Mark Stanton Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 all a good idea! Yep a superb idea and excellent installation One year at Ty Croes - Dave J blew an engine in the red one on the Saturday, cleaned the oil out and for Sunday & run on just one engine he was only a gnats over his previous times using two engines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 One year at Ty Croes - Dave J blew an engine in the red one on the Saturday, cleaned the oil out and for Sunday & run on just one engine Umm...if that's true, then why bother with two? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stanton Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 Tis 100% true - to quote that from Wales Max Boyce "I know cos I was there" then why bother with two? Cos he was one #### of a driver and drove like a on Sunday without letting off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timd Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 all a good idea! Yep a superb idea and excellent installation One year at Ty Croes - Dave J blew an engine in the red one on the Saturday, cleaned the oil out and for Sunday & run on just one engine he was only a gnats over his previous times using two engines Crumbs, top effort! Mine is absolutely gutless on one engine - presumably on account of lugging the other one around. Although thinking about it, the only time I've ever driven it on one I think we were 2 up anyhow so p'raps not a very fair test! Had great plans of driving on one engine when pottering about and then starting the other up to blat - never happens like that though. It's all a bit too addicitive to shut one down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timd Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 ..then why bother with two? Think this is one of those "if you have to ask, you won't get it" type things. I did it to be different, and cos it's more of a engineering challenge than just dropping a single engine in. It does offer some clear advantages (in theory at least ). - The total cost of conversion (from where I was at anyhow) is comparable with, say, a very high spec XE engine. But if/when the XE lets go, you're left with most of that cost again in rebuiling the engine. Whereas if/when an engine lets go in a twin, it's cheap as it is completely unmodified. (that hasn't quite worked out as the engines used to date are getting a bit scarce..) - You can still drive home if you break an engine. (as long as you aren't miles away and the engine with the alternator on it is the one that breaks ) - It always draws a crowd. (well, that's good if you're a showoff anyhow! ) There are obviously disadvantages too, as with anything, but I'm trying to fix most of those at the moment!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westy Posted March 11, 2003 Share Posted March 11, 2003 The total cost of conversion (from where I was at anyhow) is comparable with, say, a very high spec XE engine. But if/when the XE lets go, you're left with most of that cost again in rebuiling the engine. I disagree, I only had to divert all monthly morgage payments to a certain Mr Broughton to keep mine in excellent condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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