stage 1 evo VS Lotus Esprit
Dec 19, 2004, 11:02 AM
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then you will spank his ***, a bigger turbo will make up for AWD out of the hole. just the 272s on the stocker will help. If you lose the 600 lbs of weight, add the 272s, I will guarantee you just made up 1 to 1.5 bulengths right there.
Dec 19, 2004, 12:17 PM
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... this post is stupid... how would u expect a Evo rape a Lotus on the track.. u can ***** at me all u want or u could say u are going to put a 20G or 3037s, I don't really care, don't expect too much out of a Evo.. Lotus only enginner race cars.. not Family Sedan nor SUV's..
Dec 19, 2004, 12:49 PM
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Here's a rundown of nearly 30 years worth of Lotus Esprits. Racing versions easily produce over 550bhp.
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Dec 19, 2004, 12:53 PM
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You are thinking of the Elise, completely different car. A Elise is quick, but not nearly as quick as its older brother.
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Originally Posted by sr20det91
If it was the new Lotus, it has the same motor as the current Celica. Combine that with an ultra light weight chassie and its roadster layout and its one wicked beast.
SCC did a write-up about it a few months back and said it was one of the most leatheal track machines they had ever driven.
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If it was the new Lotus, it has the same motor as the current Celica. Combine that with an ultra light weight chassie and its roadster layout and its one wicked beast.
SCC did a write-up about it a few months back and said it was one of the most leatheal track machines they had ever driven.
Thanks for the correction. Definitly sounds like a and looks ^^ like a purebred machine.
Dec 20, 2004, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Mistasparkle
From a 100mph roll, the esprit literally pulled 2 BUSlengths on me in about 4 seconds, and kept pulling like nobody's business. I looked at my gearbox to make sure I wasn't in reverse. This guy seriously ripped me apart.
Dec 21, 2004, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by tweekscratch
There are a couple of Espirit packages. The 4s has a 2.0L turbo which produces ~250hp. The V8 version runs twin turbos, but I'm not sure how much HP they are putting down. The thing about Lotus cars though is not their horsepower, its their weight. They are made out of space age bubble gum that has the strength of steel. Your Stage 1 probably puts out as much HP as the lotus, but you weighed at least an extra 500 lbs before you added your passengers (~500lbs more).
Try again w/ out the ride along spectators and see what happens.
Try again w/ out the ride along spectators and see what happens.
Dec 21, 2004, 01:15 PM
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I'm not sure about the year. I just know I spent many an hour scheming up ways to own one. The V8 Lotus just gives me a stiffy thinking about it. Being beaten by one on the track would be an honor.
Dec 21, 2004, 01:25 PM
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Anything '97 or later is a turbo V8, and will blow your doors off from 100mph on up. That's almost certainly what you encountered.
Owning one is for the brave. You need to be either financially fluid enough to pay for *lots* of servicing, or be a Lotus mechanic with your own car lift and service bay.
As an English friend of mine once put it, "Lotus" stands for:
(L)ots
(O)f
(T)rouble,
(U)sually
(S)erious
Owning one is for the brave. You need to be either financially fluid enough to pay for *lots* of servicing, or be a Lotus mechanic with your own car lift and service bay.
As an English friend of mine once put it, "Lotus" stands for:
(L)ots
(O)f
(T)rouble,
(U)sually
(S)erious
Dec 21, 2004, 01:56 PM
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Thats what those Lotus were made for. Their Weight, Power range(hence max power at 6500RPM), Gearing, and slipperiness. Check out how we got demolished by the TT Vipers and TT Vetts in the Car and Driver supercar challenge from 100-150
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Dec 21, 2004, 02:19 PM
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the new lotus are all TT v8's. absolutely amazing. the thing about lotus, they know how to make their motors. there is a reson the lotus designed heads were put on dozens of cars including the legendary ZR1 vette. lotus also is helping design the suspension on the new R35 skyline!!! a darn good company, i mean just look at their elise, is pure aluminum sex!!! mmmmmmmmmmmm...thats good stuff. The Lotus Esprit is just increadiable and you can get a new one for like $80,000. so you can get a car that will play with ferrari's in both speed and style for half the price.
i have driven one, HOLY CRAP BATMAN! the car is fast, just fly's. you will hit 80 before you even realise it
i have driven one, HOLY CRAP BATMAN! the car is fast, just fly's. you will hit 80 before you even realise it
Dec 22, 2004, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Ted B
FWIW, you won't get a new one for $80k because they are no longer in production.
Dec 22, 2004, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by LpBevoEvo
I rode in the 4 cylinder turbo version and that thing was fast. At higher speeds it still pulled like crazy. I cant imagine the twin turbo v8...
since when did they have a 4cylinder turbo version?