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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the xr3car group: How do you plan to build your XR3? o Diesel only with carbon fiber o Diesel only with...
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Jul 16, 2006
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For those of you not in the know, the XR3 is a design by R.Q. Riley Enterprises (http://www.rqriley.com/xr3.htm) that will be available in December as plans to...
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Jul 16, 2006
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This will be a blast on many levels. As for adding content for construction, I hope to use Mini Cooper parts, due to the wide selection and performance that is...
Dan Garcia
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Aug 5, 2006
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I'm trying to plan now but don't expect to begin the project until I retire in 2008. Whether in fact I build the xr3 or the TriMag may depend on Riley's ...
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Aug 14, 2006
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If I read the current specs on the XR3 correctly from Riley's page, there's no spec for width of the front track unless the spec named "tread" is that. The...
davenevland
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Sep 15, 2006
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... there's no spec for width of ... tread is 64 inches. If ... wide. I haven't been able to ... wide. Am I reading this ... 64 inches? What am I ... how...
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Sep 15, 2006
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If the "tread" measurement is the same as the track measurement, then the tires of the XR3 are as wide as most of the Lamborghinis. The cabin, if it stays...
davenevland
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Sep 16, 2006
3:52 pm
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Are we hoping the XR3 will be FWD or RWD or do you care? Which would be best?...
davenevland
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Oct 6, 2006
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... would be best? ... It seems clear to me from the plans as described on Riley's page that it is Diesel powered to the front and electric powered to the...
e_recon
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Oct 6, 2006
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First the delay in XR3 plans to February 2007... Now the Power Point slides at the bottom of http://www.rqriley.com/xr3.htm Very cool but the slides create...
asp_guy2001
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Oct 30, 2006
2:41 am
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... http://www.rqriley.com/xr3.htm ... Thanks. I'd missed these....
e_recon
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Oct 30, 2006
9:01 pm
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... http://www.rqriley.com/xr3.htm ... answer. ... There's an implied answer I don't like. The power train is listed as a 17.5 horse diesel - a similar...
e_recon
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Oct 30, 2006
10:06 pm
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... as ... resembling ... Correction 23 Horse. I misread the slide the 23 HP 17.5KW 'Recon...
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Oct 31, 2006
3:46 pm
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The engine being used is a to be released Kubota turbo diesel engine that meets EPA requirements, and is a much better engine than what was used in the past. I...
Dan Garcia
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Oct 31, 2006
10:36 pm
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Hi, Does anyone have any idea what the projected 0-60 mph time is forecast to be for the XR3? Thank you....
asp_guy2001
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Nov 1, 2006
2:13 am
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... that ... used in ... Dan, where did you pick up this information? 'Recon...
e_recon
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Nov 3, 2006
4:01 pm
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On a website, it was posted by Riley himself, I can't remember the model number, but I have seen what amounts to a "beta" release of the engine....
Dan Garcia
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Nov 4, 2006
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http://www.dieselenginemotor.com/kubota/supermini/page5.html...
Dan Garcia
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Nov 4, 2006
3:21 am
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http://www.dieselenginemotor.com/diesel/engines/256,1.html I found one of my links....
Dan Garcia
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Nov 4, 2006
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Dan, When I click on this link it leads me to a D902E G445 engine with 20.6 HP @ 3,200 RPM. The D902E G445 doesn't appear to have a turbo either... Sorry to...
asp_guy2001
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Nov 6, 2006
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Gotta love google... first try: http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-278.html...
Dan Garcia
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Nov 7, 2006
12:05 am
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I would go by the specs on the second link, but this Kubota D902 series is what will be used....
Dan Garcia
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Nov 7, 2006
12:19 am
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Great find, Dan. Thank you. 'Recon ... series is ... with 20.6 ... either... ... PowerPoint ... remember the ... of the ... diesel ... than what ... were at...
e_recon
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Nov 7, 2006
1:26 am
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Dan & Recon, Neat! I'm convinced on the engine! Now what can you guys tell me about the Batteries and the electric motor :-) Cal...
asp_guy2001
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Nov 7, 2006
2:46 am
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Hi all, I recently joined this group. I was wondering does anybody think the plans are going to be available in February or do you think it may be delayed...
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Dec 29, 2006
9:42 pm
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I would have thought that Riley would have some new promotional stuff right now, touting his February release, if he expected to be on time. I haven't thought...
e_recon
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Jan 12, 2007
6:01 pm
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I tried to post this yesterday, but I see it hasn't added in. Riley's site now says plans expected in April. I hope he is in good health. 'Recon...
e_recon
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Jan 26, 2007
6:23 pm
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As with all of Robert Q. Riley's projects I find the XR3 interesting but I would be cautious in dealing with someone who is repeatedly unable to meet their...
stan koprowski
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Jan 27, 2007
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Stan, I find it interesting to look at the projects whose plans he now sells and try to assemble a narrative from them. The XR3 excites me because I think it...
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Jan 28, 2007
2:33 am
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This is hardly a shock. I note that the RQRiley.com website now says the projected release date for the plans is April. I wonder what the hold up is. I hope...
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Jan 29, 2007
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