Week 9: The Engine

The one thing that makes this car go is the engine of course. So I'm going to explain about how were going to install it and the basic specifications on the motor its self. Well lets start out with the basics, the motor I purchsed for the car is a Honda street bike motor. The bike that it came out of is a 2008 CBR600RR, witch witch has a 599cc liquid cooled in line four-cylinder motor in it. the motor has over 100 horse power, 118hp at 13,000rpm. Witch is pretty radical for a 500 pound car, so its basically going to haul ass. It will be chain driven with a sprocket on the center of the back axle putting the power to the two half shafts and turning the wheel. The one problem with using a motorcycle engine is that the cars not going to have reverse. So I'm going to have to be careful and not get in any situations where ill need to back up. The ignition system on the engine is a duel stage fuel injection with 40mm throttle bodies, denso 12-hole injectors. this means there's no carburetor so the fuel is just sprayed directly into the cylinder, witch means there will be no bog, and power immediately. Sense the motor is liquid cooled we have to have a radiator witch is going to me mounted behind the drivers head so it car be in the flow of air and not get bend up if i were to crash. The motor is also 6-speed manual so there will be a clutch pedal and shifter in the cab. also the motor will have an alternator connected to it so that it will be able to power all the lights on the car and the electronics.