engine size?

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Originally Posted by deezee

I've a kit car magazine kicking around. It has a MK Indy chassis with a 350bhp Huyabusa turbo engine in it, fits in without any chassis widening or lengthening. More importantly it weighs little in comparison to the likes of a big capacity car engine and gear box. I think this approach is in the spirit of the Lotus seven ethos, rather than dropping in a dirty yank V8 and slosh box.

Yeah, but how much does a 350bhp hayabusa engine cost?????

Much more bang for your buck from using a larger capacity engine with minimal tuning. It much more within the reach of the home builder rather than massively overtuning an engine at a cost of thousands, that will end up being unreliable due to it's extremely high state of tune. Not to mention that bike engine cars lack the driveability of car engined cars out on the road.

I agree that s small lightweight setup is more true to the Lotus Seven spirit, but then that depends on your approach to your own build. Are you building a Lotus Seven Replica, or are you building your own sportscar?

My 2 pence...