Subi Powered Lotus
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Edited by the ronin on Wednesday 27th May 07:36
kambites said:
Does it maintain the standard wheelbase and bodywork? I'd love a GT86 powered Elise with a supercharger.
It appears to keep the same suspension pickup points... But that oil tank, gearbox hangin off the rear and charge cooler on the subframe make no sense...It's nice to see guys trying new things but at least make it better and move the weight forward of the rear axle..
Edited by the ronin on Wednesday 27th May 18:06
the ronin said:
kambites said:
Does it maintain the standard wheelbase and bodywork? I'd love a GT86 powered Elise with a supercharger.
It appears to keep the same suspension pickup points... But that oil tank, gearbox hangin off the rear and charge cooler on the subframe make no sense...It's nice to see guys trying new things but at least make it better and move the weight forward of the rear axle..
the ronin said:
It's nice to see guys trying new things but at least make it better and move the weight forward of the rear axle..
I think the reduction in height of CoG will probably have more effect than the small movement forward. I like the F/R distribution of the Elise but it does feel rather... top heavy. kambites said:
the ronin said:
It's nice to see guys trying new things but at least make it better and move the weight forward of the rear axle..
I think the reduction in height of CoG will probably have more effect than the small movement forward. I like the F/R distribution of the Elise but it does feel rather... top heavy. There is very little weight on the front axle so moving as much up front makes things that much better... The Exige and 211 are very different in feel due to the much lighter front end of the 211.
Nice find! Not sure where you would want them to mount a chargecooler. After all the engine will be taking up all the room forward of the axel. You could mount it high above the engine but then you a) need Exige body work and b) are moving weight high up in the chassis. The stock intake manifold isn't exactly compact!
I think the great thing about this conversion would be the availability of spare and performance parts. Let's face it there are quite a few scoobys about these days and a massive market supporting them.
I think the great thing about this conversion would be the availability of spare and performance parts. Let's face it there are quite a few scoobys about these days and a massive market supporting them.
chuntington101 said:
Nice find! Not sure where you would want them to mount a chargecooler. After all the engine will be taking up all the room forward of the axel. You could mount it high above the engine but then you a) need Exige body work and b) are moving weight high up in the chassis. The stock intake manifold isn't exactly compact!
I think the great thing about this conversion would be the availability of spare and performance parts. Let's face it there are quite a few scoobys about these days and a massive market supporting them.
When I look at the engine packaging I see a mess to work around and no real advantage but at least they are trying something which is more than most.I think the great thing about this conversion would be the availability of spare and performance parts. Let's face it there are quite a few scoobys about these days and a massive market supporting them.
I'll stick with my Toyota 2ZZ layout and ease of maintenance...
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