Just caught this over on MotoIQ, a hayabusa engine + 96 miata.
http://www.motoiq.com/magazine_articles/articletype/articleview/articleid/1519/project-miatabusa-part-1-what-the-hell-we-are-thinking.aspx
And they are going to sell the adapter/subframe setup so we can make them too. It'll probably cost an arm and a leg, but damn thats one fun swap.
The miata alone was a score, a 96' that was in decent shape for $1500? And now endless rpm fun like in a honda?
i want
Will it have reverse?
MotoIQ is fast becoming one of my favorite websites.
And yeah, it'll have reverse. They're taking advantage of the reduction gear between the crankshaft and the transmission input shaft to adapt the transmission input shaft directly to the Miata clutch.
I likey. The wheels in my head are turning.
I've thought about doing this for a while. I think it's got potential if you can get the car light enough. I'd run the bike transmission and screw reverse though.
Can someone remind me what torque at what rpms the 'busa 1.3L makes? That's the big thing I keep thinking of every time I see one of these swaps.
Of course, if I ever win the lotto, I want to swap one of the 'busa V8s into a hachi 
A stock 03 Busa makes 175hp at 9800 revs and 101 ft-lbs of torque at 7000.
busa v8????
I wonder if they'll have to dry sump it? Tha'ts a big additional cost.
kreb wrote: I wonder if they'll have to dry sump it? Tha'ts a big additional cost.
Most Se7en and other kit car guys inthe UK say yoy have to dry sump the Busa or it'll die. There are more forgiving engines for BEC applications.
IMO bike motors just don't have enough power to push cars like they should. I remember seeing a geo metro a few years back on this board that had a busa motor. The thing wasn't that fast. It spent most of the time on the track SCREAMING because the motor was working really hard in high rpms.
grimmelshanks wrote: busa v8????
Medulla-badidea incarnate.
Busa V8 is possibly one of the coolest things I've seen in a while
TuffWork wrote: Busa V8 is possibly one of the coolest things I've seen in a while
You should hear it. It's an oddfire, so you get a double whammy of aural awesomeness.
busa v8; jeeezus
Always wanted a busa v8 in a Miata. Now I want it in a Locost.
yikes that v8's expensive. awesome. but expensive.
Locost? Here you go. Now I need to sit down. My pants feel tingley.
No reason to use a bike trans......
The H2 BUSA is a 4 cylinder engine that captures the performance of the Hayabusa engine and packages it for 4 wheel applications.
For you cut away fans....
and for the spec hungry SPECIFICATIONS H1V8:
75° odd fire V8 2.8 LITER, 170 cu. in. displacement (3.0 liter optional)
84mm Bore X 63mm Stroke (67 stroke optional)
4 cams, 32 valves via internal silent chain
530mm wide x 485mm long x 530mm high
400HP @ 10,000 rpm with stock street cams (higher spec. is available)
245 ft-lbs torque @ 7500 rpm
200 lbs engine weight
Billet nitrided steel 180° crank
4340 H-beam con-rods with ARP bolts
Billet 6061-T6 aluminum crankcase
Dry sump 0il system with 4 stage pump
7.25" or 5.5" Twin disc clutch
DTA S80 full sequential ECU
Unique cylinder offset and cam drive arrangement yields a compact design- Patent No. 7,168,405
You forgot to list the price
He didn't forget, he just can't believe it.
TuffWork wrote: IMO bike motors just don't have enough power to push cars like they should. I remember seeing a geo metro a few years back on this board that had a busa motor. The thing wasn't that fast. It spent most of the time on the track SCREAMING because the motor was working really hard in high rpms.
Agreed. As light as the Miata is, it's not that light when pushed by 100 ft-lbs. Bike-powered Locosts are down around 1000 lbs, which is what it takes to really make a bike engine perform.
ReverendDexter wrote:TuffWork wrote: Busa V8 is possibly one of the coolest things I've seen in a whileYou should hear it. It's an oddfire, so you get a double whammy of aural awesomeness.
$30K for the engine, $15K for the sequential tranny... I can't go there.
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