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Old 19-01-2010, 08:01 PM
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Default 550 whp twincharged Lotus Exige...

Looks pretty tasty?

http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63662

If this is a repost suck my balls...
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fuck that must be a handful
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why cant u buy them like this!!!
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Repost ...........Sounds awesome in the videos though, proper handful!!
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Originally Posted by rstdave
Repost ...........Sounds awesome in the videos though, proper handful!!
Let me know when your coming to suck 'em

Does sound good... The engine!
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Originally Posted by Mint FRST
Let me know when your coming to suck 'em

Does sound good... The engine!
......Think you knew it was a repost really didn't you
Old 19-01-2010, 09:42 PM
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very nice

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Old 20-01-2010, 07:51 AM
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Proper weapon
Old 20-01-2010, 08:41 AM
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One of Seans friends has driven it. Says its well put together. Very ass heavy though.

Its about 420bhp at the FLY....

the 550 at the wheels is total bollocks Sean reckons. He said the supercharger is the restriction up top and limits the BHP to 420.
Old 20-01-2010, 07:58 PM
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Looks and sounds good - doesn't seem that fast though in a straight-line. Does seem to corner very well though, as with any Exige.
Old 20-01-2010, 08:20 PM
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i really like it,,, i would rip the supercharger off though
Old 20-01-2010, 08:24 PM
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I like the wiggins clamps, yes im sad.
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what a piece of road its been driven on !!!
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either it's got really long gearing or it's really not that fast

awesome road though, anyone know exactly where it is? (obviously in the good ol' US of A)
Old 21-01-2010, 06:33 AM
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Looks well sorted, mega conversion
Old 21-01-2010, 10:53 AM
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Frank (the owner) is from LA

Been emailing him for a while about his conversion, he's had loads of interesting cars such as big bhp RS200 and a 6R4
Old 21-01-2010, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
either it's got really long gearing or it's really not that fast

awesome road though, anyone know exactly where it is? (obviously in the good ol' US of A)
It uses an MR2 5 speed box Sean reckons....

Its fast... but its like 11.5/12 seconds for a 1/4 mile car apparently

so nothing mental at all.
Old 21-01-2010, 12:42 PM
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I'm doing something similar with mine so we'll see what numbers it can do
Old 21-01-2010, 01:00 PM
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Franks comments where that the twin charge route was far superior in terms of power delivery and overall drive than just the turbo alone


If you dig about the youtube vids show the car with just the turbo and then with the twin charge system, it does appear to be alot better on the twisty's with the twin charge system
Old 21-01-2010, 04:21 PM
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for 550 whp or 420 bhp in something so light i would have thought it would have been more of a handful or am i missing something here, my 400hp sapph is a nightmare lol

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He's uploaded a few more vids now and changed his youtube account

http://www.youtube.com/user/roninexige
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Originally Posted by Mint FRST
Let me know when your coming to suck 'em

Does sound good... The engine!
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