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And indestructible
Alright probably more like 60hp
I was thinking an actual motorcycle engine
because you're sitting on it
Where is the torque tho
Once again, there are comfy bikes with 2.3L motors
You'll be carrying like 300lbs max
I fail to see ho- oh
camping gear
Point
I saw the dump truck thing and thought we were on like yard work and landscaping shit
lol nah, fuck that
Shoulda scrolled up more lol
I want it for going up little goat trails made for side by sides, but street legal as well
Iunno
You should go full redneck anyway
Mini mall crawler
Engine swap a Honda Africa Twin
I hear Renault makes a 2 banger 2 stroke diesel
Yeah, but then I have to worry about parts
...same for the SDI too, come to think of it
Since they dont sell that in the states
Harley V-twin would be fine. Air cooled, pretty torquey, plenty available
oooo! Or something shaft driven, and then straight into the mini truck axle. Simple!
the whole point of motorcycles is them being light and manoeuvrable really, with the advantage of being able to filter/lane split
as soon as you turn them into trikes, they become entirely pointless since you get the worst of all worlds
you end up with something heavier, less good on fuel with no weather protection that has no traffic advantage
Assuming lane splitting is legal where you are
Even if it's not, if you travel any reasonable distance you're likely to go through states where it is
and again even if it's not, there are plenty of people who just ignore that
also, honestly, it's gonna cost you less to just pick up a small pickup
I have many times been tempted to get one of these https://www.gumtree.com/p/volkswagen/vw-caddy-pick-up-diesel/1306168421
Pickups aren't as small as a motorcycle trike
the size difference is not significant really
and this is probably smaller, through prohibitively expensive in this debate:
though the load carrying ability of that basically renders it kinda stupid, cute though
We don't have those haha
I'm looking for a street legal vehicle that is 55" in width or less
so I can take it on trails
I don't see why the mini pickup wouldn't be street legal, but the mini is wider than 55in
oh my mistake, the mini is dead on 55
I think the mini pickup would probably be too expensive though, not many were made and most rusted to shit so they're rare as hell now
Its also front wheel drive, and would be useless off road
uh... I think you'll find that a) fwd is usually better than rwd off road and b) the mini, aside from the lower than ideal clearance, is damn good off road for what it is
<:what:382980756139409409> Nigga, go get yourself a VW beetle.
fwd better off-road my ass
the mini was better than the beetle
and much better off road
That's not off-road, that's gravel.
the problem with the mini off road was the sump was somewhat vulnerable
also the beetle is too wide for your criteria anyway
I wasn't saying it was. I'm just comparing a similar vehicle class with a different engine arrangement
A mini couldn't do that methinks
not without being lifted and would ideally want wider wheels pushing it over the 55in
the clearance is the main issue though, like I said the sump is pretty vulnerable
I honestly wouldn't think a trike would do well on that either though
holy shit
I've been down a road like that in multiple normal fwd cars, tire placement ends up being the most important thing.
it's 11 inches over on width but it would be ideal, and cheap
Lol we ain't got Ladas
closest appx is the Wrangler, CJ and YJ
And the Samurai/Jimny
If you're in the US you could bring anything in over 25yrs right?
Yeah, but import fees, and then parts, etc
A working lada niva is probably gonna cost like 3-4k USD with import fees
they are not expensive cars
A running Samurai is like 1500
significantly larger than the niva though
is it?
the niva is a tiny hatchback basically
but with awd
it's a weird little thing
I think they're the same size
Oh I didn't know how slim the samurai was
damn
the samurai is probably the best option then really
Just get a Mirage with a lift kit
that isn't real
it's a mirage
Me: no crazy mods for this car. Its an econobox. Its meant to be efficient, and its never gonna be a sports car.
Also me: ...and then after the turbo upgrade I'll get a new cam!
I wouldn't pour money into a cruze, you'll hit power plateau very quickly and you'd be better off spending the money on a second project car with a less limiting engine in terms of tuning
@LOGiK intellectually i know that. But its hard to resist lol.
I probably won't do turbo or cam upgrades. But with upgraded intercooler lines, upgraded transmission, and a tune i can easily get the car to 250hp.
upgrading your transmission seems like you're suggesting some expensive work
By the time i do that, i would at least be close to a clutch replacement anyway
also I think you're overestimating the power of the 1.4t, I might be mistaken but even going full stage 2 on that engine is probably only going to see 190 so you'd need to be stage 3+ which is gonna cost a lot of money and I mean a lot of money
and it'll probably need a bigger turbo for over 200, which will probably mean bigger injectors and fuel pump to supply it and get rid of lag
but I really don't know what you'd be upgrading your transmission to, I don't know what you've already got but for the most part replacing transmissions is an expensive exercise in any car
even if you have a reliable cheap mechanic and a car that lends itself to transmission swaps, it's still usually a $250-500 job when it's easy work, if it's complex or difficult in any way labour ends up in the 000s
"Last I recall, OnlyTaurus was one of the highest I've seen on the site. He's since parted ways with the Cruze =[think he was pushing 210HP/270TQ"
Reminder the fastest Cruze made 210
Just drive it into the ocean
Fucking piece of shit
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