My Poverty Spec Vauxhall

[-Neil-]

WOW!

Thats quick!

I always thought the Exige was the daddy, how come this Elise is not known as an Exige or is it modded or some special edition?

No Lotus has come from the factory with this engine, it's an engine transplant. It's what it should have got when they changed from Rover to Toyota but Honda at the time were still making the S2000.

Neil.

 

[-Neil-]

My question would be more around why a chap with the money to pay for the conversion would do it to an elise and not start with an exige in the first place. Not that the elise isn't awesome, just the exige looks that bit more special - a proper race car for the road!

This car was converted 5 years ago, only the Rover engine/subframe could be done at the time. You can as of this year convert a Toyota powered car.

Neil.

 

[L0rdMike]

You got wind up windows I take it Neil?

 

[Alibaba99]

Mike awesome car!

Dyne day is this Saturdy.

Tyre wise you need two sets for a car like this:-
Advan AD08 / r888 etc. For summer / track use.
Michelin Alpin Pilot PA3's for winter.

Or something like SuperSports for all rear round use and be careful in colder and wetter months.

Are the SuperSports really suitable for something as light as an Elise / VXT?

 

[-Neil-]

You got wind up windows I take it Neil?

Haha, it does indeed !

Neil.

 

[Gibbo]

Are the SuperSports really suitable for something as light as an Elise / VXT?

If they make it in that fitment then yes if they don't then no.

 

[Trifid]

If they make it in that fitment then yes if they don't then no.

They don't. 18" is the smallest they go.

 

[Moeks]

Arhh finally got rid of that old Honda then Mike ...I'm not sure your choice would have been my choice but nice car none the less. I certainly have a lot of respect for it's capabilities. Must be nice to have some decent torque now eh

The Elise is a little harder and noisier due to the loud exhaust on it at the moment

Christ ...your Exige was really loud as it was, or I thought so anyway, used to be able to hear you coming from quite some distance off at the Hungry Horse.

 

[L0rdMike]

Arhh finally got rid of that old Honda then Mike ...I'm not sure your choice would have been my choice but nice car none the less. I certainly have a lot of respect for it's capabilities. Must be nice to have some decent torque now eh

Stll have the S2000 need to get on and sale it. Will post the phone dB readings for it when I get home.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Not just loudness remember but drone and tone.

How do you find it compared to the S?

 

[L0rdMike]

Set of AD08s ordered so I should have immense amount of grip soon.

 

[Phate]

Yeah, the amount of grip you had on Saturday was just lol bad

 

[L0rdMike]

Yeah, the amount of grip you had on Saturday was just lol bad

Now I said this will prob crash for not having the awesome Kumhos on.

 

[bledd]

What size are the tyres on these Mike?, looks awesome

 

[CocoPops]

Standard rims 175/55/17 and 225/45/17
Team Dynamics (as per the pics in this thread) 195/50/16 or 205/45/16 and 225/45/17

They are the common sizes.

I'll be fitting 205/45/16 and 225/45/17 AD08s to my TDs for my SC'd VX220 in the spring and keeping the standard rims/tyres for the winter.

 

[CocoPops]

@L0rdMike, what did you pay for your AD08s? Best I've had is £450 fully fitted locally in Newbury.

 

[L0rdMike]

Only getting the rears done at the moment, something like £130 each fitted.

 

[CocoPops]

So you're keeping Kumho's front and AD08s rear?

 

[L0rdMike]

Not going to change a set of tyres just for the sake of it.

 

[DRZ]

Isn't that going to feel really strange/terrible?