OT Re: big boy go-karts was RE: [Shotimes] SHO engine in an MR2?

[bjshov8]

We had a thread similar to this on one of my car lists-  about engine swaps
in Pontiac Fiero's.  This seems like a good one to me- the cars and
potential engines are readily available and low priced, and you can get body
kits for them all the way up to exotic kit-car types.  Seems to me that you
could create a pretty unique and/or interesting car without spending a
fortune.


> I think swapping an engine in and out of a factory car is a lot of
> work.  I.e. putting a northstar in an MR2.  I have to wonder if it
> would be faster and cheaper to build say a kit Cobra and drop in...
> well anything you want from 100-2000hp.  It would certainly be easier
> and you can get a kit from FFR fro 12k.  Bolt up one Mustang 5.0 and
> you have a pretty cheap, cool looking go kart.