Looking at the above posts I'd say listen to the voices of experience before you make your choices!
Looking at the above posts I'd say listen to the voices of experience before you make your choices!
As others have said, I guess it depends what you want from the finished car - in my case something that looks and drives very close to an original Stradale road car with similar performance characteristics (power / torque), but with as many modern creature comforts (air con, cruise control, sat nav, reversing camera, DAB radio, digital music jukebox) as I can stealthily / subtly add. I went with the Busso engine as I always liked the look of the Alfa V6 (unlike other manufacturers engines that all seemed to have large plasic trays sat on them to hide the ugly plumbing and wiring). If I was going for pure performance I would have gone the Toyota route.
I had a S1 Elise for 10 years and kept the engine totally standard as it always have enough performance for me on the "twisty bits" of the local roads and I had no interest in taking it on the track
Fit a modest V6 for starters, get used the car, then upgrade later.
If light enough, any Stratos rep. will really shift with 160 to 200 bhp.
Upwards of 250 bhp is silly quick.
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