Most of you are well aware of the T-Rex, we’ve covered them before. Powered by Kawasaki, it’s fast, a little crazy and it looks like it could be a whole lot of fun. Well here’s one for sale on eBay that might be a little bit more fun. The owner took it to Mr Turbo for a little engine work. They completely rebuilt the motor with stronger pistons, converted it to fuel injection, added a turbo, intercooler, and air shifter with on-board compressor. It can be run at 30 pounds of boost but the owner has never gone beyond 12 pounds, but even there it has 220 rear wheel horsepower! There’s a five point harness and arm restraints, too, just in case you want to really let it loose.
If you ever entertained the idea of buying one of these, this could be the one.
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guitargeek says
Maybe it’s neither fish nor fowl, but it’s obviously fast!
PO says
I think adding more power is overkill. Adding front wheel drive and making it a 3X3 is more practical with respect to acceleration and cornering performance. Any larger ATV 4X4 would be a good donor for such a project. Discard the rear wheel and you have an all wheel drive trike that is road legal for on and off road use. This could be one upmanship for both the T-rex and the Can-Am Spyder. Am I too far out in left field? “PO”
Alejandro says
You can never add enough power! I don’t know what PO is thinking. However, three wheel drive would be cool, but significantly more complicated. There is beauty in simplicity and keeping a vehicle basic to the core!
sfan says
All I will say is that I sure wish Mr T-Rex, who is a former Ferrari F1 mechanic if I recall correctly, would find a way to let a decent Italian designer (even a student) loose on this trike. Stunning performance and purist concept… wrapped in a look that no-one could ever love. Every-time I see the saddlebags I cringe.
PO says
Alejandro,
I am thinking practical daily driver vehicle that can be use to commute to work on weekdays and to go hunting,fishing, and camping on week-ends. It does not have to be complicated at all because 4X4 ATV is abundant as a “donor” vehicle. Discard the two rear wheels and differential, replace with the single rear wheel from a motorcycle with shaft drive. (1)I am doing my math now to match up the proper gear ratio to function in unison with three wheel drive.(2) I am also designing a connecting drivedriveshaft to connect the ouput from the front to the input to the rear. Any other suggestions is appreciated. “PO”
Sean says
It’s ugly as sin, stock. You need to lose the saddlebags, get rid of the ugly nose, and redesign the roof. However, 220HP to the rear wheel is nothing to sneeze at.
Alejandro says
PO, Creating a three wheel drive reverse trike is possible, but it would take a lot of work to make it work well and handle the power, if you are going to have something with the T-Rex power output. It just takes a lot of time and hard work and I wish you the best of luck. However, I don’t know if that sort of a vehicle would be a good daily driver or more of a weekend thing just for fun.
shade says
dude that is tight. trikes kick..you get what i mean. i agree with sean on the point of the saddlebacgs, they detract from the car’s beauty.
walt says
1st of all you guys are insane ive been wanting to buy one for awhile and the bags dont detract this is a slamming piece of eyecandy and power where you can drive nowhere at all without countless stares and they arent cause its ugly its a beutiful piece of machinery those who bash it probly cant afford it any way so ill get mine and you can watch me drive by .. and youll be thinking boy it looks good if it werent for those ugly bags on the side as you hear my turbo spooling up and hitting mach 12 lol
helipilot says
WOW, after the summer season i hope to buy one of these, ill keep it a secret. roll up in one of these and blow away all my friends lol insane fast like a bike, but safer…sweeeeeeeet. PO the idea of all wheel drive awsome but it would make it too heavy and off set the traction gained not to mention the complexity of the drive system required but im sure some on could do it! I guess im sitting in left field with you lol…how much are they though not the stock model the super suped up one…the one that goes 0-999 in like 1 second…probably like 40 grand…better start saving!
ROGERD says
where do you go to ge one of these i want one so badly damn… but in like a really dark puple color
D - Roc says
PO, I don’t know what your talking about this turbo and on is the business. Power is what it is. Cornering and all that is cool, but what happens when you come out of those corners and the competition catches you?
T-REX Ti says
Wow, I can tell no one here has ever driven a stock T-Rex, much less a Turbo one. Let me tell you, with the Turbo you can barely accelerate without smoking the tire, AWD like PO is talking about is a very good Idea, as soon as you hit the apex of the corner, a normal AWD Car is already power on, the T-Rex or the Turbo-Rex will just spin. If you can put that power to the ground is the key. Thats why the Lancer Evo is fast out of the corners. If you still don’t understand, Drive one!
Rene says
Well guys there is now a 2wd Yamaha R1 so 3×3 is not so far fetch:
http://www.fasterandfaster.net/2009/08/2wd-yamaha-r1-riding-impression.html