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[klohiq]

woot...http://www.roadandtrack.com/article....&page_number=1

Autobacs has a prototype car called the Garaiya and it uses an SR20VE engine...only 2000 pounds and a little over 200hp...~10 pounds per hp

[grncivicdhr]

i wonder how that stacks up to the elise.

[Suislide]

Garaiya is an insane car. Autobacs runs it along-side their NSX's in the JGTCC.

[R.W.240]

its pretty cheap too... i think i remember seeing 65,000 something.

Id take the Garaiya over an Elsie anyday.

[grncivicdhr]

the elise is gonna be a US car and only cost 40k. i'd like to see a head to head on these two. i think the elise would out performe it.

[Suislide]

another insane car i saw in an issue of Top Gear was a company in Britain who took old Tommykaira ZZ bodies and shoved SR20DET's in them, amid-ships. totally stripped out interior, it didn't even have anything covering the shift linkage - there was a big visible bar coming from the rear engine compartment up to the shifter. looked awesome, i'll have to find that issue...

[Ace$nyper]

shit be nutz i'd roll in that.

[spitz7985]

Originally Posted by grncivicdhr

i think the elise would out performe it.

i don't

[integra818]

I'd take the Garaiya over an Elise just because I like the SR20 better than the Celice engine in the Elise, plus...the Garaiya looks 10x better than the Elise. I still love the elise tough

[klohiq]

Elise:
143bhp @ 7000rpm
128lb/ft @ 4500rpm
770kg (~1600lb)
Top speed: 133mph
0-60mph: 5.38secs
0-100mph: 14.4secs

Garaiya
217bhp @ 6000rpm (assuming it's similar to the s14 sr20 with vvt)
202lb/ft @ 4800rpm
2000lb

SR20 has better aftermarket support and with proper cooling can most likely produce more power than the elise more reliably. I'd definitely go with the Garaiya, though the elise isn't a bad choice .

[grncivicdhr]

Originally Posted by klohiq

Elise:
143bhp @ 7000rpm
128lb/ft @ 4500rpm
770kg (~1600lb)
Top speed: 133mph
0-60mph: 5.38secs
0-100mph: 14.4secs

those are the old stats for the elise, the new elise (the one coming to america) has 190 or 200 hp. i can remeber which and is powered by the toyota 2zz-ge. i'd still like to see a head to head. car and driver had a 2 page on it with all the stats but that was last month (the coffe shop near my work threw it out). so i'd like to see a head to head and not just acceleration, cuz with a car like these wo theres so much more to them. i still think the elise would come out on top.

Ohhh, and the Elise weighs under 2000 pounds.

[musicsurfman]

They Should Have Rb'd That Biznatch. Rb33det Is What I Smell, That Would Be A Supercar.

[grncivicdhr]

heres car and driver stats on the elise, go to there web site to read more about it...2005 LOTUS ELISE

Vehicle type: mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door roadster
Estimated base price: $39,000
Engine type: DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, port fuel injection

Displacement: 110 cu in, 1796cc
Power (SAE net): 190 bhp @ 7800 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 133 lb-ft @ 6800 rpm
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Wheelbase: 90.6 in
Length/width/height: 149.0/67.7/44.0 in
Curb weight: 2000 lb

Manufacturer's performance ratings:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.9 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 12.6 sec
Top speed (drag limited): 141 mph

[drftk1d]

Originally Posted by klohiq

Garaiya
217bhp @ 6000rpm (assuming it's similar to the s14 sr20 with vvt)
202lb/ft @ 4800rpm
2000lb

SR20 has better aftermarket support and with proper cooling can most likely produce more power than the elise more reliably. I'd definitely go with the Garaiya, though the elise isn't a bad choice .

the garaiya's SR20VE is a NA motor. the sr20ve is more akin to a honda engine with vtec (as far as the valvetrain goes).

[grncivicdhr]

Originally Posted by integra818

I'd take the Garaiya over an Elise just because I like the SR20 better than the Celice engine in the Elise, plus...the Garaiya looks 10x better than the Elise. I still love the elise tough

he garaiya is not in the slightest bit better looking than the elise. i think its kinda goofy lookin (just my opinion).