I do prefer the forced induction route for a daily drive. A supercharger will remove a lot of the heat problems you get with a turbo. Maybe a closed deck 1.4 with a blower and some headwork and cams etc? Could be tasty and reliable too.
To get big power from a NASP Vtec etc you are talking lots of revs and little torque or power till the top of the rev band. Having to be revving the nuts off it to make progress in traffic will get very boring I feel.
Unless you work the box to keep it in the 7k to 9k powerband like on a 2 stroke engine you will be going nowhere fast. Torque wins races
Hmmm.. Diesel transplant anyone?
to go slower, use restraint on the loud pedal
No worries, It sounds a very interesting project. I would love to be kept up to date with it all, especially the tech side of the engine.
Its got me pondering a T series conversion for mine, maybe supercharged though... Hmmm
Sounds very tasty mate. The joy of having a separate subframe is you can just drop the whole thing out and swap and fabricate away without the shell in the way.
The weight of a T series will be good for launching off the line, better traction etc..
What bike you got? I've got a CBR 1000f, a Norton Dominator and a Yammy TTR 250 in the garage waiting for the weather to warm up again.
I know what you mean about the licence... Its those days you go for a little run and everything just comes so easy, when you go below the ton its like you could just hop off and jog alongside the bike.
Its called going custodial I believe