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So, I get a call from my mechanic yesterday who was taking my 05 Elise into his shop to install a few cosmetics and he's on the side of the road broken down. Looks like a failure at the front oil cooler, but won't know exactly where until Monday. Regardless, before he could get it shut down the engine went BOOM and turned off, so he's pretty sure it's toast.
I have a 10k budget to replace and upgrade the engine. I had planned on putting a VF supercharger on in the spring, as Jermaine is located just 30 minutes from my house. I've talked to a couple guys on LT, however, and they've both strongly encouraged me to consider the BOE system instead.
As to replacing the motor, I've found a stock, low mileage motor from a forum member that would run me 2500 with an LSD transmission as part of the package. If I add a VF system to that and budget a couple grand for the shop I can probably get it all done in budget. The BOE system would put me over a couple thousand, which I really don't want to do.
Any advise? Maybe there is someone out there looking to do a Honda swap that has a supercharged system they want to sell?
I have a 10k budget to replace and upgrade the engine. I had planned on putting a VF supercharger on in the spring, as Jermaine is located just 30 minutes from my house. I've talked to a couple guys on LT, however, and they've both strongly encouraged me to consider the BOE system instead.
As to replacing the motor, I've found a stock, low mileage motor from a forum member that would run me 2500 with an LSD transmission as part of the package. If I add a VF system to that and budget a couple grand for the shop I can probably get it all done in budget. The BOE system would put me over a couple thousand, which I really don't want to do.
Any advise? Maybe there is someone out there looking to do a Honda swap that has a supercharged system they want to sell?