Newbie - Realistically, what engine/gearbox should I opt for?

[jonte]

Hello again All.

Although a Newbie to the forum, I'm steadily in danger of swamping it with threads, but this is one I've just got to get off my chest.

Alluding to both book and forum it's pretty clear that a decision as to which engine and gearbox to use is somewhat of a priority as allowances may have to be made during chassis construction to accomodate.

So, I'll get straight to the point: I crave acceleration as opposed to top end performance and I'd like to achieve it as simply and cheaply as possible.

Will I, therefore, be looking at a smaller, lighter car engine - say 1.3, 1.4 or 1.6 with a few bolt on bits linked to a standard sierra box - or a bike engine even

Problem is, as I admitted in my introductory thread the other day, I'm a total ar*e when it comes to cars - actually I'm a total ar*e - so that has to be factored in.

I suppose it's like asking how long's a piece of string really, so perhaps I've answered my own question.

Apologies for asking something that appears to have been posed since time immemorial, but everybody else that's asked seems to know what they're talking about.

Thanks once again for all those decent souls out there who've humoured me so far - perhaps I can repay you eventually by actually building one !!!

Kind regards,

Jonte