RE: Beasty's Morgan +8
Discussion
Hi there
I reckon you really cannot compare these two cars, because
the concept is very different and the year of the basic design is generations apart.
This does by no means imply that the Morgan has a disadvantage over the Elise (if take out the heating and the water tightness). The Morgan is definitely a much more individual car with an even larger scope of individual modifications and improvements. The alu shoebox ( Elise) is torrtionally very stiff and the driving dynamics are not too bad, but without major setup modifications it drives a bid like a beetle (due to weight distribution)!
The Mogi is much better balanced to start with, but doesn't like bad road surface! The V8 is a pleasure and you can tune it nicely (TVR Power or John Eales).
On the track the Mogi should be easier to drive than the Elise and more fun due to the higher torque.
And one thing is cristal clear: There are a lot of very helpful and down to earth people around in the Morgan community.
Have fun
Thomas
I reckon you really cannot compare these two cars, because
the concept is very different and the year of the basic design is generations apart.
This does by no means imply that the Morgan has a disadvantage over the Elise (if take out the heating and the water tightness). The Morgan is definitely a much more individual car with an even larger scope of individual modifications and improvements. The alu shoebox ( Elise) is torrtionally very stiff and the driving dynamics are not too bad, but without major setup modifications it drives a bid like a beetle (due to weight distribution)!
The Mogi is much better balanced to start with, but doesn't like bad road surface! The V8 is a pleasure and you can tune it nicely (TVR Power or John Eales).
On the track the Mogi should be easier to drive than the Elise and more fun due to the higher torque.
And one thing is cristal clear: There are a lot of very helpful and down to earth people around in the Morgan community.
Have fun
Thomas
... ACTUALLY AT THE BEGINNING I HAD RADIO/CD AND LATER EVEN A SMALL SUBWOOFER (FIXED IN THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT AGAINST THE METAL PANEL), BUT AFTER THE REBUILT 6 YEARS AGO I LEFT IT OUT! AS U KNOW THE ELISE, WHERE THE RADIO AND SPEAKERS ARE AS WELL STRETCHED ABOVE 70 MPH, FOR THE MOGI I WOULD SAY 50MPH ANYWAY WITHOUT THE HOOD AND 70MPH WITH HOOD! BUT YOUR NEXT UPGRADE WILL BE A BIGGER ENGINE WHICH WILL REDUCE THE USE OF THE CD PLAYER ... TAKE CARE
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