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Kit Car engine choice
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:40 pm
by warboys
OK, so I have been offered a Lotus 7 type kit car, which is great, but its definitely got the wrong engine in it (and Efi Sierra unit).
So the question is, what should I put in it? A car engine? A bike engine? N/A or forced induction? ANy thoughts/ advice?
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:47 pm
by Stuart
Road use? Mixed? Track only?
Subject to the answer I would go from torquey car engine, to rev hungry car engine to bike engined screamer respectively.
Having been a fair few, I just can't get the first BEC out of my head. A 460kg R1 engined flying machine.
Any thoughts? Buy the bloody thing
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:06 pm
by Rob_B
nissan sr20det or a ford 2.0zetec on throttle bodies
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:22 pm
by Jon
A Toyota VVTi lump, Not that exciting but uber reliable.
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:36 pm
by RX7
Something rotary, nice and light
But I would have thought a Ford zetec engine is most reliable. What about a Honda VTEC engine ?
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:52 pm
by IWANT1
What kit, will other engines fit without major mods? pinto or dohc installed (are early efi pintos?) ?
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:22 pm
by Tommy
This:
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:01 am
by Rob S
I'd either bin the efi set up and lob some big carbs on it for cheapo fun, or do the bike carbed zetec route. Not too much money either and reliable power.
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:58 am
by warboys
Intersting suggestions guys, thank you. An M3 lump is a strange choice.
I was thinking of a Honda F20C lump.
Kit is a Luego Velocity XT
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:23 am
by pablo
What sierra efi unit is in it at the moment. Is it the 2.0 dohc engine, if so what condition is it in.