Helies

Benjamin · backyard mechanic Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 525

What would be the minimum power requirement for doing a basic or even a half decent helie/doughnut?

a) 100-150hp
b) 150-200hp
c) 200+hp
d) forget it without an engine swap

(all figures roughly at rear wheels)

dunger · backyard mechanic Joined: 16 Oct 2002 Posts: 553

my 2L with a 1600 head does awesome doughnuts

tx1975 · tinkerer Joined: 21 May 2002 Posts: 321

155 series tyres with any motor, a locked diff helps .

BOB the chicken · tinkerer Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Posts: 287

ahhhhhhhhh the good old days, my auto 1600 pulled pretty good dougnuts, but it took like 10 minutes to get there

isuzu_gem · rice boy Joined: 29 Apr 2003 Posts: 39

good brass button clutch locker and heaps of revs my old gem was worked i did one near my house went 1st then poped second came out of it foot on the brake probley bout 60meters up the street and blu a tyre dont use brake durin the helli if u can help it cause it looks better only problem was that after about 3 months i took my clutch out and there was a 3 mm grove on both pressure plate and flywheel no wonder why it was slipping??

GROOV3 · petrol head Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 3682

and a lot of power