This.....Should've been done by lotus a long time ago

[Knoxville]

http://www.japmobiles.com/features/f...tail.asp?ID=15

Gotta be as quick as its vx220 turbo rival with that in the back

[Stoo]

Needs more BHP

[unrealrocks]

I know Vtec conversions are popular in cars like the MINI etc. although in an ELISE - there lovely cars as they stand!

[Knoxville]

They are yeah, but imo for what they cost they just ain't quick enough compared to some of the other cars in the same price bracket. Not as crazy as the german company that puts twin turbo audi v6's in elise though........

[Nox]

Sorry, can beat that...

head here:

http://www.brandes-dschuedow.de/start.html

click on B&D Esthi, then click on English if you want to read about 235 bhp in an elise, then if you think that sill isn't enough, read the next line about 420bhp... Its got an audi rs2 engine in there...

Nox

[TiG]

Ouch, That 420bhp version, 0-60mph in 3.75seconds, and a top speed of 305kph....

Yummy and my goodness it will stick with these on.....
225/25 ZR 18 front
265/30 ZR19 rear

TiG

[Nox]

yeah, its a bit quicker than my car

Nox

[gobbo]

Imo, that'd be better than a VX220 anyday, as from what i've heard/seen a normal 1.8 Elise would own a VX220 Tubby on a track, due to its handeling, but obviosuly a VX220 is faster in a straight line.

[[GSV]Trig]

Looks at the VX320, points laffs

[Knoxville]

Looks at the VX320, points laffs

There's a 320?

[Zak33]

oh yeah.....

but the thing that amzed me about the latest Lotus was that thr Toyota lump went in it....no doubt a great engine, but you'd have wanted a VTEV Honda from the start.

Politics, ownership and links.

What I want is a VX220 with the 1.9 CDTi 16v 150 engine in......

then you'd all be sorted

[gobbo]

Was'nt that the VX220 that holds some record for fuel economy, saw it advertised recently?

[Knoxville]

Nah that was a diesel powered concept made of carbon fibre iirc

[TiG]

Hmm there was some rather nice Vectra with 1.9L diesel engine with twin turbos' configured in parallel, one small for low revs one larger for more high end.

Basically making the torque curve stupid. 300+lb/feet of torque across the whole engine and 250bhp+ and still does 40mpg ish!!!. (Figures from memory so might be a bit out....)

TiG

[Zak33]

all the above right

The VX220 had a 1.3 CDTI (like my Corsa) boosted to big boost and then driven flat out for 24 hours.....

average was over 140 mph , INCLUDING stopping for fuel and driver changes

Then...in TOP SPEED trial it did 160 mph

and then out on the open road, in an economy test, it did 111 miles per gallon.

And no...I dont have one

[Tumble]

111 mpg??!?! me want.. me wants me wants I love Diesels