Lotus Elise
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Originally posted by SR240SE
that thing is a DEATH trap waiting to happen........light as fucked with no support at all!
drew
that thing is a DEATH trap waiting to happen........light as fucked with no support at all!
drew
Now - if you hit a gravel truck with one head on - you'll probably be toast - but you'll be toast anyway.
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower"
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"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower"
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thats what i'm talking about......I do personally do not want to get rear ended, T boned or any major accident! I wasn't really talking about the car around curves or acceleration.....nothing like that just a definitely death trap! I know someone thats getting one and he even knows it will be no fun ride in an accident.
drew
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NEED PARTS WTB: Turbo Timer, TIAL 38MM+ WGATE, Race Manifold, etc
NEED a FPR installed!!
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NEED PARTS WTB: Turbo Timer, TIAL 38MM+ WGATE, Race Manifold, etc
NEED a FPR installed!!
White 97' kouki RIP
Green 96 TURBO
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thats what i'm talking about......I do personally do not want to get rear ended, T boned or any major accident! I wasn't really talking about the car around curves or acceleration.....nothing like that just a definitely death trap! I know someone thats getting one and he even knows it will be no fun ride in an accident.
drew
drew
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NEED PARTS WTB: Turbo Timer, TIAL 38MM+ WGATE, Race Manifold, etc
NEED a FPR installed!!
White 97' kouki RIP
Green 96 TURBO
NEED PARTS WTB: Turbo Timer, TIAL 38MM+ WGATE, Race Manifold, etc
NEED a FPR installed!!
White 97' kouki RIP
Green 96 TURBO
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there is one for sale right next door to Dimmitt Cadillac, at the Exotic car place...its green...its ugly...its gay.
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Originally Posted by moldyhands
in the immortal words of the very wise Kid Rock, "3 foot tall with a 10 foot dick"
though for me, you'd have to change it to 10 inches, and you'd have to change inches to millimeters, and you'd have to change 10 to 5 and you'd have to change dick to poor excuse for one.
though for me, you'd have to change it to 10 inches, and you'd have to change inches to millimeters, and you'd have to change 10 to 5 and you'd have to change dick to poor excuse for one.
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Originally posted by SlowLX5.0
there is one for sale right next door to Dimmitt Cadillac, at the Exotic car place...its green...its ugly...its gay.
there is one for sale right next door to Dimmitt Cadillac, at the Exotic car place...its green...its ugly...its gay.
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EXTREMELY underpowered. A better engine choice would have been an Cadillac CTS V6 or an LS1. A sports car really should have 200+ horsepower and torque. 
It is a sharp looking car though.
It is a sharp looking car though.
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Last edited by Gunslinger09; Mar 9, 2004 at 04:06 AM.
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Originally posted by Gunslinger09
EXTREMELY underpowered. A better engine choice would have been an Cadillac CTS V6 or an LS1. A sports car really should have 200+ horsepower and torque. It is a sharp looking car though.
EXTREMELY underpowered. A better engine choice would have been an Cadillac CTS V6 or an LS1. A sports car really should have 200+ horsepower and torque.
It is a sharp looking car though.
The car has a curb weight of less then 2,000 lbs. It doesn't need a larger engine to scoot about, it does it fine with an inline-four. It's sub five second 0-60mph attests to this. Then there's also the issue of balance/weight distribution. An LS1...come on man. This car was made for road courses not drag racing.
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Originally posted by Gunslinger09
EXTREMELY underpowered. A better engine choice would have been an Cadillac CTS V6 or an LS1. A sports car really should have 200+ horsepower and torque. It is a sharp looking car though.
EXTREMELY underpowered. A better engine choice would have been an Cadillac CTS V6 or an LS1. A sports car really should have 200+ horsepower and torque.
It is a sharp looking car though.
The US Spec is 1,975 lbs with 187hp.
Most accepted calculations bring the ET to 106.6xmph. It's a bit more difficult to estimate 1/4 mile times due to all the variables but depending on the formula the calculations come out between 12.780 and 13.567. I'm not really sure how Elise came up with the 12.1 1/4 mile estimated time but who knows.
I agree that almost anything could use more power but I really don't think the car is extremely underpowered.
