. ;)

Converting my parent's Dodge Intrepid to a mid-engine RWD with a big block chevy engine.
Yeah...
Want. :D

kirby

05-20-2009, 10:09 PM

I'm contaplating, LS1 into a Z3. w/ 6speed tranny.

I'd fit, but it'd definatley need alot of custom brackets. I have the engine and tranny costs to around 6k in used parts..12k in new.

MediumD

05-21-2009, 10:01 AM

I'm contaplating, LS1 into a Z3. w/ 6speed tranny

I almost had a friend convinced to swap an LS1 into his E36 M3. Almost.

Eventually I will be swapping an LS1/T56 and an IRS Ford 8.8 into my 95 Eldorado - IE, doing what GM should've done.

Kwinnie Bogan

05-21-2009, 10:23 AM

VL Calais Turbo. Regal GNX of Australia.

I've got one pretty much in the bag if I wanted it, belongs to someone I know and I've given it the once over before on his behalf - mechanically excellent, a little interior wear, clearcoat beginning to peel. No dents, no rust, no mileage. It's too tempting, but if I haven't pounced on it yet I think I can hold off until I shit out whatever Kebab gave me the itch in the first place.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqYDBvo1U18
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnOTwu12GzI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouYxlv9Vup4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV7d6cjeVB4

wmt9

05-21-2009, 12:48 PM

Buy an old truck cab, lift it up ten inches, drop a supercharged 496 ci engine into it, and some 55 inch super swamper tires. Offroad beast. :)

Your signature disgusts me.

kirby

05-21-2009, 08:05 PM

I almost had a friend convinced to swap an LS1 into his E36 M3. Almost.

Eventually I will be swapping an LS1/T56 and an IRS Ford 8.8 into my 95 Eldorado - IE, doing what GM should've done.

Hehe, I know someone that swapped an LS1 into an E36 M3 and it's bitching fast..I forget the exact specs but I can say it's fucking awesome.

He did the whole swap for around 10-13k in parts if I recall..he did all the labor with himself and some friends.

bornkiller

05-21-2009, 10:55 PM

A Mini with the back seats removed and a V8 shoehorned in driving the back wheels. Not quite sure how the drivetrain would work out though...I'd need a transaxle/axle with a very narrow track.
A Rover 3.5 mated to a princess box?...if the setup can fit into the front of an early mini it should fit the rear also.
mid mount V8 mini sounds like fun.
You'd have it doing sit ups. :D

VL Calais Turbo. Regal GNX of Australia.

I've got one pretty much in the bag if I wanted it, belongs to someone I know and I've given it the once over before on his behalf - mechanically excellent, a little interior wear, clearcoat beginning to peel. No dents, no rust, no mileage. It's too tempting, but if I haven't pounced on it yet I think I can hold off until I shit out whatever Kebab gave me the itch in the first

How much Kwin? :confused:

Cooldarkknick

05-21-2009, 11:17 PM

Your signature disgusts me.

Why does it disgust you?

Kwinnie Bogan

05-22-2009, 02:58 AM

How much Kwin? :confused:

$3.5k!!

bornkiller

05-22-2009, 03:15 AM

$3.5k!!
Thats not bad:cool:...one of those at that price here would be a paddock bomb with a tree growing through the floor and rod or two out the side of the block. :(

wmt9

05-22-2009, 03:22 AM

Why does it disgust you?

Because you obviously lied about the date you started "lurking" just to feel cool.

Its sad.

Vizier

05-22-2009, 03:24 AM

Flux Capacitor. Didn't work.

slm33d

05-22-2009, 03:35 AM

Vc wagon 454 ci turbocharged. Full tubs , full spool , 9inch , sass racing interior , sheetmetal/autometer dash , full cage , 15x15 rear 15x8 front , lowered a decent amount without losing practicality & painted flat oxide red.

NTP

05-22-2009, 05:08 AM

When I first started driving, I had a 90 model accord. I tried to make a nigger rigged cold air intake with just random pipes from advance auto parts.:o

Kwinnie Bogan

05-22-2009, 05:17 AM

Thats not bad:cool:...one of those at that price here would be a paddock bomb with a tree growing through the floor and rod or two out the side of the block. :(

Yeah, thanks to wogs I've seen worse examples go for the region of $8,000. Then you've got to secure your garage, because they're real thief bait.

Ed Lister

05-22-2009, 05:27 AM

Yeah, thanks to wogs I've seen worse examples go for the region of $8,000. Then you've got to secure your garage, because they're real thief bait.

Do they want to sell to the general public?

Kwinnie Bogan

05-22-2009, 05:40 AM

....

Kwinnie Bogan

05-22-2009, 05:40 AM

:confused:

slm33d

05-22-2009, 05:51 AM

+2 to kwin lol.

Ed Lister

05-22-2009, 06:11 AM

:confused:

The VL your friend has man.

Kwinnie Bogan

05-22-2009, 06:23 AM

Ah. I don't know what you could get away with if just anyone walked off the street, but it'd be low as hell because he knows nothing about cars whatsoever and got this car from his Grandfather.

slm33d

05-22-2009, 12:35 PM

I actually want both a vlt wagon and sedan. There was a nice yellow bt1 in a mag a while ago I really liked but most bt1's are flogged out ex cop cars which sucks.

Cooldarkknick

05-24-2009, 03:39 PM

Because you obviously lied about the date you started "lurking" just to feel cool.

Its sad.

No, my friend.

I found text files on Google in '03. I was too stupid to even see the forum until several years later, in '07.

sexualjesus

05-25-2009, 01:30 PM

r33 ute, buy a half cut of a working skyline (or any nissan, as long as power comes out the front wheels) weld the rear end of the metal chassis to a hilux or some other shit box, and then weld a plate of metal covering the half section, remember this is stupid ideas

yawanur

05-25-2009, 11:44 PM

No, my friend.

I found text files on Google in '03. I was too stupid to even see the forum until several years later, in '07.

Reading textfiles =/= lurking, please try again

r33 ute, buy a half cut of a working skyline (or any nissan, as long as power comes out the front wheels) weld the rear end of the metal chassis to a hilux or some other shit box, and then weld a plate of metal covering the half section, remember this is stupid ideas

I feel like there are a lot of cool variations of ute's you could make that manufacturers haven't explored.

wmt9

05-26-2009, 03:51 AM

No, my friend.

I found text files on Google in '03. I was too stupid to even see the forum until several years later, in '07.

Its not lurking as someone else said. And you put it there to make yourself feel more special which is what disgusts me about it as I already said.

I don't give a fuck what date you started posting on totse.

GatorWarrior

05-26-2009, 03:59 AM

Turboing a ford taurus

slm33d

05-26-2009, 04:10 AM

Rb25dett powered mini wagon/panel van

6464

05-26-2009, 04:10 AM

Turboing a ford taurus

I wanted to twin turbo the 94 taurus sho I had back in high school

bornkiller

05-26-2009, 04:26 AM

I modified a Viva 1256cc distributor to a twin point & it worked.
I guess its just one of those dumb things you do when your bored I suppose?

sexualjesus

05-26-2009, 04:37 AM

I feel like there are a lot of cool variations of ute's you could make that manufacturers haven't explored.

lol there are, the car i really wanted to do it on was a mitsubishi 380 but none of you would know what that is (front wheel drive car)

shit when i posted that idea seriously i posted it with an idea to make a convertible out of a car i had at the time, or any car thats been rolled lol.

on my list of stupid ideas would be a ford 4 litre 6 cylinder powered toyota tarago, the soccor mum mobile powered by ford, then that car passed and i found a rover freelander i wanted to put a rotary into.

and now i just wanna put a 13b into everything, id put it into my computer but i dont know whether it will fit, i mean the rotary is a shit engine, and overpriced and expensive, but it looks pretty easy to work with and a hell of a lot smaller then any inline 6 engine id pull out of a falcon.

im so moving to america, i watched a youtube movie of some guy jumping a little hatchback, and half way through some rednecks come in with an american car with a big stainless steel pipe attached to a bench seat up in the air, even better was there was a steering wheel and gas pedals for the bench seat up in the air.

GatorWarrior

05-26-2009, 04:43 AM

lol there are, the car i really wanted to do it on was a mitsubishi 380 but none of you would know what that is (front wheel drive car)

shit when i posted that idea seriously i posted it with an idea to make a convertible out of a car i had at the time, or any car thats been rolled lol.

on my list of stupid ideas would be a ford 4 litre 6 cylinder powered toyota tarago, the soccor mum mobile powered by ford, then that car passed and i found a rover freelander i wanted to put a rotary into.

and now i just wanna put a 13b into everything, id put it into my computer but i dont know whether it will fit, i mean the rotary is a shit engine, and overpriced and expensive, but it looks pretty easy to work with and a hell of a lot smaller then any inline 6 engine id pull out of a falcon.

im so moving to america, i watched a youtube movie of some guy jumping a little hatchback, and half way through some rednecks come in with an american car with a big stainless steel pipe attached to a bench seat up in the air, even better was there was a steering wheel and gas pedals for the bench seat up in the air.

Rednecks, you gotta love em. The reason america will never be successfully invaded. Oh, rednecks.

slm33d

05-26-2009, 05:05 AM

20b quad powered 70's model civic.

wmt9

05-26-2009, 05:20 AM

Rb25dett powered mini wagon/panel van

O8o1RUj2CR4

rb26dett powered datsun pickup.

:)

george

05-26-2009, 05:26 AM

How about a scroll type device installed where the sun visor is over the driver's head.

So he/she can read the newspaper while driving.

Kwinnie Bogan

05-26-2009, 05:33 AM

Why is that for a minute there I thought you retarded for wanting to put a supercharger on the roof.

sexualjesus

05-26-2009, 05:36 AM

20b quad powered 70's model civic.

you build us a 20b and ill help you put it into a civic, oh and i replied to ur visitor msg, cheers for the love

slm33d

05-26-2009, 05:45 AM

Haha I wish I could build engines I kinda only know what to do to make better but I know nothing about the installation.

NamelessNom4d

05-26-2009, 05:53 AM

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u226/KateDaRuLa/Spoiler.jpg

lol

Kwinnie Bogan

05-26-2009, 05:59 AM

My neighbour and I did exactly that on one our bush bombs once upon a time, just for shits n giggles. That car also had a stubby screwdriver hammered into the ignition, a hole cut in the roof, the front tyres off a small Kubota tractor on the rear, and deck chairs in the back.

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06-07-2009, 06:11 AM

And so I bring this thread back with a crude paint pic.
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7685/crudeness.jpg (http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=crudeness.jpg)

Kwinnie Bogan

06-07-2009, 06:30 AM

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06-07-2009, 06:59 AM

Volksrods can be quite unexpectedly tough. What's with the spoiler? Will you also have front spoiler ala Formula 1, and a tray underneath the car? And the huge front meats instead of pizza cutter front runners, AWD? I ask, because if it were a grip racer it'd explain the tyres and the rear spoiler.

Splitter on the chin, flat undertray, big spoiler on the back since it would have somewhat of a rear weight bias, and a few trick aero pieces here and there. I.e. control arms which are angled down as to provide downforce, rather than being tubular. So i'd have little carbon fiber or fiberglass for cheapness splitters on the suspension arms which could add a few pounds of pressure here and there. Suspension would be pushrod-double wishbone up front. Also, corner splitters would also be nice.

Edit: Yeah, AWD.

Kwinnie Bogan

06-07-2009, 07:16 AM

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06-07-2009, 07:24 AM

Cool :thumbsup:

Control arms like on that open wheel Cadillac from about 5 month ago? Wouldn't provide much downforce I rekon, or would they be more along the lines of the wheel struts on a Cessna in being like a teardrop shape?

VK Group A type splitters wouldn't be needed, would they?
http://www.shannons.com.au/library/images/auctions/SA57L10LVAFBMZ7A_medium.jpg
(Black fins either side of bonnet).

No idea which caddy you're talking about, but higher displacement sports bikes have similar fairings on the shocks
http://www.dennis-williams.com/Images/r1200s.jpg
to provide stability and help combat wind resistance.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/3121/dtm.jpg (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dtm.jpg)
Those type of fins on the front. Considering how pointy the bugs nose is, it must push the air to the sides, and this airflow could be used for a decent effect. This is all speculation, but it would seem so.

Kwinnie Bogan

06-07-2009, 07:39 AM

Ideally, you want the airflow to go over the top of the car to push it down onto the road, but that would probably be better than nothing at all and a huge stagnation spot in the front area (which won't be entirely nuetered just by those canards), and since this is Rear mounted engine, it would be beneficial to flow extra air towards the ducts (alternatively, and perhaps a better idea, would be to have an air dam on the front if there is indeed a major stagnation point there, then route the air to the radiator*/engine from there). It's a lot of fucking around though man, it's seriously hard to predict the fluid motion aerodynamics of a car and the effect changes will have.

*That is, if you're going to drop the air-cooled.

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06-07-2009, 07:45 AM

CitizenUzi

06-07-2009, 03:21 PM

I'm a fcking gonna weld a Geo Xfi roof-to-roof on a new Z06, and then on the side maybe weld a shortbed cummins ram..... and weld a motorcycle to the other side. 4x4x4x2?? AUTO CUBE FTMFW!!!

slm33d

06-09-2009, 04:20 AM

I'm a fcking gonna weld a Geo Xfi roof-to-roof on a new Z06, and then on the side maybe weld a shortbed cummins ram..... and weld a motorcycle to the other side. 4x4x4x2?? AUTO CUBE FTMFW!!!

Lrn2troll.

Ford xp/xr delivery van/wagon. Flat blue , whitewalls & a cammed 351.

CitizenUzi

06-09-2009, 12:24 PM

Obviously the concept of the auto-cube is a bit over your head.

slm33d

06-09-2009, 12:28 PM

Obviously the concept of the auto-cube is a bit over your head.
No, that whole thing would be a big pile of shit.

MunkeyQ

06-09-2009, 12:32 PM

Obviously the concept of the auto-cube is a bit over your head.
Funny idea, I can see rednecks doing it. :D

However, it would never work - the oils in the upside down cars would all drain out the breathers. Engines and gearboxes don't like being the wrong way up.

bornkiller

06-09-2009, 01:15 PM

I have a spare engine in my garage that has more compression in the sump than between the pistons and head. (fuckin compression rings)
I was contemplating bolting the cylinder head to the sump.......would this work? :rolleyes:

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06-09-2009, 01:28 PM

Funny idea, I can see rednecks doing it. :D

However, it would never work - the oils in the upside down cars would all drain out the breathers. Engines and gearboxes don't like being the wrong way up.

Nu uh. Use new Porsche 911 GT3 engines, they have I think 11 seperate oil pumps.

bornkiller

06-09-2009, 02:39 PM

Nu uh. Use new Porsche 911 GT3 engines, they have I think 11 seperate oil pumps.
Those GT3s must run dry sumps....thats pretty :cool:

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06-09-2009, 03:14 PM

Those GT3s must run dry sumps....thats pretty :cool:

All Porsche boxer engines run dry sumps. Old beetles, too.

CitizenUzi

06-09-2009, 04:01 PM

Jesus christ.... I've never seen such a ridiculous suggestion taken seriously..... this will be the last time I facetiously post.... ever!

bornkiller

06-09-2009, 09:55 PM

Jesus christ.... I've never seen such a ridiculous suggestion taken seriously..... this will be the last time I facetiously post.... ever!A few of the early Bathurst cars (Sierra Cosworth I know for sure because I'd fapped over an engine out of a wrecked one) had an external oil tank (similar to a Harley) it had no sump, the oil was fed to vital parts of the engine and pumped back to the oil tank, therefore the crank wasn't submerged in oil reducing friction on the engine.
Friction Reduction = Performance
Hence the term "Dry Sump"
I'm not sure how Bathurst Falcons and Commodores oil feed setup is but I'm assuming they run sumps.
Its a pretty :cool: concept ;)

nutsack

06-09-2009, 10:00 PM

Stick an old triumph 6 in something more modern? I dunno, they sound fucking cool imo

MunkeyQ

06-09-2009, 11:04 PM

Jesus christ.... I've never seen such a ridiculous suggestion taken seriously..... this will be the last time I facetiously post.... ever!
Yes...I know it was a joke suggestion, hence the smiley. However, I thought I'd go into more detail to spur on conversation. :p

I completely forgot about dry sump engines. As far as I know dry sump gearboxes only exist in experimental form in F1 cars though.

bornkiller

06-09-2009, 11:41 PM

I completely forgot about dry sump engines. As far as I know dry sump gearboxes only exist in experimental form in F1 cars though.
I learn something new every time I come in here...I didn't realize F1 cars ran dry sump boxes.
And I didn't know all Porsche ran dry sump engines, I've never worked on one before.
This forums fuckin :cool:! :thumbsup:

12Ax7

06-10-2009, 03:32 AM

big go cart powered by an 3406 892 c.i. 14.7 litre caterpillar 6 cyl turbo diesel engine. with a heavy duty five speed Getrag transmission.

slm33d

06-10-2009, 03:38 AM

Gsr performance at sandgate have a honda cr 250 2 stroke race preped engine in a go kart.

CitizenUzi

06-10-2009, 01:48 PM

slm33d

06-10-2009, 01:54 PM

No company maufactures them for the aussie market anymore. Why not through the hayabusa engine in the quad its been done. Its a 1300cc I believe .

CitizenUzi

06-10-2009, 03:46 PM

I didn't literally mean you. I meant why do they not exist..... although I assume it's about practicality. AFAIK they have not been making new 2 strokes ANYWHERE for years now. The CR5 I rode was an 89'. I don't think they made the big 5's after like 94 or something, although maybe KTM did up to like 99'.

nutsack

06-10-2009, 05:31 PM

Oh yeah, that reminds me. 500cc 2-stroke snowmobile. Also a Quad with at least a 600cc inline-4 (I was planning on doing this... I wrecked my yama 600 last summer and the engine is perfect.... And I have a yama blaster chassis) and hell, why not a 900 if the quad chassis is longer/extended swingarm. 600cc+ Off-road 2 seater shift kart (Using ATV suspension/arms/wheels.

How come you don't have 2 strokes bigger than 500cc? Is it the sheer brutality of a 500 (I rode a CR500 ice bike in the winter... scariest thing ever) or is there some limiting factor in the engine design (I know the gas economy blows, at the least) ???

Those big smokers are fucking awesome. They made a few bigger back in the day. Have a look at this beast http://motorbikearchives.com/Bike-Tests/Road-Race/Yamaha-TZ750-The-Bumblebee-Special-1978.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et3dUz2-IR0&feature=related

My friend built a cart from a 750 i4 (4 stroke lol) and it was pretty awesome.

ratfrink

06-10-2009, 05:56 PM

Stick an old triumph 6 in something more modern? I dunno, they sound fucking cool imo

YES.

Or actually, no! Keep it within the family. GT6 chassis + Spitfire body = Spit Six = unbelieveable amount of win.

Fucking amazing sounding engine. There's a purple GT6 in York, I swear it must have straight pipes because you can hear it at least a minute before you see it. Sounds like a WW2 fighter plane, and beats the fuck out of any V8 imo.

http://www.triumphcollectors.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/67triumph.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QATQXHShZyg&feature=channel_page
I could easily listen to 00:14 over and over again.

Another cool idea I had the other day -
Vauxhall Victor FD
http://www.bilgalleri.dk/uploads_large_wm/460696.jpg
2-door conversion (had a good think and should actually be pretty easy, roof and sills are straight so lengthening the front door is simple, the only expensive bit would be custom glass)

Plus suspension from a Vauxhall Omega, to give a comfortable yet sporty ride
http://the-car-club.co.uk/Images/Pictures/Vauxhall-Omega-400.jpg
(Basically a floorpan swap, seen it done with a Morris Minor/Mazda MX5 and also a Ford Cortina/Ford Sierra Cosworth).

Plus Rover V8 (enough power, amazing noise and weighs basically nothing for a 3.9l V8 as it is aluminium)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puVucxLR9IM&feature=channel_page
4 minutes onwards - drool.

Like an american muscle car, but British, and with modern handling, and totally unique.

wmt9

06-10-2009, 08:56 PM

Lrn2troll.

Lern 2 define troll.

Name of the thread is stupidest car ideas. As soon as it had that word stupid in it, it became a troll proof thread.

Actually stop and read his idea. If it could be done it would be badass, along with most of the ideas in here.

nutsack

06-10-2009, 09:03 PM

Fucking amazing sounding engine. There's a purple GT6 in York, I swear it must have straight pipes because you can hear it at least a minute before you see it. Sounds like a WW2 fighter plane, and beats the fuck out of any V8 imo.

http://www.triumphcollectors.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/67triumph.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QATQXHShZyg&feature=channel_page
I could easily listen to 00:14 over and over again.

I used to have a 2.5pi, had two mufflers standard. I put straight pipe on after the first one which was about midway under the car and it was eargasm. Straight pipes with no muffler at all would be pretty fucking loud, I think WW2 fighter plane is a good description :D

PuttinOnTheRitz

06-12-2009, 10:37 AM

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Kwinnie Bogan

06-12-2009, 11:07 AM

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BANNED. You know the rules, we know you know the rules because you've had numerous warnings and infractions in the past. Talk to Zok when you've cooled the fuck down if you wish to have your account un-banned.

slm33d

06-12-2009, 01:20 PM

My xr6t powered xf is becoming a better idea each day :(. I know a few people willing put in the yards to help.

ratfrink

06-12-2009, 09:57 PM

I used to have a 2.5pi, had two mufflers standard. I put straight pipe on after the first one which was about midway under the car and it was eargasm. Straight pipes with no muffler at all would be pretty fucking loud, I think WW2 fighter plane is a good description :D

Cool. I was looking at buying a mk1 2000 estate the other day.

It was already slammed, all it needed was mint green paintwork with ghost flames and whitewall tyres and it would have been basically perfect.

What was the fuel consumption on the PI like? I'm guessing that it was astronomical.

Was it quick?

nutsack

06-12-2009, 10:14 PM

Cool. I was looking at buying a mk1 2000 estate the other day.

It was already slammed, all it needed was mint green paintwork with ghost flames and whitewall tyres and it would have been basically perfect.

What was the fuel consumption on the PI like? I'm guessing that it was astronomical.

Was it quick?

I like the mk1, mine was a 2. It used a fair bit of gas, I didn't ever work out a figure actually. It wasn't too bad when I was trying to conserve (manual with overdrive) but used a bit when I pushed it. Reasonably quick, got going in the high revs more then the carbureted ones, the cam is a little more aggressive and there's more compression. About 150hp. Good handling and really instant engine response.

I want another one now I think back on it, lol. Maybe a mk1 one day

ratfrink

06-12-2009, 10:23 PM

I think a MK1 saloon, dark silver, slightly slammed would look really cool and classy.

I think if I got an early 1960s saloon, it would be one of these or a Vauxhall Victor, or an Austin Cambridge. Or a Volvo Amazon. Or a Vauxhall Cresta. Actually there are loads of early 60s saloon cars that I want...