At the risk of tweaking the purists, I'm asking for advice, experience or even parts availability to replace my Lola T540 Kent with something more potent. I've already discovered that I'm nowhere close to being nationally competitive in CM and I have no doubt the fault lies more with driver than car. Nevertheless, I really enjoy running this car at the regional level. But I'm the only C-Modder in my region. And while it may be my fault, I'm not fast enough to knock down FTD anymore. (Getting up there)
Obviously stepping up the power will upclass me to at least BM, and again I won't be nationally competitive. That's okay -- my only objective is to play in the local sandbox. So I don't need or want the optimum BM package. Just an easy engine swap giving me maybe 150bhp which will be complimented with say 6 & 8 inch wheels and Continental tires.
So, concentrating on the easy/inexpensive end of the spectrum, anyone have some options to consider? Or maybe a hot-rodded cross-flow for sale? Without doing a lot of research I picked up a Zetec, but after measurement the conversion into a Lola chassis seems daunting. Doesn't meet the "easy" requirement.
TIA, Bill