A 356 model from RUF

[roy mawbey]

I reckon 125hp would as you say be great. After all the 356A carrera was around the mark and for most of our roads that would be enough I think. ( Or it would be for this older guy )

I notice today on ABCGT Justin advised Dean did sell RUF one of his Polo engines and so its quite probable I guess that's the one they used.

Roy

[neilbardsley]

its all really interesting stuff, and its kind of settled my mind re: engine options for my wifes upcoming 356 rep build - i'm going the type4 route, and aiming for around 125-130bhp & lbft with lots of driveability and a nice flat torque curve, which i'm sure will be more than enough. I was considering more like 150-160bhp but I think that might be overkill and ruin the experience a bit

the emmory car based on a 964 chassis as already stated im sure is totally different to drive - it seems more like a "reshelled" uprated 964 from what I've seen of the build on instagram. that engine looks sexy as hell though - if I can achieve something as hot and period (sort of) looking as that I will be really really pleased - something so awesome about the raw yellow-ish fibreglass bits on it

the idea of 200+ bhp in a small car that weighs under a ton is fine (Caterham, radical, etc) but not so sure about it being a car from the 1950's.. it would need a lot of uprating but even then it might be a bit wayward. I guess this is exactly why emmory has gone the 964 route for their SEMA car

Ben,

I think that a type4 sounds like a good idea (torque v cost ratio is nicer) but if you are going mid engined then why not a 550 rep? The car is already setup for it? If you mid engine a 356 doen't you lose the rear seats?