Atom V8
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Did anyone see it on Top Gear last night?
500 hp, 550 Kg.
Looked like a real handful though when they drove it, very tricky in the corners.
I think it did the test track in 1 sec less than the Veyron? I'm actually surprised it was not faster and I wonder if the Atom chassis is struggling with the power and weight of a V8?
500 hp, 550 Kg.
Looked like a real handful though when they drove it, very tricky in the corners.
I think it did the test track in 1 sec less than the Veyron? I'm actually surprised it was not faster and I wonder if the Atom chassis is struggling with the power and weight of a V8?
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I wonder if it would be cheaper to buy a standard atom, forge the hell out of the engine and run massive boost with a massive turbo....get the same power, and bolt on some chav spoilers?
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the forumla you applied to your skyline won't work in the atom either.....back to square one for you
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Would be undriveable IMO...Everytime the turbo spins up it would go sideways. Plus it'd be heavier.
N/A (or supercharged) gives a much more progressive and controllable throttle.
The Atom's V8 is two Suzuki Hayabusa cylinder heads on a common crankcase - very light and very revvy. It weighs just 90kg in 500bhp supercharged form (75kg in N/A); lighter than most production car-derived inline 4pots. Its not exclusive to the Atom; The engine was first seen in the caterham RST made by Mountune/Motopower/Russell Savory, and thats was just as stupidly fast and even more of a handful.
Its not unique though....there are a few companies out there both in the EU and USA that have made their own v8 using motorbike cylinder heads. Here they offer a similar spec unit with 400BHP for $27,700 http://www.h1v8.com/h1h2pricing.html (plus engine management). A decent second hand Atom is around £35K, so that leaves plenty of overhead to sort the gearbox, brakes, suspension and aerodynamics.
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