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@lynx
Have always liked the idea of a v6 in an x. Preferred the x to the Lancia montecarlo and suspect it was because the x felt sharper and nimbler than the monte. Suspect it was also that you could get x cheaper than montecarlos. Started with the idea of an alfa v6, the whole 164 drive train and wider bodied dallara kit to fit the lot in, the extra width and length.
Then the idea of actually keeping the engine bay intact as the strength of the rear comes from from the shape of the engine so needing to go smaller, that when I thought of the bi turbo engine. Even then I wanted the 2l fitted to the Italian market. Ended up finding one that had had the roof removed and it was cheap. Looked at the idea of variable vain turbos, maybe even quad turbo two smaller for efficiency and two bigger for power. But looking at variable vain turbos for petrol cars are still really expensive, as using diesel turbos won't work as differing exhaust gas temperatures.
The compact gearbox was easier than I thought as modern gearboxes are getting so much smaller. Matching the output shafts and getting the ratios right might be an issue but things are getting easier to be made or modified.
Maybe a rotary would be an idea but I haven't worked on one more than engine transplants.
Funny how things change and develop, I was a teen when I had these thoughts originally.