Engine conversions for Exige/Elise S1 and S2

[GTRene]

What type Elise/Exige with engine conversions are there for the S1 and S2, I know these;

>>Honda power 2.0L 190hp>>>240hp or 300hp SC(S1 and S2)

www.jimbocam.com/blink/dash-cam-pip1.mpg video 1

www.jimbocam.com/elvington/vA/elvA-j5goon1-vcd.mpg video 2




>>Ford Duratec 2.3L (Supertorque version) 190hp>>>275hp (S1 and S2)



>>Zcars bike engine 175>>>400hp (S1 and S2)



>>Audi 20 Valve turbo 1.8L 250>>>300+hp (S1)
www.auto-teknix.co.uk/index-files/tony1.mpg video


>>RST-V8 2.4L 320>>>400hp(only 74kg!) (S1)
www.motopower.co.uk

>>VW VR6 3.0L 230hp (S1)
(a few years ago in germany...?)

>>GM 3.0 V6 400hp (special build sport exige S2)


Those are the ones I know that are different from the 1.8L Rover K-series and the 1.8L Toyota engines
Do you know some more? and have some pics of the engine installed let us know.
GTRene

[shnozz]

You've covered all those that I am aware of.

[stuart1969]

I remember the "Esthi" or something that was an Elise with the 2.7l twin turbo engine form the Audi RS4, built in Germany I believe.

[stuart1969]

www.autobild.de/suche/artikel.php?artikel_id=1962&artikel_seite=0

[stuart1969]

www.pistonheads.com/lotus/elise/default.asp?storyId=6384

[chouca]

stuart1969 said:

I remember the "Esthi" or something that was an Elise with the 2.7l twin turbo engine form the Audi RS4, built in Germany I believe.

that project died, when the dealer/tuner (Brandes & Dschüdow) went bust

[GTRene]

stuart1969 said:

I remember the "Esthi" or something that was an Elise with the 2.7l twin turbo engine form the Audi RS4, built in Germany I believe.

Yes your right on that, the Audi biturbo engine produced 420hp in that top version! but they don't make that anymore...
But there was one for sale last year, a milder one,a 06-2004 111R in Esthi version very wide and only 8.000km on the clock color yellow, I see if I can find that one, they just asked the same price as a normal 111R but when you damage the car its a bit harder to get new clams...I have his e-mail too never used it though...
This one was on sale last year 15-09-2005 for asking price(2005) 41.900,-euro(28.300,-gbp) I still have that info, and it come's with some nice goodies too...

GTRene
Also one big advantage when you want to see the engine, it can do this...

And I found a PH link out 2003 so you can read about it in your language...

www.pistonheads.com/lotus/elise/Default.asp?storyId=6384

have fun


>> Edited by GTRene on Thursday 26th January 13:03

>> Edited by GTRene on Thursday 26th January 13:11

[GTRene]

Just looking around, and I found a 2000 Elise/Exige powered with A Alfa Romeo V6, the Italiën job its from +200hp>>>300Hp!

also a link from PH about that story how it ends?? I can't remember I ever heard of one?

www.pistonheads.com/lotus/elise/Default.asp?storyId=4763

GTRené

[anonymous-user]

GTRene said:

Just looking around, and I found a 2000 Elise/Exige powered with A Alfa Romeo V6 GTRené

Don't know what power it had but there was an Italian registered Elise with the Alfa engine on Stelvio 2000. I only ever saw it at rest, where it got a lot of attention, but word was that it handled terribly.

[anonymous-user]

Photos of it here

www.lotuselise.it/stelvio2k/v6motore.jpg
www.lotuselise.it/stelvio2k/v6interni.jpg

Edit: and here:

www.lotuselise.it/stelvio2k/v6vanomotore.jpg

>> Edited by Sharm on Thursday 26th January 14:50

[GTRene]

Sharm said:

Photos of it here www.lotuselise.it/stelvio2k/v6motore.jpg www.lotuselise.it/stelvio2k/v6interni.jpg Edit: and here: www.lotuselise.it/stelvio2k/v6vanomotore.jpg

Nice found! and strange looking too see an Alfa engine in a Lotus, 2 carcountries together in the mix
GTRene

[garydvo]

A cheap swap for a Std S1 is the 1.8 190BHP VHPD. I gather the going rate for the engine is sub £2K. A Std S1 would need an oil cooler and fitting. Around £2.5K max I should say.

The S/C Honda seems to be a popular choice like quite a few here just need the £13K.

[GTRene]

Maybe most of you saw this Exige S1 before, but some of you don't I think, so here is this lovely example of a fast S1 Exige with Honda conversion;

www.prototyperacing.com/k20kit.htm

www.prototyperacing.com/radar.htm


fast and cool with 240hp and 0 to 60 in 3,7sec and 0 to 100 in just 8,9sec
GTRene

[bogie]

replace "prototype" with "protohype" and you are somewhere close

...LOL at the performance figures..the 300bhp versions do those figures....

check out his other version that he reckons does 2.5 to 60

[GTRene]

I don't know? but I guess its light and 247hp when you look at the dyno of one of their honda conversions? anyway, look at this pipework nice, I hate spaghetty, but I like those

GTRene

[LRdriver II]

Ok.. I will have to run close to the name and shame rules but if it saves somebody alot of money then I dont care. A company(alledgedly) rhyming with "schmoto-hype" (alledgedly)ripped alot of people off and also was investigated for fraud(alledgedly) by HMC&E.

Anybody getting suckered into any of the "hype" needs to do more research into the product and head over to SELOC for the history of all this.

[bogie]

every one of those manifolds supplied to customers in the UK broke and was replaced by another design

GTRene - go over to SELOC and do a search on this....theres enough reading to keep you going until next christmas !

[GTRene]

bogie said:

every one of those manifolds supplied to customers in the UK broke and was replaced by another design GTRene - go over to SELOC and do a search on this....theres enough reading to keep you going until next christmas !

Thanks for the advise guys... but you have to be a member on SELOC thats why I can't look there...and I don't want to member of to many things because my head can't take that much but maybe I will soon to SELOc thanks again
GTRene

[typy]

Hey everybody, Im new here! I currently have a Supercharged Civic type R running 300hp! I want more speed now but love the engine and noise! Looking here, a conversion is possible into a elise....Does anyone no the price of the Conversion and someone/where that does it?? Cheers!

[scuffham]

you shoudl try looking:

www.maidstonesportscars.co.uk

or

www.brooke-kensington.co.uk/

Prices start from £9,750 all in