by "nermal" (nermal)
Published 10/19/2017 at 18:51
by "nermal" (nermal)
Published 10/19/2017 at 18:51
Tags: Brilliant ideas
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The cheapest available BMW i3 listed for sale is around $14k. The cheapest available BMW S1000RR motorcycle listed for sale is around $8k. For $22k + ???, how difficult would it be to remove the electrical components from the car and replace with the bike engine?
It would net a car that is < 2,500 lbs, RWD, with 200 HP, a 13k redline, and 6 speed sequential manual transmission.
Why has nobody tried this yet? What is the hold up from doing so?
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
10/19/2017 at 19:04, STARS: 2
What is the hold up from doing so?
Probably the fact that it’s a very new and expensive car. Also working on hybrid electrics can kill you if you do something wrong.
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
10/19/2017 at 19:19, STARS: 1
If it were sold with the B38 1.5 Turbo 3 cylinder from the Mini, it’d be perfect.
I’d like to make that happen one day.
"Orange Exige" (OrangeExige)
10/19/2017 at 19:29, STARS: 0
I’d consider a cheap i3 though I don’t love them... Being so quirkily (and futuristically too) designed though, I feel like it just makes sense as an EV so I’d say let it live its life as an EV. I don’t think there’s any EVs now where I’d say “I’d like to have a gas version of that car”. (a good number already have gas versions anyway)
"No Prius Needed" (nopriusneeded)
10/19/2017 at 19:35, STARS: 2
Wouldn’t it not have a reverse gear?
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/19/2017 at 19:41, STARS: 2
I think you are doing this wrong. Buy i3 and a small British car and swap electrics into British car. #quiethoon
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
10/19/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 1
working on any car can kill you if you do something wrong. Hybrids just present me and shocking methods to do so.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
10/19/2017 at 20:12, STARS: 0
Maybe, something small, and british, sorta like a... sprite?
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/19/2017 at 20:20, STARS: 0
Except I was thinking is twin MG Midget
"nermal" (nermal)
10/19/2017 at 21:00, STARS: 1
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/19/2017 at 21:06, STARS: 0
“Why has nobody tried this yet? What is the hold up from doing so?”
The fact that you’d spend $22k, plus need do an obscene amount of work and fabrication, and I bet easily another $8k in parts to make it happen.
I mean, I like where your head is at, I really do .... but this is next level insane.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
10/19/2017 at 22:41, STARS: 0
Bike trans wouldnt hold up to it.
Its meant for a 600lbs bike and rider. Not 2800lbs of car and person.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
10/20/2017 at 05:27, STARS: 1
why not go all the way with a V12 LS motor?
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
10/21/2017 at 11:09, STARS: 0
take your fucking star