Kit Car engine choice

warboys · Post by **warboys** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:40 pm

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?

Post by **Stuart** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:47 pm

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

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:06 pm

nissan sr20det or a ford 2.0zetec on throttle bodies

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:22 pm

A Toyota VVTi lump, Not that exciting but uber reliable.

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:36 pm

Something rotary, nice and light

But I would have thought a Ford zetec engine is most reliable. What about a Honda VTEC engine ?

IWANT1 · Post by **IWANT1** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:52 pm

What kit, will other engines fit without major mods? pinto or dohc installed (are early efi pintos?) ?

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:22 pm

This:

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:01 am

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.

warboys · Post by **warboys** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:58 am

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

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 6:23 am

What sierra efi unit is in it at the moment. Is it the 2.0 dohc engine, if so what condition is it in.