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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 07:48 AM
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CraigJ
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Its an Onyx Mongoose. Im bulding one with a ZX10 bike engine. Click the blog in my sig to see my build.

RSTDAVE:

Go to locost builders and find out when your local meet will be. When i started my build i went to my local locost meet and was taken out in a blade engined locost. With 2 of us in the car it still went like fuck and stuck the road like shit to a blanket.

If you get the car properly set up it will handle as well as a caterham or westfield with out a problem.

Engine kits vary alot in price depending on what you want. I have 2 zx10's sat in my garage and i paid less than £150 for both. the engine only weighs 80kg with all the ancilleries and puts out 137 bhp with de-restricted carb tops. An all alloy rover K-series with no ancilleries what so ever weighs 86kgs. so a huge saving in weight, most newer bike engine only weight 50-60kgs.

Here's a few engine kits to give you an idea on price.

http://motors.shop.ebay.co.uk/items/...86Q2ec0Q2em282
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