Aixam 500 engine?

[Wrekin wanderer]

Hi there,

Have any of you come across this weird looking thing before?

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/car-reviews/ca ... 02222.html

Uses a Kubota twin cylinder diesel engines on offer, which develop around 15 or 20bhp.

A useful engine for a project do you think?

Mike

[sbrumby]

If you had come to the Bat & Ball you would have seen one in an Enfield.

[TimppaX]

And after simple parts removal Aixams will run over 100km/h. 80mph(?)

Covernor move is blocked with simple lever in order to keep it at legal speeds. Bolt it off and presto.

I had faint ideas of using engine+gearbox combination in my bike but importer didn´t want to sell me one, without chassis etc.

Now second project to be is to build trike for my Wife. She ordered one. But when... I´m looking after wrecked one with engine&gearbox combination still operating. Accidents do happen.

[Sphere]

Well, I know of one in Holland, maybe you can take a holiday there, and bring a motor back home

http://brommobielsloperij.nl/index.php? ... 2&Itemid=2

[Wrekin wanderer]

Unluckily I couldn't make it to the Bat & Ball this year, again..... Better luck next year!

Did anyone catch what setup Steve from Somerset was running with the Kubota 500cc twin and it's performance figures?

[dr pepper]

the aixam uses a kubota twin z600 series, and is a good motor, the box however is a constantly variable doodah and is prone to explode i believe.
would make a good donor for a bike, there are breakers that do reliants that also have aixam's, if your lucky you might get the sports version which is meant to be turbo'd.

[Wrekin wanderer]

Well picked up the engine at the weekend and looks good. Was surprised to find the box still attched. Added bonus if its a CVT, as was thinking of heading that way anyway after seeing Fiddler's creation, although not so good if it's prone to blow up! Any more details Dr.Pepper?

Shame it's not a turbo though - that would be quite a find...

Thanks for the advice Timppax, am tempted also to bore it out a little and skim off the head to boost the hp further.

Wahey! Off the starting blocks at last

[fatboy]

hi there wrekin,i was running one of these cars a little while ago,a great little motor,how they rekon on that report that the build quality is only one ad a half is beyond me,these little motors have a n-cap rating of five,the mpg on this car i managed to get 90 mpg out of it,the performance is a little slow,but saying that they dont hang around for a little twin,top speed i got out of it was 60 mph,not bad for a diesel shopping trolley,hope this info helps you out,i hope to have the car on the road soon,cheers,paul.

[Sphere]

Any updates on this? Or a pic of the Aixam Enfield pretty please?

[buckles]

look on R3W its the axiam and reliant owners club site.

[Sphere]

Didn't find the Enfield, but did find a hONDa instead

http://www.r3w.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=10046

[coachgeo]

look on R3W its the axiam and reliant owners club site.

"R3W" ??? is that a dot ORG or dot COM orrr??

[Sphere]

co.uk, like in the link

[Stuart]

Good find Sphere A Daihatsu Honda from Holland I'm guessing

[Sphere]

The clogs are a tell-tale sign for sure Stu

[lardy1]

yep i had the loan of one of these a couple of years ago,great little car for the shopping trip,my mate bought it from guy in dartford,paid around 1,100 for it i think,£20 of diesel lasted about a month and a half,i was gettin 70 mpg out of it,wouldnt recommend dual carriageways,makes for scary driving,parts are reasonable and there are plenty of dealers,well worth a go,good luck.

[Wrekin wanderer]

Well, been away from here for a while, but as for the update on the enfield Kubota...

The engine is in the back of me van in Shropshire and I'm living in a yurt in someone's backgarden in Oxfordshire with the bike. So I haven't got very far! One day it will happen......

[Sphere]

Good luck in that tent. Not a good season to be camping.