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Originally Posted by tesprit
I just read over your post on newcelica and I have to say you have done a great job. Not being the biggest fan of FI, this is a great way to boost the power from an NA engine for a reasonable amount of money.
I have a couple of questions though:
With an '05 Elise, will this manifold be compatible with the stock Lotus ECU or are we going to need a retune?
Will the manifold be compatible with the stock TB or do we have to switch to Nissan TB you were using on the Celica?
Will a lot of intake parts have to be relocated if we can still use our stock TB and airbox?
If we have to switch to the Nissan TB, are we able to use the stock air box and intake hose or will these parts need to be relocated, resized, or simply exchanged for a CAI?
Will this manifold along with any other modifications pass a simple smog test (simple ECU download) or will there be code/CEL problems?
TIA for your answers to these questions and again, this is a great breakthrough for us NA guys.
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I have noooo idea how the stock Lotus ECU is going to like this. Theoretically with the stock TB it should be OK - I don't know about the 84 mm one though. The stock TB will fit with the use of an adaptor plate.
If you use the Q45 TB you will want to use a 3" CAI to take full advantage of the flow. Better to suck through a bigger hose when you can. If you use the stock TB then the airbox / air hose will need to be moved to fit properly.
Some parts will need to be relocated - we need to check on a few things before we know for sure which ones. We WILL be making one to fit the Lotus even if it means a slight re-design or more parts relocated.
This should pass smog fine as long as you use the stock TB.
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Originally Posted by choi0706
it will only work on rotrex blowers.. nothing that uses a roots type..  |
Correct, unless you work out a remote mounting for the roots charger, like on the back of the engine below the header or something.