Yamaha R1 Engine Mini Z Car

[repYAends]

just by a bike lol. these convertions arent worth the money spent. my old nova redtop would keep up with that and cost me 1500 quid, where as my gsxr 750 would destroy it cost me 2k. plus i fuckin hate minis no road presence just get bullied all the time!

[RocketDogMan]

Wow, I want one!

[richandiben]

@High4Times20 Hi, you're right it was nowhere near the red line- it was a very new build so just running it in really.

[2010alleycat]

shit that looks fun

[oddball04]

did you keep it chain driven? I'm trying to scheme how you do this conversion in my head! mid engine, solid rear axel with sprocket attached to it?

[dogwafter]

@oddball04 i have seen a couple with a quad bike type drive but i don't have a clue how this guy did it

[yeeaaabuddy]

fucking sick mate!

[mini4life92]

What have you done to the engine? at the start when it idles it sounds really lumpy. I LOVE IT!!! Good job :)

[funkncreative]

hey what final drive ratio did you use?

[dette999]

It for sale blud? lol I want it Swap ya a cinquecento? pms :P

[Looftis]

what is the vmax ?

[novanerved]

all revs no go, zero torque.....sounds good tho

[mrknickerclart]

I am in love with this car!

[DavenLou04]

looks like hucknall in notts???

[olivereldridge1]

i think this is totally awesome and dont want to seem negative but its pretty hopeless if you crash am i right ?

[1c2m]

How Much Did All That Cost Ya Went On Z Cars Says 5 Grand For Kit That Dont Include The Mini Does iT ?

[richandiben]

@1c2m Nope, you're looking at double that to do a decent job.

[brapboys503]

@richandiben Well I know what I'm doing, and I'm an automotive fabricator. I've swapped many engines before and done custom mounts. How much does a good new R1 engine and transmission cost, and would I need to buy gears for the transmission?

[richandiben]

@brapboys503 Wasn't my build mate, loads of projects and advice on theminiforum(dot)co(dot)uk though.

[brapboys503]

@richandiben Okay hey thanks for replying btw. I'm in America but I can just use the currency converter on Google. Cheers, man. Oh, was this you driving?

[wzrox]

Nice car !

[pauldunn1975]

at the beggining u went through a red light!!!!!!!! you devil!!!!!!!!

[wardie550]

why has it been flagged?

[richandiben]

No Idea, nothing to do with me. Can you still view it?

[wardie550]

ye you can still view it but only if you are over 18 :/

[08EB08]

@richandiben Not without signing in, no

[1ukjunglednbraver]

@wardie550 i think its because this is mini porn

[domiNATEshots12]

@wardie550 flagged because people are sooo jealous!

[uk3dave3]

hi there im thinking of doing an R1 conversion how much does it cost and wats the top speed in a mini, i know the bike goes top speed of 186mph but a bike is obviosly lighter cheers

[wzrox]

look on the internet for mini r1 conversion

There are some english suppliers

[aventneo]

thats sweet its weird 2 see all the cars on the wrong side of the road... im from canada lol

[kpnutswales]

@aventneo its you thats on the wrong side my friend

[JayKay3000]

I bet that car is a lot of fun. Could never get bored of the sound.

[NaifNITRO]

please be careful where you use the speed of this monster!

[Arnold0712]

How much have you paid for that mini with r1 engine? (sorry for my bad english ;-))

[ilikehairybeaks]

omfg... BEAST! hahahahaha amazing great job! :D

[lypluradon]

I'm not having a go or anything but it doesn't look that fast too me, could just be my perspective I spose, does anyone know a rough 0 - 100 mph or a 0 - 60 mph on this car / kind of car? cheers

[thelynx000]

I am seriously building one of these this year....

[spuddman1]

Hahahaha I want one near enough went past my house as well!

[monster271]

sexy

[ttalbot08]

sweet machine . but id end up dead

[demsickrims]

that shift at 1:36 was sexy

[2stroketurbo]

The digital gear readout is sweet as well !

no clutch needed for upshfts?

[2stroketurbo]

sounds so cool....

[thomasrdotorg]

I note that the driver waits until it's nice and straight before stomping on the loud pedal.

Good idea. That thing sideways would be deathly.

[Nopiw]

nice

[LeEmille]

how fast does it go form -100km/h or 0-60 mph and whats the top speed?

[dimosbeta]

it moves with chain or kevlar belt?

[Cokeguy81]

that is amazing!!!!! thanks for posting it, awesome video!!!

[Landy13oy]

brilliant

[tappytinsley]

omg thats so cool!

[tkgyamato]

great!!

[ratodoesgato]

fuck me tht looks fun

[jamescloonan]

could anyone tell me if thats rwd or fwd? :D

[richandiben]

MR, Mid engine - Rear drive. :-)

[binzydarren]

i bet you was just hunting for flash gits to blast bye in yuh pocket rocket and get a quick glimse at there open mouthed faces hahaha!!! luvit!!

[richandiben]

This conversion all came as a kit from zcars in the UK.

[bazw691984]

fuki machine the 206cc hahaha no chance :)

[FarmerFodder]

lol naughty naughty.. tell ya what tho.. tis a beast of a car.. i'd love that..

[FarmerFodder]

:O you jumpted a red light :P

[Goldjez1977]

Something tells me he didn't stick to the 50 limit either... (o_O)

[TeamSquizza]

audi tt eat mini dust lol HaHa !!!!

[1337ASM]

i wanna do this wiht a R6 engine so the engines in the front and so it looks fully-stock on the outside :)

[richandiben]

But this mid-engined kit is rear wheel drive!

[1337ASM]

:( that means that u can tell its not stock just by looking at it :/

[TeamSquizza]

dude do it with an r1 but use a pro-motive kit front mounted and front wheel drive

[fiswis]

I WANT ONE NOW

[dantiri]

I've been planning on building one for ages. It's the coolest and easiest way to make an extremely fast mini.

[THEVTRKING]

when you put a bike engine in a mini what kind of top speed you lookin at?????

[1car2die4]

Absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!

How did you make the bike gearbox fit to the mini's transmission?????

Doesn't the long first gear annoy you???

A shorter translated gear box would be better than the original r1 box, right???

Soooooo bad that something like that is absolutely illegal in Germany..... :-C

[richandiben]

The car is basically an empty mini shell, the engine/gearbox is R1 driving the rear wheels.

Nothing of the original mini drivetrain suspension brakes etc exists now. Google z-cars for details of how to build one.

Not sure it would be illegal in Gremany, it's just a kit car.

[iceman67340]

I WOULD HAVE THE SAME CAR !!

AWESOME !!! How much does it cost to build a car like that ??

[richandiben]

Realistically about 10-15k to do a good job, and a lot of garage hours.

[AFROJab]

what are speeds like because i would like to a mini r1 been on z-cars but if the top end good i was think about turboing the engine to make it 400bhp and have an ecu bhp restrictor on 1st and 2nd gears or do you think its good for power now?

[drums4life555]

if you had made a similar gear box from a bike the shifting would be much faster... i know bikes shift SUPER fast. very cool car. id love to have that in the states, smoke every car...

[richandiben]

It has the R1 gearbox, shifting is slightly slower due to the extra load/weight of the car body + pessengers compared to the bike.

No clutch needed for shifting up.

[0KingSkinz0]

I saw a mini with an R1 engine in at MITP 2008 was fucking amazing these things are fast!

[mattslammer]

how much was the build cost in all?? awesome video!!

[krazyjey]

i am very impressed

[rthing]

Dude amazing car goes fast forward i got an r1 also what do u do when you have to reverse?

[getdrunk1990]

most people push em backwords cause their so light. Others hook up a elec revirse motor.

[99cachorro]

wow! hight tech motors in mini-cars. I'm sure you are on to something! You could probably even gear up a little it seams.

[ledgendsrus]

where is this???? looks familiar.

[inmanry]

how much horsepower it got?

[qwertrewq9879878712]

Great sound!!! I was thinking in doing something similar to a BMW IZETA Do you know?

[YoungSteven91]

Spettacolare..

[mrinmei]

Wow!! great sound and powerful acceleration!!

[countfreddie]

so good to see a clean conversion, not some cobbled together stuff where they cant wait to do the paint job and bodywork properly before posting the video! i am very very jealous. love it!!!

[MrMel0dy]

do you have to have the R1 gearbox.

[richandiben]

yes, no clutch needed on upshift.

[DamianNixon]

fauuughhh

[JSKinnovations]

Are motorcycle engines as good as car engines? They always sound like they are goign to rattle apart from the vibrations. Just curious

[richandiben]

170 BHP from a very small and light 1000cc engine, that's the benefit. ;-)

[getdrunk1990]

How do you back up? Or do you need to push it?

[richandiben]

Electric reverse kit is available, runs directly on the rear axle.

[getdrunk1990]

thats what i was thinking.

[dealer124]

m8 how much is it to hav r1 engine fitted?

[zany6621]

where can you get this car? and how much does it costs? any infos please...:D

[SKarmytech]

i'm gonna buy a Yamaha R1 when i am 21 dam i love it.

[WeberGolf]

Awesome,just awesome!

it cost depends on what BHP you want 8000 british punds....

Such a mini with such a power....just beautifull an powerfull....love it!:)

[bigray0007]

how much does it cost to build excluding donor car and bike engine

[richandiben]

In storage now for winter, check here again in spring for a track day video (hopefully)

[96ivesonj]

v good m8 but id like to see it from the outside see it shift n an overtake

[richandiben]

No, a bloke drives it.

[JRZRacing]

is it chain driven?

[wwwjaylewisathotmail]

seen this car in this months mini magazine

[balang47]

wow.... that is insanely awesome.. the noise in incredible..

[Topsiekku]

how much 0-100?

[richandiben]

kmph? about 4.5sec.

[NunchakaJoe]

z cars charge about 15 grand

[jonalzo199mx]

minted wish a could do something like that

looks great fun  alex age11

[douro20]

Just keep on top of the valve adjustments, and it shouldn't cause you any trouble.

[AlexakaTorsken]

Topspeed, and acc.?

[SPAWN77hcf]

koolest ever:)