Wednesday 30th January 2002

VTEC Kit for Elise

For almost 4 years Sun International has been installing the Honda 1.8 litre VTEC powertrain into Lotus Elises in the USA.

They're now on the fifth incarnation of the conversion and are offering it in kit form not only in American but in Europe and Asia. Sun claim the installation is simple enough to be done at home by someone with mechanical aptitude.

The kit comes with everything required for the conversion, but not the actual engine or gearbox (or the Elise!).

Full details of the kit are available on Sun International's website at www.thesunsite.com/installation_kit.html

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[Roadrunner]

Looks like a good alternative. Anyone know the power output of this engine? Must be loads of tuning options for Honda engines too. I saw a supercharger for them somewhere. Should make a better sound than the rover lump too.