Show Us Your Motors!

-Neil- · 17 Sep 2011 at 19:32

agw_01 said:
Faster than the Clubracer?

Looks ace though! You'll have to forgive my ignorance, but is the K20 standard fit or is this a conversion?

Much much faster!

It's not standard, it's a conversion done by a specialist, 4 or 5 different kits out there with this being one of the better 2 IMO.

The previous car was around 260 bhp and around 900-950kg and timed at 4.2 to 62 and mid to high tens to 100mph.

This is 300 bhp and around high 700kg to low 800kg, they are known to do 62 in under 4 seconds as have traction issues and 8.5 to 100mph.

The headline figures don't reveal the whole picture, the torque and in gear flexibility is jaw dropping as you don't need to thrash it to go fast!

Neil.

-Neil- · 17 Sep 2011 at 19:38

GinG said:
amazing, what is the spec of it mate??

Nitron Suspension
Sports Cat
Jackson Super Charger
Uprated Solid Toe Link Kit
Alloy Radiator
Uprated Driveshafts
Integra Type R Manifold
Siemens Injectors
OZ Alloys
AP Brake Upgrade. Rear Pads & Discs Upgraded too
Braided Brake Hoses
Janspeed Sports Exhaust
Quick Shifter
Nimbus Heat Shielding
Race Harnesses
Front Splitter
Oil Temp/ Pressure Gauges
Fire Extinguisher

The previous owner to the the bloke I swapped it with spent £25k on converting the car and upgrading the car to the current spec.

Neil.

agw_01 · 17 Sep 2011 at 22:57

Oh I didn't know it was supercharged.

That explains it then

Fr0dders · 17 Sep 2011 at 23:08

wheres the 200 kilos gone ?

Firestar_3x · 17 Sep 2011 at 23:13

I was thinking that too, especially with the weight of the supercharger + extra gear.

Very nice car though.

-Neil- · 17 Sep 2011 at 23:13

Air bags, abs, an extra oil cooler and hoses, air con and pipes, use of heavy steel fixings/brackets, sound deadening, hard top, intercooler + pipework.

Probably missed loads but they are the main ones I can remember.

Neil.

Fr0dders · 17 Sep 2011 at 23:28

I'm confused, is that a list of stuff that was binned ?

Because it reads like they binned one of the oil coolers. Brave !

-Neil- · 17 Sep 2011 at 23:37

That is stuff that the S2 Exige S has as standard, the car I've now got never had any of that stuff as bits like the abs and air bags weren't mandatory back in 2003.

The oil cooler is now behind one of the side pods/grilles and is deemed sufficient enough for the oil cooling requirements of the K20 on track.

Neil.

Simon · 18 Sep 2011 at 13:26

LOL ridiculous

Emjeadea · 18 Sep 2011 at 14:17

wow there are some awesome cars you guys own, im driving a volvo v70 2.4 170bhp but i have 3 children to drive around, when the missus is working again ill be getting myself something smaller but with asmuch bag for my buck

Kerming · 18 Sep 2011 at 14:42

and best of all..........its a convy

-Neil- · 18 Sep 2011 at 16:09

Simon said:
LOL ridiculous

That what I said when I first gave it some beans, the rev counter only goes up to 8K and the Honda revs past that and I was changing up at under 8k as I'm used to visually changing up before the end of the rev counter lol

Neil.

Howard · 18 Sep 2011 at 16:15

At first I was like 'meh' when I saw you'd swapped your Exige for an Elise powered by a standard-looking K20, then I saw it was supercharged and was like "

"

mjt · 18 Sep 2011 at 16:31

Epic.
You need to pop up to the Johnathan Palmer day so we can gawp!

In fact, do the Palmer day anyway. We need two more

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18304869

-Neil- · 18 Sep 2011 at 16:50

Howard said:
At first I was like 'meh' when I saw you'd swapped your Exige for an Elise powered by a standard-looking K20, then I saw it was supercharged and was like ""

Even a n/a K20 will walk away from a S2 Exige S in a straight line, the K20 is a much better engine.

Neil.

neil-ste · 18 Sep 2011 at 22:12

My 330, picked it up yesterday.

ZG002 · 18 Sep 2011 at 22:16

Very nice Neil, Will have to keep an eye out for you. How much that set you back?

-Neil- · 18 Sep 2011 at 22:54

£0, was a straight swap for mine.

Neil.

[TW]Fox · 18 Sep 2011 at 22:55

An odd choice, swapping an Exige for a modded Elise twice the age for £0, but I freely admit I know nothing about them. If the Elise is so amazing though it does make you wonder quite why he wanted to swap.

GT3 · 18 Sep 2011 at 23:22

[TW]Fox;20100267 said:
An odd choice, swapping an Exige for a modded Elise twice the age for £0, but I freely admit I know nothing about them. If the Elise is so amazing though it does make you wonder quite why he wanted to swap.

It's lighter and faster with one of the finest reliable engines in recent years with a supercharger bolted on top, whats not to like?