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Thunder Star 1200 torque questions continued

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As I was searching for more documentation on the Thunder Star torque, horsepower and rpm figures, Andy, who is conveniently located over in the UK, was kind enough to forward an article that appeared in the March 2005 issue of the UK magazine "Streetfighters." Their writeup had a few more details on construction but some of their numbers raised even more questions. Their … [Read more...]

Thunder Star Diesel update and questions

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Lots of folks (Thanks, Make blog, Real Tech News, Treehugger, Metaefficient and a lot more) picked up on our biodiesel motorcycle post the other day where I mentioned the possibility of combining biodiesel with the performance of the Thunder Star 1200 TDI. It does seem a few misread what I said, I have no idea whether Star Twin has tried or tested biodiesel in their bike. … [Read more...]

Nikko G-Pack derestrictor

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Mentioned motorcycle top speed last month and ran across this neat little item that plugs right in to your ZX12R or GSX-R1000, or whatever. It's the Nikko G-Pack derestrictor. Manufactured by Nikko Racing, they make certain motorcycle models capable of performing properly, ... you know, living up to expectations. They do just what you think they do, they remove the speed … [Read more...]

Biodiesel dragster

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We keep mentioning the performance possibilities of diesel and specifically, biodiesel so I thought you might find this interesting. I came across a biodiesel dragster: This dragster is powered by twin turbo, 24 valve, P7100 mechanical fuel pump, 5.9 liter Cummins Diesel engine. Same basic engine as a Dodge Ram truck. This is a pure stock short block with 35,000 street … [Read more...]

Why new engines don’t sell

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With all of the creative talent producing new versions of internal combustion engines, like the ecoforce, the revetec, the round engine, the CEM and others, why do they all seem to run out of steam when they start looking for investors and markets? (Technically, the CEM isn't quite there yet) Is there some big conspiracy going on keeping all of these little guys down? Is there … [Read more...]

Ecoforce engine

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We've covered quite a few different engines here at The Kneeslider, shops all over the world seem to keep coming up with variations to the basic internal combustion engine. Their efforts produce some innovative designs, they build prototypes and proceed to market or begin looking for funding and we don't seem to hear much more. I came across the Ecoforce engine a little … [Read more...]