Oh yeah! Bring it on!
I'll take that T1 golf-cart motor of yours and pull it all over the back 40 with my "tractor" motor T4!!!!
How was that? Enough of a riled response? I'm trying, but Shoptalk being down has thrown me into a state of depression these days.
Actually, to get into a GOOD T4 will run you more than you think. For a decent 2.0L or 2056 I would say that $3k would be a good ballpark. You can always go cheaper or more crazy from there. A friend's 2270 ran him just north of $5k when it was said and done. Yeah, he has some custom stuff on it, but it's all good parts. Just remember that as with anything, the better parts will cost more. You could go cheap and not gain anything over a T1, or you can buy good parts that last over 100k miles with LOADS of torque.
I am putting T4s in everything I have (possibly even my 912). Every time I find one for a deal I pick it up. I was sold on the logic of the T4 design long before I actually rode in a T4 powered car.
Now, I've ridden in a 2270. Talk about usable street power! Wow.
Later,
G