engine swap

[De1337eD]

i know that the lotus elise was made to be light but i want to engine swap with a new more powerfull engine. does any one recomend anything? i just need to know what can fit and what would be best. thanks for your input

-Michael Stone-

[DinanM3_S2]

i'd personally like to see what a Honda S2000 engine could do in a US spec Elise, that would be about 50 extra hp, a much higher redline, and about the same weight

[pimp_squeak]

google.is a mans best friend...check for specs, weights, etc. you should have no problem finding what you need

[feenix z]

the new toyota 1.8 twin-cam is gonna be in the U.S. spec version, Personally i always wanted to put a second gen MR2 turbo engine in.

[MR2Driver]

A 3S-GTE in an Elise would be SCARY

[feenix z]

Scary, yes, but it's not like you don't have the suspension to back it up. Toyota power and the handling and breaking of Lotus, that's some serious Kung-fu!!

[ac427cpe]

no more scarry than the 3sgte in my first gen mr2

[feenix z]

in your gen 1? Lets face facts, that engine makes good power in the second gen. All i can say is, "you brave, brave man."

[nbw]

id like to see one of those nissan sr20det(sp?) engines in one. turbocharged, and aluminum block. lightweight yet potent. :]

[SmoothShafi]

They should've kept teh Integra Type R engine in it like SunSpeed did while importing it in for the last few years. 195 hp, 9000rpm. Oh well.

[drunken monkey]

.....why do so many people think that they know better than the guys at hethel....?

[analogvoid]

Originally Posted by Lachean

A 3S-GTE in an Elise would be SCARY

Not only would the elise be lightning-quick.. it would be ungodly tail heavy. The weight on a 3S-GTE is enormous compared to the stock 2ZZ-GE. One is an iron block (3s) the other is aluminum and other light materials..

[kman10587]

I don't think you want forced induction in a car like the Elise. The best options were the Celica GT-S motor and the Integra Type R motor, and they chose the Celica GT-S.

[drunken monkey]

various guys have tried to fit different things to the old k series 1.8 and most of them, while did increase power and performance, lost the knife edge fine handling of the elise.
(and then hethel released their own high power versions which once again showed them how an elise should be like....)

the best case where someone fitted a totally new engine in there was a german company who's name escapes me, who used the twin turbo from the old audi S4.
BUT
it wasn't as simple as that.
they also manufactured larger, stiffer, stronger more downforce clamshells front and rear,
as well as a total overhaul of the suspension.
result, an elise with 200mph potential.

you ain't gonna be able to do thet in your garage...
and it isn't cheap.

[analogvoid]

Yah, i'm sure there are plenty of options for motors to put into an elise if you want it to go fast in a straight line. But that's not the car's purpose at all. That thing is set up to corner!