Late Night Armchair Mechanic #2

"Baeromez" (Baeromez) 09/04/2015 at 23:54 • Filed to: None

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Welcome, ladies and gents, to another entry of Late Night Armchair Mechanic . You love him, you hate him, you may have never heard of him, here’s your host; Baeromez !

What’s up denizens of of the internet’s greatest off-topic automotive forum?

You may have noticed the recent downturn in late-night activity on oppo, which just so happens to be my favorite time to shoot the shit. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept, I !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! I’m calling Late Night Armchair Mechanic. Basically the gist is, I come up with a topic of discussion that only a seasoned daydreamer would even consider a possibility and we bat it around like a shuttlecock at a badminton raver’s convention.

Tonight’s Topic

In stark contrast with !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , the subject of tonight’s madness is the venerable Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R motor.

Purportedly producing a ponderously perplexing 172 hp at a positively preposterous 10,100 rpm; a believably benign 97 lb-ft, albeit at a boisterously brash 7,600 rpm; this 1.3L, 16 valve, DOHC, liquid-cooled screamer weighs in at a fantastically featherweight 135 lbs.

So my question to you this fine Friday evening is, given a team of highly trained fabricators, an unlimited budget, and all the time in the world; what would your ultimate Hayabusa swap be? Don’t be afraid to bore us with the details!

I look forward to your answers to this edition of Late Night Armchair Mechanic . I’m your host, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , good night and great dreams.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 00:18

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Peel P50.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 00:27

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The opposite of last times answer.

Because fuck logic, that’s why.

Baeromez > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 00:31

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Guess I’ll have to get the ball rolling tonight.

I’ve always thought that the perfect car to drop a Hayabusa engine into would be a Mark I Austin-Healey Sprite . With a minuscule curb weight of 1477 lbs and stock output of 48 hp, these proto-roadsters would see an absolutely ridiculous 350% increase in power from the installation of a Suzuki 1.3.

Baeromez > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 09/05/2015 at 00:35

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Wow, could you even move one of these behemoths with 97 lb-ft?

Baeromez > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 09/05/2015 at 00:36

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This is a great answer! I would be terrified to drive it, though.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 00:37

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Top speed of probably 2.5mph.

boxrocket > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 00:53

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Autozam AZ-1.

I Will Always Be The Honey Badger > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 00:54

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I Will Always Be The Honey Badger > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 00:55

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Or perhaps a 1/2 scale Ford GT40

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 01:15

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I would upgrade the tires to.....well........rubber. But I think this is the best answer.

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 01:29

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Instead of swapping the busa engine into something else, I would say, swap a GRC engine (2.0 liter engine making 600 hp) into a suziki bike, suzuki thinks that them and their pathetic 170 hp is impressive ;p

Actually it is for something that small.

bob and john > Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man 09/05/2015 at 01:38

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Therr are guys with 500ho busas....

Decay buys too many beaters > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 02:03

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I’d put it in Zombie

sliding-sideways > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 02:13

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Keeping it classy with white walls and a basket.

Roman Savchuk > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 06:02

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Light dragster with hayabusa engine is something I’ve been wanting to build for a long time

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Baeromez 09/05/2015 at 09:11

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Bit late to this party, but why not one of Suzuki’s classic kei cars, especially the ‘71 Fronte Coupe or later similar-styled Suzuki Cervo?

Fronte Coupe:

Cervo:

The Fronte, especially, already looks mean, so an increase from the stock 360cc, 36hp kei-spec engine of that period to the 172hp of the the Hayabusa motor would be ludicrous, plus, the revvy nature of the Fronte’s original 2-stroke wouldn’t be lost with the Haya motor :)

Baeromez > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 09/05/2015 at 15:24

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That would be awesome. I’ve never heard of the Fronte, so I had to do a little research. Rear-engine, RWD, these things are very cool.

Jordaneer, The Mountaineer Man > bob and john 09/05/2015 at 20:08

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That is a lot of prositutes to fit on 1 bike /s

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Baeromez 09/06/2015 at 23:15

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Very nice! Love the little things! :)