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The r500 is seriously stressed, make the power but way up the power band (iirc max power is at nearly 9k) and is torque light and needs both looking after (warm up, warm down) and services every 5k. Very track focussed and very expensive to buy, it is a hand built engine.
If you are set on a 4 pot, a 200hp duratec would be a much better drive (less stressed, more torque, probably quicker on the road) or even the civic type r k20 engine, an outsider wouldmbe a Renault clio 192 sport engine. If you want torque then the mazda mps engine (2.3 turboed duratec) may be interesting or at the cheap end a mk2 mr2 turbo import engine.
But as has been said rorty v6 would be my choice.
If you are set on a 4 pot, a 200hp duratec would be a much better drive (less stressed, more torque, probably quicker on the road) or even the civic type r k20 engine, an outsider wouldmbe a Renault clio 192 sport engine. If you want torque then the mazda mps engine (2.3 turboed duratec) may be interesting or at the cheap end a mk2 mr2 turbo import engine.
But as has been said rorty v6 would be my choice.
ugg10 said:
The r500 is seriously stressed, make the power but way up the power band (iirc max power is at nearly 9k) and is torque light and needs both looking after (warm up, warm down) and services every 5k. Very track focussed and very expensive to buy, it is a hand built engine.
If you are set on a 4 pot, a 200hp duratec would be a much better drive (less stressed, more torque, probably quicker on the road) or even the civic type r k20 engine, an outsider wouldmbe a Renault clio 192 sport engine. If you want torque then the mazda mps engine (2.3 turboed duratec) may be interesting or at the cheap end a mk2 mr2 turbo import engine.
But as has been said rorty v6 would be my choice.
v6 would be nice.. lister bell now use the toyota 3.5 (about 300 hp standard)If you are set on a 4 pot, a 200hp duratec would be a much better drive (less stressed, more torque, probably quicker on the road) or even the civic type r k20 engine, an outsider wouldmbe a Renault clio 192 sport engine. If you want torque then the mazda mps engine (2.3 turboed duratec) may be interesting or at the cheap end a mk2 mr2 turbo import engine.
But as has been said rorty v6 would be my choice.
apparently the duratec engine can mate to the mg gearbox, and quite a few elise have had duratec conversions done, so seems an option
ezakimak said:
I initially read that and thought, that it didnt sound correct, but it was the 3.2 that i was thinking about. it does appear that the 3.0 was the last Italian one, with the 3.2 being a derivative of the GM High Feature V6, and being made in Melbourne Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_V6_engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_High_Feature_engi...
The Alfa Busso V6 came in capacities up to 3.2l, the last ones in the 156 GTA, 147GTA and Alfa GT were 3.2l and 250bhp.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_V6_engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_High_Feature_engi...
The Busso looks lovely, and has the same 60 degree angle that the Dino engine had so sounds the part.
Nice looking De Havilland Dino up on Ebay at the moment. But I guess it should be for £40,000.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ferrari-Dino-206-Recrea...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ferrari-Dino-206-Recrea...
there are also those replica's the DGt 306 GT
http://www.jhclassics.com/306GT/
also nice, on a toyota mk2 MR2 base.
http://www.jhclassics.com/306GT/
also nice, on a toyota mk2 MR2 base.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ferrari-Dino-246-GTS-Ev...
Another Dino on Ebay. £38,000. At least the advert is honest in stating that it breaks down a lot.
Another Dino on Ebay. £38,000. At least the advert is honest in stating that it breaks down a lot.
Skyedriver said:
Not sure on the three colours but class car. Nice.
Thanks thats the colour chosen by original ownerThe roof is bare fibreglass and recently completed by Mark Walklett
This car was the prototype car at Dare which was used to make a coupe version of the G16. So this is the only one with a factory roof
Will all be repainted at some point
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