what tweaks have you made?

[theweeninjaguy]

ok guy's time to boast about how tricked up your lotus is! what tweaks have you make, how much did they cost (if you want to tell us) and do you have any pictures to post???

go on you know you want to - tell us how you've made your car - YOUR LOTUS?!?

ninja

[paulwakinshaw]

ok here we go

Hurricane induction kit fitted nice sound and a few more ponies. Fitted myself - £175

52mm Throttle body, gives a snappy throttle response. Fitted myself - £110

De-cat, makes the car sound like a banshee and gives a couple of bhp to boot. Fitted myself - £40

Elise parts exhaust, sounds sooooo nice especially with de-cat. Fitted myself - £400

4-2-1 manifold gives more torque and gives a little more noise. Specialist fitted £400 (£110 fitting)

Elise parts engine steady, to stop the manifold cracking. £40 and fitted with 4-2-1 above

Elise parts gear linkage kit, fab kit that gives the gear change a really positive movement, pain to fit as I didn't have ramps or axel stands but good though. £45 (I think)

S160 head and associated bits. Bought a S160 cylinder head complete with cams and I added verniers, emerald, S160 plenum, engine builder to open out the ports to match the respective manifolds, fit it and set-up the emerald - kit £800, emerald & verniers £780, fitting £450 RR tuning £200 (in 1 weeks time)

Braided brake lines and new fluid, lines were £65 and fitted with new fluid for £90 (pig of a job) all done by specialist.

Think that’s all.

Wako

[bogie]

too many to list...nothing is standard...spent about £25K total ! 300bhp Honda K20A conversion...everything else on the car sorted

pics here

http://community.webshots.com/album/91708235COPHen

[cuzza]

bogie said:

too many to list...nothing is standard...spent about £25K total ! 300bhp Honda K20A conversion...everything else on the car sorted pics here http://community.webshots.com/album/91708235COPHen

I am the "anti-bogie"!

Everything is standard (unless harnesses count)

[paulwakinshaw]

top of the class for Bogie, He's Honda'd

[Davey S1]

ITG Induction kit
Armourfend
Park Assist (no jokes please)

Al of these were put on by the dealer before I bought it so just came with the car.

Having a Stage 2 exhaust put on in the next week or so.

[garyDVO]

None at present.

Now I have the car run in after 5 years tempted at a Induction (Hurricane most likley) and Exhuast (do not know whichone to go for).

My pie in the sky idea is the Honda conversion.

Gary

[Buster44]

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[Rob350]

Hurricane, 52mm throttle body, janspeed sport exhaust, quick shift kit. All worth it! If I had the spare folding I'd go for a 160 Head and Emerald, or a 111R

[cfoster]

Not gone to bogie's extreme just a few Simple DIY mods.

Hurricane Induction Kit - £170
Green Stuff Pads Front/Back - £45.82/ £43.20
JVC MP3 Stereo - £350
Sony Speakers - £75
Sports Exhuast - Already installed
Alcantara Center Column & Gear Lever Cover - £109.99
Alloy Gear Lever Gate - £60
Gear Knob Badge Kit - £3.50
Switch Surrounds - £10.99
Sport 160 Throttle Body - £119.05
Silicon Hose for Throttle Body - £14.99
Tracker (Insurance made me )- £400
Magic Tree - £1.99

Best part about owning an Elise is you will find no two are the same, you can really put your own mark on it, without looking like a chav or spending Loads.

[theweeninjaguy]

a lot of money being spent on a lot of tweaks and mods.

if you had a grand to spend on mods what would you guy's suggest?

ninja

[cuzza]

Driver training
Pagid RS4-2s
Harnesses
A track day or two

If it ain't broke.....

[Davey S1]

Nitrons then save up and do the toe links and put some sticky tyres on

[S Works]

theweeninjaguy said:

a lot of money being spent on a lot of tweaks and mods. if you had a grand to spend on mods what would you guy's suggest? ninja

Neons, Nismo Boot Spoiler and Dubs with $-sign spinners

[scotte]

"too many to list...nothing is standard...spent about £25K total ! 300bhp Honda K20A conversion...everything else on the car sorted"

jeeees ! what sort of performance do you get from that bogie ?


>> Edited by scotte on Tuesday 5th July 17:22

[Ju.]

Just simple stuff for mine so far apart from exhaust all fitted myself

brooke exhaust
K&N filter modified to sit at the air intake (cost £20 to do)
sport 160 throttle body
VVC inlet manifold
Bilstein suspension upgrade.

[Buster44]

Davey S1 said:

Nitrons then save up and do the toe links and put some sticky tyres on

Agree whole heartedly with Nitrons - probably the most effective mod you can make

[bogie]

scotte said:

"too many to list...nothing is standard...spent about £25K total ! 300bhp Honda K20A conversion...everything else on the car sorted" jeeees ! what sort of performance do you get from that bogie ? >> Edited by scotte on Tuesday 5th July 17:22

mmm..lots ...never done any tests but others have with similar spec cars - under 4 secs to 60 (depends a lot on tyres) and about 8secs to 100mph..and about 170mph ish top speed ....it makes the Elise into a supercar eater...

[[k]ar|]

I've not done much to mine, as I find there are not that many bits available for the 111r just now.

Mine has the stage1 'zorst and I had the centre console between the seats covered in alcantara to match the dashtop.

As for potential future mods, I'm considering an ITG/Reverie induction kit, or alternatively a factory supercharger if it's made available for the 111r, with an Exige handling conversion to keep it under control .

[k]

[Esprit]

My baby is completely standard aside from what she came with from new:

Technomagnesio 6-spoke Magnesium racing wheels (wider and lighter than standard)

Lightewight seats.

Other than that, since I got her it's all been about getting her back to pristine nick

Likely to get inlet/exhaust/throttle-bodies and possibly even some cam/head/ECU work in the future, but in no hurry