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Originally Posted by ebouwman
I love those sprites! Only ever seen pics a few times, but they look so cool! Although i don't totally like the idea of bastardizing an import by adding a big american engine, i do think that in this case it may be a good idea, in terms of replacing an old english engine (read terrible).
Maybe those engines are better than they get a rap for, but i've never heard of a british engine that was ever described as "solid" or "reliable"
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British engines aren't generally very reliable, and I don't really care to keep the stock 948cc, 43hp engine. Back in the day, it topped out at 82.9mph (yes, they seriously measured the speed down to a 10th of a mph), and it went 0-60 in 20.9 seconds. That's slow on an epic level.
I'd ultimately like to get a ****** example, with a straight body, and make a CF or Fiberglass copy of the whole body, then tube-frame it, add custom double wishbone suspension, add 400hp engine, and then profit. :P