starting new Stratos build in Connecticut

[bocco1]

After 4 years of waiting my chassis is finally coming together at LB cars. I configured the chassis using the Toyota 2GR-FE V6 as my power plant. Having a wicked hard time sourcing a Evora gear box. Please let me know if there is anyone here in the US that has done the complete build with a Toyota power plant. I need all the help I can get on this thing.

[Joules]

Has your chassis completed and shipped now? Mine is now supposedly going to ship in January.

On the engine side I've been in communication with Marc Labranche at Frankenstein Motorworks, I will go with his cams, intake manifold and an aftermarket ECU (likely Haltech) to improve engine performance. On the EA60 gearbox, the best US source I have found is Monkeywrench Racing, it adds quite a bit of cost if you don't have the core, but as you state finding an Evora box in the US is a battle, I even looked at the likes of CoPart auctions to buy a complete insurance write off for the drive train. The other option is to source one in the UK, have it crated, shipped over and pay the duties. I figured I'm so deep into this now I'm going and waited so long that I'm going to stump for the Monkeywrench rebuilt box with their LSD.

https://www.monkeywrenchracing.com/product-category/lotusevora/evoradrivetrain/evoratransmissions/

Julian

[Tbone1209]

Any reason you don't want to go with the lighter, cheaper and arguably better shifting 5-speed e351? I'm sure Marc has suggested, right?