Engine advice

[slatess1]

Crankshaft isnt ludicrously expensive buddy:

Part number A111E6257S £697.61 + vat (thats for my s1 exige so maybe cheaper for the elise?)

[S Works]

I'd do two things.

1) Post this up in the SELOC tech forum and take some advice from there. A lot more mech minded people on there.
2) Have a chat to Dave Andrews (google for dvapower) who's probably the most respected K-series engine builder around and see what he suggests.

With all due respect, if the engines shagged, offering the car for £13k's not likely to attract many buyers, given that it's probably worth ~£15-16k sorted, and a new engine's going to cost upwards of £1,500 plus VAT and fitting.

[piooly]

my engine was bugger. I bought another for £450, fitted it myself and sold bits of the old one. endded up costing nothing...

[stevie111s]

The MGF engine will slot right in. Use all your lotus sensors, loom etc. and you'll be up and running no problem.

[Paul RN]

K series engines complete can cost from £300 to £1500 secondhand, speak to the places that do honda conversions and you'll find plenty at cheap prices.