Which engine - and where to go for such discussions

[Jay Laifman]

As I've mentioned in other posts, we have recently purchased a 1962 Elva MKVI, with the intent to go racing.

Elva made the cars for four different engines: 1100 cc Coventry Climax FWA, 1500 cc Ford (pre-crossflow), 1300 cc Alfa Romeo (crossflow overhead cam), and 1500cc 356 (pushrod, not four cam).

When we got the car, the history was not complete. We have now filled in a lot of the gaps. In doing so, we learned that during its most successful period, it was run with the Alfa motor.

We actually weren't thinking of rebuilding the car with an Alfa motor. We've also heard that at this point, parts are scarce and reliability is lacking.

Any thoughts or knowledge here about the Alfa motor? Any suggestions on if there is a better site to inquire about these engines?