bike engin in my mk1 golf

Hi im thinking of putting a bike engine in my golf was considering a r1 but not really sure how to go about it any one know of any decent sites with info please let me know

wouldnt a R1 engine would be tooo highly strung, what about a hyabusa engine isnt that what they use in kit cars etc ?

it is but the price i whats putting me off the hayabusa is about ?3000 more than the r1 engine

hubby just said that a zx12r would be as good as a hayabusa as the R1 engine has as much horsepower but not as much torque.. just found a zx12r engine on ebay for ?1400

that sounds like a good place to start then thanks for that will look in to gettiing one after christmas the car is being sprayed in a couple of weeks so can start doing it when it comes back

did you see that one in the golf+ mag with the hyabusa engine try looking on his web site for info sorry a cant remember the company name but that thing is awsom and i think he used a cosworth rear axle.

http://hrengineering.net/

hear you go hope you no all about space frame chassis mate lol
and by the looks of it you will need to find a shaft driven engine insted of the chain driven.

i dont know much about this but my brother is a good mechanic he has fitted 600 bhp cosworth engines in KA's lol so hope he will be able to sort it for me will post some pics on here when its started cheers for the link

hope it all goes well

keep us posted

what colour is the ford ka i might of seen it iv seen a pink one and a blck one and a dark blue one?
im hoping to put a cosworth lump in a mk2 escort with the escort cosworth 4wd running gear.
hope it all goes well.

gaz_mk1 said

http://hrengineering.net/

hear you go hope you no all about space frame chassis mate lol
and by the looks of it you will need to find a shaft driven engine insted of the chain driven.

you will require a front sprocket adapter that has a drive shaft flange, so in theory you should be able to do any engine, providing your putting the engine in the bay that is.

busa and blackbird are common hence the high price, r1 will give good power for money but car will need to be lightened to benefit the bike transplant.

fitting the engine up front will be easier and cheaprer,and runnung a prop, the biggest headache will be sourcing and fitting a rear axle,

give me a pm if you want any tech info and contacts ill point you in th e right direction

www.zcars.org.uk just incase your thinking of cutting the back end out and sticking the engine there. I do amateur motorsport called Autograss and bike engined cars are the most popular. I used to run a blackbird and picked one up for ?600 so not too expensive but very reliable and enough power. National Autograss Finals 2008 Class8 - YouTube

the ka was yellow with a custome front end with puma head lights and a k9 body kit really smart cost around 50k so im told but if you get in to contact with severn vally motorsport they were the first to do it they know their stuff

cheers rob might take you up on that lol looks like it will be a r1 now as been offered one very cheap will strip the car might look in to a set of carbon fibre doors but to be honest was only supposed to be a cheap ish project! thats what i told the girl friend any way with a 1 month old baby and me the only one in work spending loads aint really an option .