I new I had some older photos of this somewhere. I think it was first planned back in the summer.
"Horsepower sells motor cars, but torque wins motor races."
-Carrol Shelby
That is a tiny engine for that kind of power output.
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I am looking for the source of the motorcycle engines that power the Atom but with no luck.
Anyone know what block it is?
If i don't remember wrong it is the same engine as in the Radical SR8..
Two Hayabusa engines mated together isn't it?
A google search revealed Wiki on the SR8 engine.
I do know that the Atom RS and RS Levante's engine has 5 vpc, so the engine has at least different cylinder heads.
I will keep looking.
Well this is interesting.
Read.
Started to work on the engine 15 years ago.
Ah now I got the name the puzzle is coming apart. It's called the RST-V8. All it shares with the original 1L Yamaha EXUP bike eingines form the 90s is the cylinder head castings apparently.
Read more.
Amazing. Thanks for the nudge Fredrik.
EDIT: I heard once source call it a microblock V8. That pleased me.
Last edited by Kitdy; 06-21-2008 at 04:44 PM.
This and the Caterham Seven RS Levante are as close to a street driven F1 as you can get. You gotta love it. I can't wait to see these cars tested on Top Gear.
You can always go with one of these...
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Visca Catalunya!
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