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hermanmullis(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:52 am Post subject: Thrust Line and engine choice

Dear Justin, i am building an XL with a R1100 S BMW, but several of my friends have Bmers + a gearbox, on the HD.

 

  i just flew behind a Bmer on the HD in November and it is an excellent choice!

  It should also do well on the HDS.

  Fuel Injected, Air and Oil cooled, >90 hp and stingy on fuel.

  Also, no need to change the thrust line!

  Got my engine from a crashed bike with 11000 km and the gearbox in the Cz Rep. 

  Maybe you can find a BMW motocycle engine in South Africa?

  Best of luck!

  HKM

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heisan

Joined: 19 May 2008
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Thrust Line and engine choice

I have been looking at all the various engine conversions out there.  The BMW is certainly one of the nicest.  Very good power to weight ratio, and (at least the oil heads) fairly easy to cool.



Engines are also readily available here, but again the problem is cost.  I went through the exercise of pricing a complete engine (base engine, overhaul, redrive, dual ignition, dual injection system, exhaust...), and came out at around USD 10k. Basically 3 times the price of a VW for 15% more power. (OK the BMW is half the weight too, which is a big plus.)



Unfortunately, at the moment, my budget dictates a VW, so I am going to have to try and make it work...



Justin

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dalemed

Joined: 25 Dec 2007
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 9:59 am Post subject: Re: Thrust Line and engine choice

What's a good source for more information on the BMW engine conversions?

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Brady

Joined: 26 May 2008
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:08 am Post subject: Re: Thrust Line and engine choice

Justin,



Look into the Corvair.

You can build a Corvair for about the same price as the VW.

More power not much more weight and there are dozens of flying examples.

The Corvair is much smoother than the VW as well.

Weight is less of an issue with the 601 than it would be for the 701.

The installation is simpler too because it's direct drive.



It's worth a look.

If you have any trouble finding an engine let me know I have 30 of them.

Parts are easy to find as well as reasonably priced.



Just a thought.

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MikeinPE

Joined: 02 Oct 2008
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: Re: Thrust Line and engine choice

Hi Brady



Here in South Africa it is a problem finding Corvairs. I will be interested in 1 of the 30 that you have sometime in 2009.  Please let me know what I'm going to be in for costwise



Regards



Mike

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Brady

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Location: Poulsbo, WA

Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: Thrust Line and engine choice

Mike,



I assume the PE is Port Elizabeth?

I have a customer in Johannesburg. (He bought one of my Prop hubs.)

He and his friend Norman were talking about getting some Corvair Kits together.

This would be a kit that comprised of all the Parts necessary to assemble the running engine.

All the parts that require rebuilding or machining would already be done.



I imagine it would cost about 6 to $8,000 (US) depending on options and upgrades.



Shipping would be by container ship; so ordering ahead of time is a good idea.



If you are interested you can contact me directly.



It doesn't seem to be cost effective to send you a core engine because the shipping would be the same for a complete kit.

Then you have to have all the parts shipped from their respective suppliers individually and the shipping cost alone would be prohibitive.

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MikeinPE

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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: Thrust Line and engine choice

Thank you for the info so far Brady.  I have ordered William's book & waiting for it to be delivered.  I will definitely contact you when it is time to get the engine.  The components on your site looks like absolute quality.



Regards



Mike



P.S Yes PE is Port Elizabeth

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