Haybusa BEC, reliable, costly...?

[The Seer]

I'm considering my options with regards to buying another Se7en variant. Not really interested in track days, looking to cover around 2000 miles a year on my local roads.

I'm sure it's been asked before, but just how reliable are the Haybusa powered cars?

Lastly, what's the price of rebuilding a Haybusa engine if or when it needs it?

Thanks

[The Seer]

Thanks for the link.and info Agreed Caterham s do hold their money well, though very over priced in comparison to the other Seven derivatives.

I had SEiW powered by a 180 bhp Zetec a few years back. It weighed around 600 kgs, so similar to an R300. Since I've been there and done that and experiencing an SR 3 on the road I feel it really is 500 per tonne or nothing.

[The Seer]

...so to all the owners of Hayabusa BEC s just what am I letting myself in for? I really do like the ethos of the lightweight high revving engine. Just worried about its reliability, and how much does it cost when the engine fails??

[The Seer]

rdodger said:

Hayabusa can be as reliable as any other BEC but needs to be dry sumped to be so in a car.

Ok, point noted The engine is prone to oil starvation even through fast road usage?

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OliilO said:

Personally I'd consider other options such as R1/blade or zx10r engines as they generally require less to make them suitable for use in a car and are probably cheaper to replace if it does go bang.

Clearly if you're buying a Hayabusa engined car that is already sorted, that's not such an issue.

Sadly anything other than the Hayabusa lacks the power. I gotta have 500 per tonne, I'm tired of slower cars.

It'll probably be a Megabusa. But how costly is it the have them rebuilt if and when they fail?

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Snake the Sniper said:

Don't take this as a knock, but why do you want 500BHP/Tonne, if it's just a road car? My previous car was around 300BHP/Tonne, as is the one I'm building now, and more than enough for 99% of situations I came across on the road. More power wouldn't have made it any quicker on the road or more likely to overtake as you still have to move a car sized thing around.

I've tasted 500 per tonne from a passenger ride in a very light car. The memory has stuck, and what a fantastic one it was too. As mentioned I've already experienced 300 per tonne in the SEiW I had. It was Ok, and I'm glad I experienced it but it definitely wasn't quick enough. This is why I'm looking to 500 per tonne.