Engine conversions for Exige/Elise S1 and S2

[GTRene]

A small? update...most of us know the RST-V8 project car...also most of us never heard from that Elise car again...sad...

But as I was looking around for a "next" like to own car I came acros something even better the POWERTEC RPA - 2.6-LITRE MACROBLOCK V8 capelble of 360>>380hp more reliable then before!




here are some specifications;

www.powertecengineering.com/v8spec.php

here some soundclips;
www.radicalsportscars.com/news_folder/v8_sheruns/00002.MP3

www.radicalsportscars.com/news_folder/v8_sheruns/00004.MP3

now that would be realy something special in a Elise
Ofcorse I know there are "cheaper" solutions like the audi,duratec or honda engine, but this would be realy special and the more they make the cheaper it could be done me thinks...

Combine that with the POWERTEC PS2 Power Shift see pdf file and of you go
www.powertecengineering.com/paddleshift5789-Ptec%20A4%20v3.pdf


Maybe someone can ask those people what it cost such combination, or if they make a demo in a Lotus Exige/Elise and what that would cost all in...when we do a group buy its cheaper
GTRene

[GTRene]

Just found a interesting Lotus Elise 1999 with 2.8 VR6 engine for sale a few years ago I knew a guy in germany sold one but never saw one again till today it does not have that much power from his 2.8 just standard 180ps but "easely"tuned me thinks and a lot of torque..yummie...here a picture of that engine bay...


finally some torgue
GTRene

edit: I just see now they have put 2 Ukra flags in my post, guess somewhere they changed the Lotus pictures (old 2006 online) for 'set-up' flags

Edited by GTRene on Tuesday 8th November 22:39

[GTRene]

jules_s said:

Seems my mate has just bought one of these (maybe the only one, or the only one in the country?)

pictures of that one? very rare, but there are a few models, some 'normal' and some wide body with big engine.

[GTRene]

sounds good Ross.

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Tlandcruiser said:

Does anyone know if the jaguar ajv6 has been fitted into an Elise? I know a 1mzfe and 2grfe has been fitted into the Toyota s2.

I know of a firm who advertised for Jag V8 in a Lotus Elise mk1/mk2 while also advertising for such with a chevy v8. both longitudinal mounted with longer wheelbase and so on.

No idea if they are still around.

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stratosboy said:

my S1 Elise motorsport replica with Audi 20v T engine

lovely S1,
there was long ago also a build of one with the audi R5 cill try out, did that project ever finished?

I love those audi 5 cill, powerfull and a great sound.

there is a video online with a Porsche GT3 driving behind a Donkervoort GTO on track, the Donkey gets past him and they tried to hook on, which they can not, but the sound of that GT3 (camera sound) was not that you say, ooow that sound, although the Donky 5 cill sounded great and 400 or 500 or even more hp is not such problem.

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stratosboy said:

yes this 5 cylinder Audi build is almost finished, you can follow the build here:
https://forums.seloc.org/viewthread.php?tid=352378

good news, thanks
I'm going to take a look, long time not been there.

[GTRene]

lovely idea as well with such 3 cill GR engine, pulls wel and reasonable sound

[GTRene]

Lovely update, the engine looks almost small in that engine bay :-)
keep up doing the good work, guess its not so easy going from front engine to rear and from AWD to RWD and the electronics.

[GTRene]

that looks good, lots of space left , so far so good

[GTRene]

Damn that looks nice and 560hp wow, thats nuts=good

[GTRene]

some nice work done, respect, cage looking good, so is the firewall, I guess you don't count the hours for such big project

[GTRene]

wow, respect you are doing a great job, love the engine bay and gold heat shield and so on, the way to go for a nice swap.

good so far.