John and Chris wrote:
>
> I have a buddy that has had a Jenson Healey sitting beside his house
> collecting rust. It has the Lotus engine in it. A week ago or so I asked him
> if he was still planning a restoration on the car. He said no, the rust was
> much worse than he thought. He then mentioned that the engine would be fun in
> a Spitfire.
>
> So does anyone know what the specs are on this motor. I know it has dual
> sidedraft (Mikunis I think). Anyone know the hp.
>
> Now the big question. How hard are parts to find?
Rebuilding a Lotus engine can be as expensive as rebuilding
a Ferrari engine.
I would recommend highly against it. If you are going non-original,
you might as well have an engine that won't cost you seven spitfires
if it needs an overhaul some day.
--
Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
Live From Tapwater Springs.
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