BEC v CEC Reliabilty/costs

[The Seer]

Anybody have an idea on how both BEC and CEC compare in reliabilty to each other. Running costs/servicing etc differ quite alot between the two?

Many thanks.

[steve_m]

Depends on the state of tune but I'd want to change the oil in a bike engine more often than a car engine unless the car engine was regularly going to 9k rpm.

Apart from that there probably isn't much difference, even a bike clutch will last a lot longer longer than expected.

[Blatman]

Also depends on mode of use and how well it was built in the first place...

[neilwillis]

Bike engines are smaller lighter, and rev harder.

Stands to reason that they're more stressed, and therefore will require more maintenance.

But, it is all really down to how you drive, and how hard you push the engine.

[Bazzer]

Bike engines are smaller lighter, and rev harder.

Stands to reason that they're more stressed, and therefore will require more maintenance.

But, it is all really down to how you drive, and how hard you push the engine.

And how highly tuned the car engine you are comparing it too.

a Standard Busa engine would compare pretty favourably to a VHPD 1.8 K sereies as fitted to an R500 !!

Bazzer

[moomin]

therefore will require more maintenance.

holy cr4p, should I have done some maintenance to mine then?  maybe I'll treat it some new plugs next year.     it's a Honda, it'll be fine...  

moomin

[Pilot Pete]

I think MR C's engine had done something like 18 trackdays driven hard with no issues.

I get the impression if installed right, looked after and driven conscientiously, they can be very reliable.

Or at least I hope so.

[JeffC]

yep and prob more than that    but  18 trackdays = 36 hours  driven flat out up and down the box and still was as sweet as the day it was fitted, to be critical if Id kept running that motor I would maybe  have treat it to a gearbox rebuild  but to be honest it didnt really need it, I oil change mine evry 3rd trackday, thats maybe overdoing it but at £50 per oil change I think its money well spent .

my plan was fit a new engine  (2007 motor cost £2700 ish) run it a full year then sell it on (get back £2500ish maybe more on ebay ) then fit another new one, that way for a couple of hunderd quid a year you are running a new motor    

then I bought this b****y carwith an engine  that needs a rebuild every 20 hours            

[Pilot Pete]

yep and prob more than that    but  18 trackdays = 36 hours  driven flat out up and down the box and still was as sweet as the day it was fitted, to be critical if Id kept running that motor I would maybe  have treat it to a gearbox rebuild  but to be honest it didnt really need it, I oil change mine evry 3rd trackday, thats maybe overdoing it but at £50 per oil change I think its money well spent .

my plan was fit a new engine  (2007 motor cost £2700 ish) run it a full year then sell it on (get back £2500ish maybe more on ebay ) then fit another new one, that way for a couple of hunderd quid a year you are running a new motor    

then I bought this b****y carwith an engine  that needs a rebuild every 20 hours            

Apparently you can run a pinto for 35 trackdays without oil.....

As I've found out

[JeffC]

If I were you I would drop the ol out and fill it full of gravy surely then it would expire  

[Guest]

QUOTE

I think MR C's engine had done something like 18 trackdays driven hard with no issues.

I get the impression if installed right, looked after and driven conscientiously, they can be very reliable.

I see no correlation between these two statements in Mr C's case.  However Suzuki engineers must be miracle workers.

[evo-mark]

I think MR C's engine had done something like 18 trackdays driven hard with no issues.

I get the impression if installed right, looked after and driven conscientiously, they can be very reliable.

I see no correlation between these two statements in Mr C's case.  However Suzuki engineers must be miracle workers.

     

[evo-mark]

I think MR C's engine had done something like 18 trackdays driven hard with no issues.

I get the impression if installed right, looked after and driven conscientiously, they can be very reliable.

Or at least I hope so.

is that a hint from a future bec owner  

[JeffC]

                             

[JeffC]

I think MR C's engine had done something like 18 trackdays driven hard with no issues.

I get the impression if installed right, looked after and driven conscientiously, they can be very reliable.

Or at least I hope so.

is that a hint from a future bec owner  

a possibilty for Sponge , but Ireckon it will snow in July before Mr crabs replaces the anchor with something more modern