> Bear in mind that mine's a 'narrowbody' so doesn't have the enhancements
> (better driving position, neater handling) that the 'widebody' cars got.
> However, the ideal combination of older Alfa 8v TS engine and 'widebody'
> chassis is very rare (only available for 6 months), so I'd settle for a
> narrowbody any day over a 16v widebody any day.

Now that's weird - everyone I've spoken to reckons the 16v engines are
better than the 8v, so why the narrowbody/8v preference? The 16v has more
umph apparently, or does it suffer from the usual lack of bottom end torque
most 16vs have?

Hellraiser..........>