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Ask a stupid question.....
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:41 pm
by Victor Meldrew
Why dont people put vauxhall turbo engines into their Elise? Why go down the Honda or Audi route.
You must be able to get significant power from a modded turbo vauxhall unit.... its not as if the VX220 is that different is it?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:45 pm
by The_Rossatron
I suggested something similiar with the toyota engine into an older K engined elise as I would have thought the subframes and various other parts were probably bolt on and bolt off, but got ridiculed on pistonheads for some reason. Seloc must have been down
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:30 pm
by roadboy
Because its actually easier to put in the Honda or Audi and they're both better engines (IMHO).
HTH
Dan@JPS
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:08 pm
by Victor Meldrew
roadboy wrote:Because its actually easier to put in the Honda or Audi and they're both better engines (IMHO).
HTH
Dan@JPS
Really... now that is a surprise...
Whats the latest on you supercharged honda conversion...?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:29 pm
by r10crw
I used to think the same but the vaux unit needs a longer subframe which wont fit the rear clam. Theres just no cheap way to power with the elise unless you want to stretch the elise.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:01 pm
by roadboy
John Reid wrote:roadboy wrote:Because its actually easier to put in the Honda or Audi and they're both better engines (IMHO).
HTH
Dan@JPS
Really... now that is a surprise...
Whats the latest on you supercharged honda conversion...?
Its all go. Should have a N/A Demo car ready in a couple of weeks. Supercharged Demo car should be ready in a month.
Spread the word.
Dan@JPS
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:06 pm
by ed
roadboy wrote:John Reid wrote:roadboy wrote:Because its actually easier to put in the Honda or Audi and they're both better engines (IMHO).
HTH
Dan@JPS
Really... now that is a surprise...
Whats the latest on you supercharged honda conversion...?
Its all go. Should have a N/A Demo car ready in a couple of weeks. Supercharged Demo car should be ready in a month.
Spread the word.
Dan@JPS
will there be any test drives?!
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:07 pm
by Andy G
and whats the likely damage?
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:30 pm
by GregR
roadboy wrote:
Its all go. Should have a N/A Demo car ready in a couple of weeks. Supercharged Demo car should be ready in a month.
Spread the word.
Dan@JPS
moist!
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:32 pm
by roadboy
The price very much depends on engine and box.
If you supply your own engine and box, N/A will be £6.5k fitted inc VAT.
Should be £2.5k at the most for engine and box.
I would say £9k all in for the N/A if you wanted me to supply engine and box.
Supercharged prices are yet to be confirmed.
All conversions will come with GKN heavy duty driveshafts and a very nice baffled sump as standard.
I will post full details when I get the first demo car finished.
Dan@JPS
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:34 pm
by roadboy
ed wrote:will there be any test drives?!
Yeah cos you drive like a girl.
Dan@JPS
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:43 pm
by ed
