Redtop Or Bike Engine

[DAN-F]

need someone to solve an argument for me, my mate is building an off road buggy with a 600 super tourer bike engine and he thinks it will be quicker than one with a redtop lump i think a redtop would be a lot faster

[Graeme]

I'm with the bike engined one

[Martin]

Lol whats quicker. a 600cc bike or a 2.016v astra/corsa/nova?

Buggys are alla botu acel, and bikes have tonnes of it

[DAN-F]

its not a superbike lump or anything just a 600cc tourer about 90bhp. and both engines would be in the same chassis so weight wont be a lot different

[Kinda-Egg]

depends on the weight of a buggy. if its light etc im with the bike engine

but if its a big heafty thing redtop all the way

[DAN-F]

both will have the same weight chassis not very heavy just an average single seat off road buggy

[Kinda-Egg]

id say the bike engine them. the redtop may be better top end etc but buggy's dont really do fast, just have lots of acceleration.

[L14MNP]

Bike

[Adam]

I seriously doubt a 600cc bike engine weighs the same as a xe? lol

Probably have the same power to weight ratio as the kit car with a xe in anyway......
As long as you can keep the car light as one thing the bike engine will not do is make torque lol

[Graeme]

My mate had a warrior quad that had been fitted with a gpz 550 rr engine and it took the pi$$ out of my xe'd saloon more than enough times for me to admit defeat. The bike engined one will win hands down

[DAN-F]

im not so sure its just an old 80 or 90 bhp thing only one way to find out

[Jack]

My mate had a warrior quad that had been fitted with a gpz 550 rr engine and it took the pi$$ out of my xe'd saloon more than enough times for me to admit defeat. The bike engined one will win hands down
But again, a quad is considerably lighter than a car.

The only two advantages bikes have over cars is weight (as in less of it) and higher-revving engines. Put both engines on the same chassis and the weight advantage is vastly reduced, and with sod all torque, the high rev limit isn't much use either

[Andy_L]

A V6 would be better

[let_nova]

i would say XE. if the XE is in a gokart chassis and so is the bike engine i would say XE!!

[Jack]

A V6 would be better
Now you're talking :D

have some rep lol

[Welsh Dan]

Depending on the design of the buggy and how its going to be used, I'd say either a bike engine for a fast light one, or a turbo diesel for a slow, go anywhere type.

[matt_vaughan]

Depending on the design of the buggy and how its going to be used, I'd say either a bike engine for a fast light one, or a turbo diesel for a slow, go anywhere type.

Cranked up 1.7TD cav engine. Would rip the country to shreds.lol

[Dar]

Get an engine with a flux capacitor, that will be the best one.