US version of Lotus Elise review by RT here
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i did not know that. Either way, I'd rather strip the hell out of a GTS then and do suspension mods and probably could get it to perform just as good for atleast 10K less :dunno:
i did not know that. Either way, I'd rather strip the hell out of a GTS then and do suspension mods and probably could get it to perform just as good for atleast 10K less :dunno:
as in a celica gts? say $25K for the car and you'd need at least 10K in mods to even come close.
that's $35K. unless you go with a use car but I don't know if that would be a better handler than the elise.
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If I had the money, I'd get one of those, then swap in the new K20 that's in the japanese ITRs... someone posted a link to that earlier and it looked killer :thumbup:
If I had the money, I'd get one of those, then swap in the new K20 that's in the japanese ITRs... someone posted a link to that earlier and it looked killer :thumbup:
www.prototyperacing.com
I've already sort of talked to the owner Joe. he quoted me $20K for everything including engine and install, etc.
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as in a celica gts? say $25K for the car and you'd need at least 10K in mods to even come close.
that's $35K. unless you go with a use car but I don't know if that would be a better handler than the elise.
as in a celica gts? say $25K for the car and you'd need at least 10K in mods to even come close.
that's $35K. unless you go with a use car but I don't know if that would be a better handler than the elise.
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Originally posted by puffy
so its going to have a celica gts engine in it? with some slight mods in 10hp range.
so its going to have a celica gts engine in it? with some slight mods in 10hp range.
yep revised ecu and a redesigned intake manifold
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ok, then $5,000 less. Either way, I really don't like the car. I wasn't impressed with the GTS engine when I test drove the Celica. I know the weight will be less but the engine just didn't feel as lively as I expected.
ok, then $5,000 less. Either way, I really don't like the car. I wasn't impressed with the GTS engine when I test drove the Celica. I know the weight will be less but the engine just didn't feel as lively as I expected.
yeah i suspect that it's the extra weight in the celica.
500lb extra in the celica. that's whole lot of weight.
if you can remove 500lbs in the celica I'd be very impressed
oh and still keep in street legalbtw were you comparing the engine response to the S2000 :rick:
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yeah i suspect that it's the extra weight in the celica.
500lb extra in the celica. that's whole lot of weight.
if you can remove 500lbs in the celica I'd be very impressed oh and still keep in street legal
btw were you comparing the engine response to the S2000 :rick:
yeah i suspect that it's the extra weight in the celica.
500lb extra in the celica. that's whole lot of weight.
if you can remove 500lbs in the celica I'd be very impressed
oh and still keep in street legalbtw were you comparing the engine response to the S2000 :rick:
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it also has toyota vents :lmfao:
it also has toyota vents :lmfao:
doesn't take much to make you laugh huh
i believe they have been that shape since the S2 version of the Elise was introduced
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