Well Ollie a 1500 Triumph engine is never going to sound like a Jag straight six at full howl, BUT, I reckon the car will weigh in at not much more than 500 kilos perhaps 600, and the engine should with a few tweaks be producing around 80 BHP.
At 600 kilos the power to weight would be over 130BHP, the car is going to fly with the miserable 1.5 lump.
I have a GT6, but the engine weighs almost trice what the Spit engine does, but does not produce twice the power, only perhaps 20 or 30 BHP more.
I am not really a fan of the Triumph straight six, as its too heavy.
Of course this is only my feeling. A lot of folk love them.
A Rover 1.4 K series engine produces the same power as the GT6 engine but weighs half as much.
To be honest, The engine I have in the car which came with it, is almost new, starts first time on the button, and I cannot be arsed to change it!
Bit of a long answer, but that's how it is.
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