Thinking of making a Smartbusa...

http://www.smartbusa.us/

i havent used my gsxr1000 at all lately... been thinking of making a super sleeper smart car. I dont have a busa but the gsxr1000 is very close in power and torque to the busa, just at a higher rpm... (i used to have a hayabusa until i was hit by a drunk driver)

Smart car stock engine
1000cc
70HP (54 to the wheels)
68Ft/lbs. (62 to the wheels)

Gsxr1000
1000cc
185hp (181 to the wheel on the dyno with powercommander and yosh exhaust)
89Ft/lbs. (92 to the wheel on the dyno)

SmartBusa (smartgixxer) performance specs

0-60 4.2seconds
1/4mile 12.4 sec.
top speed limited to 120mph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5Yo6V2E0sM


looks like fun and doesnt take much fabrication...

 

Power to weight should be good

 

do it!!!

 

over 300% power increase... that would be so fun... the wife doesnt like riding on the back of the gixxer so this could be a fun toy both of us can enjoy

 

corners would be kinda scary since its short and tall and way to fast.

 

they can pull 1 lateral g with the right wheel tire combo


I found one with 30k miles and a bad tranny for $7000... plus i already have the gixxer... so 10,000 total investment for a hell of a toy.

 

Lmao! That's sweet.

 

That would be an awesome toy.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPQIizRp9ck&playnext=1&list=PL9CEB7B846C589170&index=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdJ84nho3_k

 

at 13-15 seconds you can see its actually a gsxr1000 engine... I can tell by the instruments and the gsxr symbol on the engine cover...



the "smartbusa" kit keeps the new engine in the stock location so it is still a 2 seater...

 

Do it and put a better looking body on it.

http://www.coolcarsandgirls.com/2008/10/smart-car-body-kit.html

 

Please do this. Please.

 

those pics are so chopped...

id want to make it look as stock as possible and put the stock gsxr mufflers on it... try to make it quite... go around eating mustangs camaros and ricers in a smart car sleeper

< the look on their face as im hauling ass away with my 0-60 in 4 seconds

 

im pretty serious about this and am even thinking about parting out the rest of the gsxr minus the running gear... i could get 3-4gs out of the frame forks and other misc, stuff. sell the dirtbikes and my s10 back in ny and id have plenty of money to do this

then buy the smart car and sell the stock engine, tranny, etc. for the conversion kit and other misc stuff id need like materials and axles

form the looks of what it would take at smartbusa.us i think itd take me about 2-3 weeks and id have a wicked toy

 

Do it but instead of using a Smart car use an Austin Mini!

http://www.zcarsusa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27

 

thats cool too but kinda pricey... might be a pita to register too...

although i have a civic engine and tranny that i could put in one of those

 

Ya I don't remember them being that pricey last time I looked at them. I seem to remember it being almost half that price.

 

It reminds me of this
http://www.minibusa.no/

 

that is the greatest thing ever invented/photoshopped...i so want 2 of them

 

http://reversetrike.com/veloss.html

now im kinda thinking of making one of these...