OK, how in the hell do they do it?

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:45 pm

Take the Lotus 1.8 L 11.5:1 engine, puts down 190 hp and 138 tq.

Use that same Toyota engine with an Eaton supercharger at 7 psi and get 243 hp and 174 tq. Ok, not earth shattering or anything, but still, nice bump up for a 1.8.

What kind of engineering crack do you have to be smoking to put a turbo on the Elise/Exige powerplant to run 380 hp and 280 tq?

I kidd you not. Forcfed has made a kit that puts a GT28 turbo and intercooler onto that engine. Double the HP and more than double the torque, all with 11.5:1 CR! Well, they probably are using thicker head gasket, so the CR might be down a bit, but the rod length and piston width (displacement) has not changed and they are using the stock crank.

Specs:
http://www.forcedfed.com/elise/turbokit ... ed380.html

In action:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... =forcedfed

Loose your license:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... =forcedfed

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:25 pm

That's freaking nuts. I bet that car is a blast to drive though. The list of modifications is.... LONG. I can't even begin to imagine how much that is going to cost.

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:29 pm

Well put it this way, you can buy another Elise and three years of gas for the amount of money the kit costs. ($45K)

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:39 pm

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:54 pm

Well, it is either that, or drop $580K on a Saleen S7 twin turbo if you wanted to go .2 sec slower in 0-60...

http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/saleen_s7.asp
http://www.saleen.com/saleen_s7_main.htm

Post by **Sabre** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 5:59 pm

Or I pay 52k for an Ariel Atom that does 0-60 in 2.9....

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:11 pm

god there you go again making me want an atom... i can just imagine driving through town lookin like the Stig turning every head in the place. and you KNOW some ricer would undoubetly think "hah. ill show him how a REAL car is suppoused to go.." and attempt to "leave me in his dust".... eeeeheheheeh..... damnit man! why'd you have to go and get me thinking again....

anyways that lotus is HAWT... it sounds incredible although that wastegate is mad noisy ...which isnt necessairly a bad thing. i know alot of you guys like your quiet rides though. personally i love that sound

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:21 pm

and I thought a stock Elise was overpriced...

Ariel Atom FTW!!!1!