RE: Westfield Megabusa
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2.6 hayabusa v8 seven Okay I agree, maybe an alloy V8 weighs less than a pinto motor (anchor!) How about the concept of a vehicle being overpowered?? This is an area where most red-blooded male enthusiasts would agree, you can never have too much power. Garbage. An overpowered car is just plain dangerous. I mentioned the peanut over here in Aus putting together clubman syle cars with an iron block 5.7 litre V8. I have read a couple of test drive articles on this machine and they both agree, the car is overpowered. It will spin the rears with almost no provocation and spin the car. I suppose this is OK on a racing track but have a look around the next time you're driving, anywhere, is there room to spin your car?? No. You will and I repeat, will, hit something. I don't know how many of you have seen the teriffic clip of the Megabusa going around Nurburgring. The driver hoses off everything in front of him including lots of "superbikes" Does this vehicle need more power?? No, a heavier engine would stuff up the handling, too much power would stuff up the handling. I always get a big laugh out of all the idiots who manage by fitting enormous turbos,intercoolers ECU's etc etc , to get 400Hp from a 2 litre shopping cart engine, notice how none of them say "the engine only lasted 3 months before it grenaded" or "400BHp going through a front wheel drive system made for less than 100 really handles great!!" Here's a tip "You don't need more power, you need to learn how to drive better" That goes for shopping carts and Westfeilds.
Ok...ok...calm down Benonymous yes I agree you don't need 400hp in the Westfield Hayabusa but how about 500?
I didn't like what you said and I AM also ONE OF THOSE idiot YOU MENTIONED SO, just to spike you,I turbocharged and Nitrous my Westfield Ultrabusa.
My my eyes, teeth, stomach & every components of my Westfield is now twisting everytime the car run in a sprint. The car is no longer a laughing matter in America where a kit cars are not accepted. Your Brits car whether you like or not, is now converted to American big bicep.....steriod wanton soup wrapper muscle car! The car has a electric boost controller. Every gear is set to a specific boost to avoid your claimed uncontrollable power.
www.mjmturbos.com/images/busa001.jpg
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I wish to see your Murceilago side by side in the traffic light somewhere in my little town called "Key Largo" (Florida) and see if the power of this ULTRABUSA 7 is useless & unusable. EXPERIENCE a TSUNAMI 7 DEVASTATION!!
>> Edited by TSUNAMI 7 on Monday 17th January 23:54
I didn't like what you said and I AM also ONE OF THOSE idiot YOU MENTIONED SO, just to spike you,I turbocharged and Nitrous my Westfield Ultrabusa.
My my eyes, teeth, stomach & every components of my Westfield is now twisting everytime the car run in a sprint. The car is no longer a laughing matter in America where a kit cars are not accepted. Your Brits car whether you like or not, is now converted to American big bicep.....steriod wanton soup wrapper muscle car! The car has a electric boost controller. Every gear is set to a specific boost to avoid your claimed uncontrollable power.
www.mjmturbos.com/images/busa001.jpg
www.mjmturbos.com/images/busa003.jpg
I wish to see your Murceilago side by side in the traffic light somewhere in my little town called "Key Largo" (Florida) and see if the power of this ULTRABUSA 7 is useless & unusable. EXPERIENCE a TSUNAMI 7 DEVASTATION!!
>> Edited by TSUNAMI 7 on Monday 17th January 23:54
I can’t speak for the bike engine cars in Europe, but I’ve seen the wrath of these machines first hand here in the ‘states. At a recent SCCA event, a friend of mine entered his BEC running against the big iron from Detroit. This included camaros/firebirds, corvettes, and even a 5.0 mustang full tube chassis, flared fenders with enough rubber under it to make the Goodyear rep dizzy, and over 500 hp on tap. The other contenders included an aluminum V-8 powered MG, Hondas/Acura of all flavors, Miatas, all wheel drive mistubishi’s, even a big valve caterham.
On the first round he had them beat by 10 seconds a lap, consequent rounds had them trumped by nearly 15 seconds a lap. This was without all the wheel spin, HUGE power slides, and mayhem of the big blocks. It was simply surgical, slicing and carving like a gold medal winning ski run.
Now if you want serious performance, turbo’s/superchargers can be applied, twin engines aren’t unusual, or the new trend is mini V-8 engines using the heads and cylinders from big bore bike engines on custom blocks. How’s this sound? 2.6 liter all aluminum V-8, quad-cams & 40 valves, fuel injected, dry sumped, 13,000 rpm redline, 350 horsepower, weighing 190 pounds (including a sequential 6-speed limited slip transaxle).
That’s in stock configuration, 2.8 liter and other options are available!
On the first round he had them beat by 10 seconds a lap, consequent rounds had them trumped by nearly 15 seconds a lap. This was without all the wheel spin, HUGE power slides, and mayhem of the big blocks. It was simply surgical, slicing and carving like a gold medal winning ski run.
Now if you want serious performance, turbo’s/superchargers can be applied, twin engines aren’t unusual, or the new trend is mini V-8 engines using the heads and cylinders from big bore bike engines on custom blocks. How’s this sound? 2.6 liter all aluminum V-8, quad-cams & 40 valves, fuel injected, dry sumped, 13,000 rpm redline, 350 horsepower, weighing 190 pounds (including a sequential 6-speed limited slip transaxle).
That’s in stock configuration, 2.8 liter and other options are available!
CNC Pro - is your friend called Walt ? If it is then he's done very well.
You are right, the V8 BEC's here are going to wipe the floor with almost everything else, an easy 350bhp. A turbo Hayabusa will still be a formidable competitor even aganst the V8's but in races where pump fuel must be used the V8's will be faster.
>> Edited by busa_rush on Sunday 18th December 14:17
>> Edited by busa_rush on Sunday 18th December 14:17
You are right, the V8 BEC's here are going to wipe the floor with almost everything else, an easy 350bhp. A turbo Hayabusa will still be a formidable competitor even aganst the V8's but in races where pump fuel must be used the V8's will be faster.
>> Edited by busa_rush on Sunday 18th December 14:17
>> Edited by busa_rush on Sunday 18th December 14:17
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