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This is a discussion on Engine musings........ within the General forums, part of the Caferacer.net Forums category; So I'm in the midst of building an Aermacchi that I've discussed here a bit and I have a couple S90ss that I'm slowly picking ...
So I'm in the midst of building an Aermacchi that I've discussed here a bit and I have a couple S90ss that I'm slowly picking away at for myself, both of which have made me more interested in the flat/lay-down engine format.
Keep in mind that this is just musing/mental masturbation at this point but winter is coming up.......and I own a well sorted machine shop......
Engines used to be separate from the transmission and unitized via engine plates. I wonder what it would take to separate say a CB350 and rework it to orient as a laydown job. I can mill a trany case and convert to chain primary (350s are geared aren't they?) and engine plates would be pretty simple. Don't have a chassis in mind but that's not really the point right now...
I know I'd need to rework the oil pickup and probably do some baffling to keep oil out of the bore....maybe.....
Thoughts?
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you have a lot of free time, don't you.
Two words: Dry Sump
Not technically, I'm a chronic insomniac...quote:Originally posted by UngaWunga
you have a lot of free time, don't you.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices, but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence and fulfills the duty to express the results of his thought in clear form.
~Albert Einstein
I've been contemplating similar, although with a slightly simpler setup. I want to graft a CRF150R top end onto a bottom end that will fit where a Honda horizontal single like an S90 motor would go. I'd like to use a CR85 or similar transmission so I have something that'll handle the power, as well as having more than 4 gears.
I know the basics of designing the cases, as far as determining dimensions, but I have no skills or tools to pull it off.
My other thought has been a laydown conversion of a XR200 motor, which others have pulled off.
So I'd say what you're considering is 100% doable.
i have access ot a kt100 two stroke go kart motor. that needs a gear box and would be a neat contender for something like that. (no sump needed)
corey
www.lloydvintage.com
i have an xr200 motor whats the laydown version, or who has done this?
corey
www.lloydvintage.com
I haven't seen any conversions as of yet myself. I can build a Lifan 150 up to 202cc but it's still a 4spd and it'd still look like a pretty standard honda style laydown.....
A kart motor could be interesting but small, I still like the idea of a twin/multi cylinder.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices, but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence and fulfills the duty to express the results of his thought in clear form.
~Albert Einstein
I'll see if I can track down the XR laydown conversions again, bunch of nutters in Austrailia make them, and shove them in ATC70s... crazy sand trikes are the result. : )
Its an interesting exercise. I'd just be careful about what engine I chose to hack the gearbox off of. I think you'll have a hard time sealing the back of the engine, especially older engines where the case fit was a little... looser.
Might have to do some oil passage modifications to prevent oil from pooling in the head.
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