Elise Honda Upgrade
Discussion
I've seen one, not that it helps I know.......
Chap over Naaarrrrfolk ish way, had a white Elise and had the Type R engine put in. redid the entire car at the same time, just tidying it up and adding a few simple but really effective touches. Looked stunning. He must be on one of the forums - the car had a vinyl on the side letting you know it was an eRise.... badum tish.
Chap over Naaarrrrfolk ish way, had a white Elise and had the Type R engine put in. redid the entire car at the same time, just tidying it up and adding a few simple but really effective touches. Looked stunning. He must be on one of the forums - the car had a vinyl on the side letting you know it was an eRise.... badum tish.
Its basically the engine the Elise should have been born with, high reving, born with a reliable 200bhp and mated to a 6 speed box.
Fantastic piece of kit and if you head for www.SELOC.org and have a read about the different options (turnkey or DIY.. along with an Audi turbo 1.8 conversion to entice you)
It may be fractionally heavier than a K-series but you do get a well designed and reliable 2 liter engine designed for 200bhp as opposed to a block origianlly designed as a 1.4 and then stroked bored and tweeked to whatever spec.
I made the mistake of selling my first Honda converted exige, so am getting a 330bhp supercharged Honda K20A thrown into mine along with bigger brakes and 2 way dampers. Should be enough to embarass anything on track (330bhp/780kg estimated)
DO IT!!
Fantastic piece of kit and if you head for www.SELOC.org and have a read about the different options (turnkey or DIY.. along with an Audi turbo 1.8 conversion to entice you)
It may be fractionally heavier than a K-series but you do get a well designed and reliable 2 liter engine designed for 200bhp as opposed to a block origianlly designed as a 1.4 and then stroked bored and tweeked to whatever spec.
I made the mistake of selling my first Honda converted exige, so am getting a 330bhp supercharged Honda K20A thrown into mine along with bigger brakes and 2 way dampers. Should be enough to embarass anything on track (330bhp/780kg estimated)
DO IT!!
Loads of guys on the Elise forum have honda'd cars, with or without superchargers. They are VERY fast with a super charger but it must affect the weight balance a bit. You also have the option of super charging the K-series (less of a weight penalty and much cheaper) or putting an Audi turbo engine in (much more torque but not so high reving) - all popular conversions.
Edited by kambites on Monday 22 October 13:11
kambites said:
baSkey said:
has anyone swapped in a 1.8 turbo k from the late 75? i don't imagine they can run loads of boost or anything..but i just wondered..
There wouldn't be a great deal of point because the VVC N/A K-series generates more power.it has more torque as standard doesn't it?
redgriff500 said:
I saw a Rover 220 Turbo fitted in one.
Not quite as suited to the character but I bet a MUCH simpler conversion and has a lot more power potential with a simple boost upgrade.
are you sure? the t series is a pretty big engine, and uses different mounts to the K series. Would be great if it is an easy conversion. T series turbo engines are dirt cheapNot quite as suited to the character but I bet a MUCH simpler conversion and has a lot more power potential with a simple boost upgrade.
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