Twin Engined Cars?
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Twin Engined Cars?
What are the laws on these. A number of people have said they can never be road legial and others say its fine as an electric/hybrid are technically twin engine'd.
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even if it's not legal, just have 1 engine running for MOT....your only 'carrying' the other enging around when Mr Pold comes along....
just bump start the rear engine when you want to run both
just bump start the rear engine when you want to run both
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Always fancied a twin engined mr2 turbo as you could put a Celica gt set up on the front which should be RELATIVELY straightforward and the rear setups already done for you.linkages should make sense as their essentially the same box just one operates in reverse of the other so I'd guess that's not impossible to link up.
I'm assuming if it passes biva or at worst sva it should be fine.petrol tank mounting would be an issue along with maybe fuel lines/exhausts I would say.
I'm assuming if it passes biva or at worst sva it should be fine.petrol tank mounting would be an issue along with maybe fuel lines/exhausts I would say.
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I can't see it being a massive problem. Might make the power delivery feel irratic if there not perfectly sinced but I can't see it being to much of an issue
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If the front engine and the rear engine experience different loads, the car will still accelerate and one engine will rev faster than the other - imagine two identical cars doing the same speed, one in 2nd gear, one in 3rd - the only effect would be the engine rpm.
The throttle bodies need to be capable of opening in unison and the gear linkage needs modifying to operate both gearboxes at the same time. It's generally easier to use two seperate engine looms and ECUs to allow each engine to run independantly, as i mentioned above in terms of load.
Some top end ECUs such as Pectel SQ6, Motec M800/M880 and Life Racing F88R/RS are capable of operating two drive by wire throttle bodies with an offset delay so you could iron out any hesitations etc.
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Ive seen many twin engines cars, and none ever that handled well. What do you intend to use it for Mike?
In the 60s BL did a load of twin engined mokes that they were trying to flog to the army (redundancy is good for reliability)
Im not convinced on this law people keep mentioning on forums about only driving on one engine, as ive yet to see a proper reference for it? can any of the people mentioning that please state where they are getting the info from, ie what law published what year etc (road traffic act presumably?) or are you all just repeating stuff you've heard and taking it as gospel?
In the 60s BL did a load of twin engined mokes that they were trying to flog to the army (redundancy is good for reliability)
Im not convinced on this law people keep mentioning on forums about only driving on one engine, as ive yet to see a proper reference for it? can any of the people mentioning that please state where they are getting the info from, ie what law published what year etc (road traffic act presumably?) or are you all just repeating stuff you've heard and taking it as gospel?
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For handling though, massive issues trying to balance the throttle through the apex if the two ends are slightly different.
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Ive seen many twin engines cars, and none ever that handled well. What do you intend to use it for Mike?
In the 60s BL did a load of twin engined mokes that they were trying to flog to the army (redundancy is good for reliability)
Im not convinced on this law people keep mentioning on forums about only driving on one engine, as ive yet to see a proper reference for it? can any of the people mentioning that please state where they are getting the info from, ie what law published what year etc (road traffic act presumably?) or are you all just repeating stuff you've heard and taking it as gospel?
In the 60s BL did a load of twin engined mokes that they were trying to flog to the army (redundancy is good for reliability)
Im not convinced on this law people keep mentioning on forums about only driving on one engine, as ive yet to see a proper reference for it? can any of the people mentioning that please state where they are getting the info from, ie what law published what year etc (road traffic act presumably?) or are you all just repeating stuff you've heard and taking it as gospel?
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There have been many twin engined cars over the years, some worked a lot better than others it seemed.
The first Dubsport twin engine VW (the blue Rallye) used a 2.8 and a 2.9 VR6 engine. As Will stated, the engines will match themselves to each other.
I remember reading before an interview with the owner of the twin VR6 turbo engined Mk3 Golf who tried describing it as imagine a big guy and a little guy pushing a broken down car. One is probably doing more work than the other, but it still works better than one.
With regard to laws; I had a rear engined Fiesta that I was looking to put two engines in as I've always been fascinated by them, still seen no law stating it isn't allowed, as the forum above seems to confirm.
The first Dubsport twin engine VW (the blue Rallye) used a 2.8 and a 2.9 VR6 engine. As Will stated, the engines will match themselves to each other.
I remember reading before an interview with the owner of the twin VR6 turbo engined Mk3 Golf who tried describing it as imagine a big guy and a little guy pushing a broken down car. One is probably doing more work than the other, but it still works better than one.
With regard to laws; I had a rear engined Fiesta that I was looking to put two engines in as I've always been fascinated by them, still seen no law stating it isn't allowed, as the forum above seems to confirm.
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in the old days you could get minis with two engines fitted,they were called twinnys.
it was the sort of thing that your typical car and car conversion enthusiastic reader did for a laugh.
have a look at this twinny race car
http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=uk
it was the sort of thing that your typical car and car conversion enthusiastic reader did for a laugh.
have a look at this twinny race car
http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=uk
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It seems it is legal then. Find out when i suppose if we get a book chucked at us.
I'm quite interested in the handling point that chip made. If anyone could go into some more detail that would be good!
I'm quite interested in the handling point that chip made. If anyone could go into some more detail that would be good!
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Well if people are saying that its legal to build it with twin engines and MOT it etc, then it wouldnt be the construction side of things surely, so I thought it might be RTA, but like I say, my own opinion is that its just myth anyway, so wont be either, lol
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I personally know of two twin engined cars, 1 a 5GT turbo, the other a skoda 130 rapid, both mot'd, the 5gt is owned by a mot tester, though he doesn't mot his own car.
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When you say drive badly, what part of the drive is bad?
The extra weight? The cornering? Having unsyinconised engines?
As I say, its more of a technical exersise than anything. Just need something a bit harder to keep the brain awake. But if were going to do it, i would like to try and iron out some of the problems people sugest.
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Thats just on really average road tyres as well mate, pradas IIRC, so nowhere near even 888s let alone the sort of tyres most people putting in good times are running.
That car has SO much potential, I think Mike will see it well into single figures by the time he has finished with turboing it etc, especially if he puts better rubber on it.
That car has SO much potential, I think Mike will see it well into single figures by the time he has finished with turboing it etc, especially if he puts better rubber on it.
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