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I have often dreamed (a bit twisted I guess) of putting a sport bike engine into a very small car, like a 'Busa engine (1300cc, 170 HP) into an original Mini.
Now I am wondering if you could go cheaper and find a old 1000cc bike - the years when they didn't rev high yet, like in the 70's with 7000-8000 rpm redlines and 75 HP instead of the litre bikes now with 11000+ redlines and 150 HP. Then add a turbo to get it up to the "normal" 100-120 HP that most compact cars "need", EFI/electronicalize it, and see what happens. Maybe stuff it into an older Corolla. Or maybe a turbo'd 70's 750 with 90-100 HP, electronicalized and stuffed into an Echo. I know, I know, it would require much wizardry and probably some alchemy, but if the auto manufacturers are going with small and forced induction, surely we can for cheaper than buying a new one.
I suggest older as opposed to the already high tech newer, because the new bike engines are tuned for too high of revs, and trying to get "cold" camshafts and parts for a sport bike would be 100% impossible. Just a thought. First one to try it wins the prize....
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