Diesel engines with rear wheel drive gear boxes

[RustyWreck]

Any suggestions !!!!!


using XJR 1300 frame
Triumph axle and diff
cx500 front
cb750 gas tank !

hopefully someone will help

[mr chips]

You mean from cars? Any BMW or Mercedes, plus the Vauxhall Omega (which had a 140-ish bhp 2.5L BMW TDS engine). Not sure whether Lexus were rear or front wheel drive. S-Type Jag (think the X-type only came as FWD or 4WD - ditto Audis, VWs & the latest 4WD boxer diesel Subarus). Oh, and the old VW camper van, similar layout to the Beetle but the diesel came with a 5th gear.

[RustyWreck]

You mean from cars? Any BMW or Mercedes, plus the Vauxhall Omega (which had a 140-ish bhp 2.5L BMW TDS engine). Not sure whether Lexus were rear or front wheel drive. S-Type Jag (think the X-type only came as FWD or 4WD - ditto Audis, VWs & the latest 4WD boxer diesel Subarus). Oh, and the old VW camper van, similar layout to the Beetle but the diesel came with a 5th gear.

Thanks for the info but budget and trike size is important so heres my problem .......

i want to use a saxo 1.5 diesel and the engine is centred and i want to blank/weld up one side of the output shafts, then extend the ouput shaft to the diff !!!!!!

But theres and maths problem Diff ratio is 3.63:1 but obviously the outpunt (theoretically speaking) is 1:1 as it would normally be joined to the wheel and drive it.

So the question is What / How should i do to convert this bearing in mind on the hubs i want to put 16 inch by 15 inch wides tyres on roughly .....i thought about a transfer box but knowing nothing about cars i'm stuff.....biker through and through !!!

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[RustyWreck]

More info to help

if this is correct

Saxo 1.5 diesel

13" wheel
engine speed 5000rpm
tops out at 98mph
top gear ratio is 0.77
Final drive ratio is 3.59

Shame dont know how many revs that is on the wheel ??????

[mr chips]

Hmm, not knowledgeable enough myself. If someone here can't help you it might be a good idea to ask a question on the BTW UK site - there's a few folk there will know their stuff when it comes to axles etc for trikes. http://btwukonline.co.uk/
Also try btwireland.com and http://britchopper.co.uk/forum/