Best Elise for Honda conversion
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Happy memories of the Civic Type R I bought in 2002. Really miss that engine and gearbox. Toying with an Elise to fill an empty space in the garage. If the Elise agrees with me I'd be looking to swap the engine for a Honda unit. With this in mind what would be the best Elise to fit with a Honda engine?
I'm not worried about absolute performance and I know that is an odd thing to say given what I'm planning. I just want to avoid the situation where my Honda conversion costs more than it needs to because I bought the wrong car and have to upgrade loads of other components or perhaps more annoyingly I spend a lot on a higher spec car which still isn't up to the extra Honda power.
I'm not worried about absolute performance and I know that is an odd thing to say given what I'm planning. I just want to avoid the situation where my Honda conversion costs more than it needs to because I bought the wrong car and have to upgrade loads of other components or perhaps more annoyingly I spend a lot on a higher spec car which still isn't up to the extra Honda power.
Thanks for the replies. It's good to know that it doesn't really make much difference.
Wrt buying a converted car, the ones I have seen are very often expensive because the mods don't stop at the engine or they get supercharged as well. I'm also very fussy about colour - no dark blues, blacks, silvers - I want a cheery colour. I'm not in a rush and will keep my eyes peeled.
Wrt buying a converted car, the ones I have seen are very often expensive because the mods don't stop at the engine or they get supercharged as well. I'm also very fussy about colour - no dark blues, blacks, silvers - I want a cheery colour. I'm not in a rush and will keep my eyes peeled.
That HPEAUTO conversion looks very high quality. It's a little more than the Maidstone conversion, but it certainly looks like it's worth the extra. I'd need to examine precisely what you get with each conversion, but the rebuilt engine and gearbox is a big plus over a second hand equivalent.
Wrt to S2000, I've had three tests drives over the years and every one was disappointing. I desperately wanted to love it, but the cockpit is cramped, the steering vague and the engine isn't a patch on the iVTEC unit in the CTR.
Wrt to S2000, I've had three tests drives over the years and every one was disappointing. I desperately wanted to love it, but the cockpit is cramped, the steering vague and the engine isn't a patch on the iVTEC unit in the CTR.
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