Blade engined kti car??

[Nick7]

Hi all.

well my search for a new toy has drawn some interesting results, one of which is this little number:

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=33615

I have to admit though my knowlege of bike engined cars is not brilliant. The current engine in the above car is a standard 1998 919cc blade engine it has done 1500 miles in the car. As fun as it may look and sound what are the chances of running into trouble if i put another 4000 miles under the belt next summer? :driving:

any help would be great

regards

Nick

[dern]

With that car I suggest none apart from servicing and fixing the odd bit here and there. Blade engines can do 200k miles in bikes if serviced correctly.

Mark

Edited to add: bikes have what's called a cush drive in the rear sprocket carrier to absorb some of the shock of a gear change. It's work asking if the prop shaft has some kind of shock absorbtion device built in to it such as a torque tube or something like that as it will be much easier on the gearbox if it has which is a bit of a blade weak point or so I understand.

>> Edited by dern on Tuesday 1st November 14:09

[Corpulent Tosser]

I agree with what dern said above, though I know of a number of Blade engined cars that survive without a cush drive, I also know very well from first hand experience of a Blade engined car which had gearbox problems which were probably at least partly caused by the lack of this cushdrive.

Entering the first corner at the end of Knockhill's main straight getting on the throttle and finding the car in neutral and then it suddenly jumping into gear part way round Duffus was a bit more scary than I like !!

[jon ison]

I covered 5 1/2k miles in my blade engined car before i sold it, some of that was 2 up with all the camping gear too le mans with all the required donuts round the roundabout at "Arnarge" dodging the firework display, blade engines are pretty bulit prrof in 7's, my 5 1/2 k also included god knows how many track miles with the revs never dropping below 10k,

go on, you know you want too......

[Nick7]

Cheers for the advice guys

It appears the car in question does not have a cush drive fitted which is a little disapointing. However given the low milage i am still very tempted. Best i go take a look (with or without cheque book?? )

cheers

Nick

[dern]

Nick7 said:

It appears the car in question does not have a cush drive fitted which is a little disapointing.

You can always fit a new prop with one and ebay the old one.

[Nick7]

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You can always fit a new prop with one and ebay the old one.[/quote]

Ahh the blessed ebay, how we lived without it??