1600cc for $2500....

[gamorg02]

http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/mcy/1758443173.html

 

[one2dmax]

Even had Cobra's lol. Wonder if he has receipts?

Sean

 

[gamorg02]

yea if someone was really interested i could go take a look, but def seems sketch. If it was $1500 and near derby i bet sean would already be there.

whats the max displacement these engines can do?

 

[98Redlne]

I wonder how he got radial tires on the stock rims? :eusa_liar:

 

[gamorg02]

excellent pt

 

[4gasem]

That back one's not a radial... Front almost looks like it.

1600 through Cobras? LOL ya right.

 

[one2dmax]

The whole thing is fishy. Wish the pics were better. Probably a 1261 but who knows for sure. We are in the process of building a 1509 stroker engine that if bored out like a normal 1500 would be around 1700cc's. We could maybe do the normal 1570 and stroker and get it closer to 1800cc's.

I think we are going to go all out on the drag bike engine's bore this winter (maybe) and if so bore only without stroke will be in the 2500cc range. 2750 or so with the stroke but that will probably not work with that large a bore.

Sean

 

[Diablotin]

Tires on the bike don't look like radial to me on the pics

 

[rebar]

The whole thing is fishy. Sean

Just talked to the guy. Mid twenties Id guess.

Story goes..:biglaugh: the "guy" who sold it to him did all the work. And on and on about how this guy was a bike wizard. :jerk it:

I told him I couldn't believe him without paperwork in a respectful manner. He responded he would have to remove that part on the ad on craigslist. He will come down. You could measure the displacement.

motor will be in the 2500cc range. 2750 or so with the stroke but that will probably not work with that large a bore.

Sean

unk:

Holy shit.

 

[naughtyG]

I wouldn't touch this one with a bargepole..

Definitely dodgy.

 

[KJShover]

unk:

Holy shit.

Here is Paul's 2400+ motor. he later went on and turbocharged it. Gary watched it go and described it as having "traction issues" LOL

here is what she sounds like too.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/eymyjjjylmy/2400.wav

 

[satariel666]

Those welded extra water chambers looks preatty nasty.
Wonder how much it was overheating...

To much extreme.
Better pay for stroker crank IMO.

 

[Buster Hymen]

This is the best line in the ad

The previous owner who did the work and was a race mechanic claimed 280HP``

280 HP!! And with a Cobra exhaust! Awesome! :rofl_200:

 

[KJShover]

I saw it advertised somewhere that the cobra was the worlds most powerful slip-on. :whistlin::stir pot:

 

[RaWarrior]

Those must be sold right next to the Civic fart-can mufflers that give you 20 extra HP.

Could a 2liter+ vmax ever be really "streetable", or is something like that exclusively for the drag strip. Scores lots of cool points, but kinda lacks in the practicality department.

 

[one2dmax]

I don't think his engine survived the initial pass at the track. We aren't planning on having a cooling system since we are going to be running alcohol.

Sean

 

[rebar]

Could a 2liter+ vmax ever be really "streetable", or is something like that exclusively for the drag strip. Scores lots of cool points, but kinda lacks in the practicality department.

Id like to find out.

Its just a matter of slipping the clutch to get going provided the carbs were set up for street..

 

[KJShover]

I don't think his engine survived the initial pass at the track. We aren't planning on having a cooling system since we are going to be running alcohol.

Sean

It did, no cooling problems. just traction. I'm going to do another interview article for the winter Vboost about it talking with Paul and Elisabeth. In the next Vboost article I wrote is an interview with Bill Dube' and Killacycle and other thoughts.

Speaking of electric power, his wife (Bill's) Eva, is building a top speed bike for Bonneville. I'll let ya know how it goes. Her electrocat is a sweet lil runabout, I can only imagine the both of them going after a speed record.

My last interview, (if he's willin' will be Sean. I'm sure the readers will love it. Then I'm going to be done with the writing for a while. c'ept there is a good chance I'll hook up with Furber this fall; up here; with a few other Vmax's. I'll write about that ride. Looks like an Alaskan ride might take place this year after all

 

[one2dmax]

I recall the pics and story of Pauls big engine build (unless it was an earlier attempt) years ago. The engine failed very early on and then he was going to build one even bigger and get rid of the water passage completely. Not sure if you ever saw that article. This was quite a long time ago.

Sean

 

[one2dmax]

Found some more info on the mad max engine (and will look for more). The date was 1999 which I see he did not send that picture of it. So, it's been well over 10 years since he built it and why has no one heard much about it? The reason (that I think) it has not been heard of is because it blew up. I could easily be wrong. See the center pic for the date.

http://www.vmaxchat.co.uk/Baltera2400.htm