500bhp lotus S1 Exige build...

500bhp lotus S1 Exige build...

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EX51GE R

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1,368 posts

209 months

Sunday 10th July 2011
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My S1 exige was Honda'd at Phoenix motorsport in early 2008, very happy with the N/A until i met Darren Cudd while i was doing some work for Omex performance electronics, he suggested a Rotrex...



after a few TD's with an intercooler we decided a charge cooler was the way forward...



Again, very happy with the performance, Darren then up sticks and moves to silverstone to work for TTS, we then decide to up the boost and change the cams, however after discussion we decide screw it! sleeve the block, 2.2L stroker kit, uprated rods pistons etc....



Oh yes and bigger blower, a MUCH bigger blower...



Now to take the extra power i have decided to swap all the wishbones to S2 K series items and run the uprights with the S2 bearing packs...

Powder coated and new balljoints C/W JSR rosejoints...



2 pots on the rear too...



A job we have been discussing for a while is to make some Ally uprights, so darren has been busy in 3D solidworks...





Bracket for the new S/C...





I'm sure once i point Darren to this thread he can update as he goes too....

Marc.

wackojacko

8,581 posts

189 months

Sunday 10th July 2011
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Wow that is fantastic, saw an orange S1 with a boosted K20 out in LeMans and another with a 20V Turbo Audi lump in it.


No doubt it will be fabulous, went in a mates/fellow PHers modified Exige Type 72 out in LeMans and that was sensational ! so more power can only be more insane.

Edited by wackojacko on Sunday 10th July 22:17

ct_

108 posts

183 months

Sunday 10th July 2011
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Mental - In the best possible sense.

james_gt3rs

4,816 posts

190 months

Sunday 10th July 2011
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500bhp yikes

It's like a scaled down Noble M600, but probably even faster!

EX51GE R

Original Poster:

1,368 posts

209 months

Sunday 10th July 2011
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james_gt3rs said:
500bhp yikes

It's like a scaled down Noble M600, but probably even faster!
It should be capable of circa 600bhp but we want reliability too wink

Dr G

15,146 posts

241 months

Sunday 10th July 2011
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Too much power is just enough smile

chevronb37

6,471 posts

185 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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Having experienced a supercharged Honda S1 recently, I can confirm this is herocially silly. Best of luck, I look forward to being overtaken by you at an exiges.com trackday soon!

dom9

8,038 posts

208 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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Will be following this build - good work biggrin

5potTurbo

12,464 posts

167 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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Book.marked.

sperm

RobCrezz

7,892 posts

207 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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Superb!

Greg_D

6,542 posts

245 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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My favourite sort of insanity, big thumbs up thumbup

Sf_Manta

2,188 posts

190 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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BIG POWER
+
Small car
=
Insanity eeksmokinnuts

Good on you sir thumbup

soad

32,806 posts

175 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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This will be good! thumbup

Egg Chaser

4,951 posts

166 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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That's going to be insane! Although won't you have problems trying to put 500bhp down in such a light car?

EX51GE R

Original Poster:

1,368 posts

209 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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Egg Chaser said:
That's going to be insane! Although won't you have problems trying to put 500bhp down in such a light car?
Probably smile we will address that next year when the budget allows!

Playo

291 posts

194 months

Monday 11th July 2011
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God damn thats gonna be mental!! bow

RobCrezz

7,892 posts

207 months

Tuesday 12th July 2011
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EX51GE R said:
Probably smile we will address that next year when the budget allows!
Sticky tyres and a fancy diff (and a carefull right foot!) biggrin

EX51GE R

Original Poster:

1,368 posts

209 months

Tuesday 12th July 2011
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RobCrezz said:
Sticky tyres and a fancy diff (and a carefull right foot!) biggrin
New diff going in as well and we already run stickies on track anyway smile

Dustyw536

43 posts

178 months

Tuesday 12th July 2011
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Fantastic idea! One of my all time dream cars.... one day!

mattsullivan

1 posts

152 months

Tuesday 12th July 2011
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looks fantastic