Mod Snob - Page 4 - LotusTalk

shay2nak · 05-21-2007, 04:23 PM

2007 Lotus Exige S (Graphite Grey, Track, Touring, TC, SS)

So far...270 hp / 190 ft-lb / 1970 lbs

Goal...300 hp / 210 ft-lb / 1900 lbs

Exterior
black badges
locking gas cap
black powdercoated gas door
HID low beams S111 35W 6k
sylvania silverstar H7 high beam lamps
6 LED blue parking lights
Phillips Silvervision chrome amber front indicators
smoked side reflectors & 3rd brake light
disabled DRL
Denag Racing CF side skirts (not installed)
silver RACs with 195/50-16 & 245/40-17 AO48s

interior
Polished fire extinguisher
black lotus steering wheel badge (not installed)

engine
Gotham 265
4.5 lb battery
2bular blowpipe
Saikou Michi catch cans
RLS IC pipes (inlet thermal dispersant/outlet thermal barrier)
RLS IC (thermal dispersant)
cup airbox w/ K&N filter
2Bular header & sport cat (on order)
Manly motor mounts

miscellaneous
Blackwatch Racing Uni Key

upcoming...

*ENGINE/TRANSMISSION...*
clutch & flywheel
Hypercoil race springs 325/450?
AP big brake kit & SS brake lines
rear Ultradiscs

*EXTERIOR*
tinted windows(?)
CF front access panels
CF 9 element diffuser - Prototype Composites
CF Reverie side intakes
CF front splitter
CF Reverie rear wing tailgate mounted
CF Cup roof
CF Engine lid
Euro outer LED taillights with center turn signals

*INTERIOR* (LAST)
CF Reverie seats
CF side sills
CF shifter console
CF door panels
CF instrument cover
CF footwell divider
CF zoom mirror

jesus...i'm going to be living out of my car...

probably 2/3 years worth of stuff here.

Dyno is before and after Gotham...

kaz · 05-21-2007, 04:32 PM

That is going to be one seriously sick looking car once you are done with everything on the "upcoming" list lol. Are you keeping the Denag side skirts carbon or painting them? It's gonna look awesome either way -

shay2nak · 05-21-2007, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaz

That is going to be one seriously sick looking car once you are done with everything on the "upcoming" list lol. Are you keeping the Denag side skirts carbon or painting them? It's gonna look awesome either way -

thanks.

Not sure. If I do paint them, it will be one thin coat of graphite. I sort of like the uniform color on the S, but with the thin coat of paint it won't be too gray and you'll still be able to see the carbon weave underneath. I'll start out leaving it unpainted and see how it looks.

mini63 · 05-21-2007, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rachel

I have to agree, a lot of people consider their car "modded out" when all they have are tow hooks. I don't really consider my car modded since it's mostly stock aside from all the safety equipment, some comfort mods and the imaginary super charger that I pretend I have.

I tend to agree with PhylpSide --> you're being quite modest. I've seen your threads and if your car isn't modded, I'm not sure whose is. Like Kaz's car, your mods are pretty damn serious and significant. Anyway, you're doing things with it that it's meant for - more than quite a few people here have ventured (me included)!

kaz · 05-21-2007, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mini63

I tend to agree with PhylpSide --> you're being quite modest. I've seen your threads and if your car isn't modded, I'm not sure whose is. Like Kaz's car, your mods are pretty damn serious and significant. Anyway, you're doing things with it that it's meant for - more than quite a few people here have ventured (me included)!

My car and Rachel's car are not even in the same universe lol. Hers is a pure race car through and through with zero bullsh*t and 100% awesome-ness. It's got a full 6 point SCCA rollcage and all the bits of kit for SCCA race prepped cars. Most important it's got two crazy drivers who are doing what can only be described as pure happy insanity as they race through unknown roads - very cool. Rachel is right, her car really isn't modded, it was converted from a street car to a race car with the battle wounds to prove it. My car on the other hand is a pure sissy comparatively speaking lol. Fancy paint, polished shift knob...it's a cool car but it ain't no race car

Rachel · 05-21-2007, 09:24 PM

Hah. Jack's cup cars are the real race cars. I have not put in the emergency stuff yet, like the outside kill switch and the fire suppression system which really has been on my list of things to do. I am halfway between giving up and buying a cup car but I just have no idea what I would do with my elise.

AgentTripleX · 05-22-2007, 07:02 AM

Keep the Elise as the grocery getter.

Rachel · 05-22-2007, 09:55 AM

I already bought a new grocery getter. It has a lot more trunk space.

Goose · 05-22-2007, 10:13 AM

Not a big fan of mods, myself. For me the Elise was way beyond my capabilities in stock form - even with the "Touring wheels" (come and get me, Tim

).

I agree that you'll never get your dough back out of the mods, and they'll probably hurt resale if you sell/trade. As a youth, turning nice reliable cars into cranky unreliable junk has taught me a lesson.

Not meant as a criticism of those who like mods...

kaz · 05-22-2007, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rachel

I already bought a new grocery getter. It has a lot more trunk space.

are referring to the new shiny black car? it does have a bigger trunk.

Phantom · 05-22-2007, 11:50 AM

I swapped my exhaust and intake at around 500 miles- I have dual muffler Arqray and Fujita intake- I good exhaust note is a must for me- I recently installed Infinity speakers, a harness bar and harnesses, and I convinced my wife we need sport seats- That's next-

Rachel · 05-22-2007, 11:53 AM

Yah Kaz, the black car has a much bigger trunk. I always use the storage space behind the seats though since the trunk is full of all the stuff that came with the car that I'm too lazy to take out. :P

blondie · 05-22-2007, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rachel

I already bought a new grocery getter. It has a lot more trunk space.

tmr · 05-22-2007, 08:09 PM

+1 on the car being beyond my capabilities, so just minor mods for me. Stage II (now Janspeed version), driving lights, micromirror, sport package, ht, and will buy SS and bootie soon. Other than that, I'm fine.

Rob T · 08-10-2007, 09:53 PM

Bump!

loanshark · 09-18-2007, 01:57 PM

New exhaust. Also looking to see if I can find those 5 spoke wheels like the cup car.

LARRY · 09-18-2007, 01:59 PM

Car crazy.

We have a new car for 5 minutes and we want to customize it.

I got a new Stage 2 exhaust before it left South Bay Lotus.

loanshark · 09-18-2007, 02:01 PM

It is an addiction Larry. Man, never happy with what he has....always pursuing........

LARRY · 09-18-2007, 02:03 PM

That's why they made Pep Boys....and this free catalog!

loanshark · 09-18-2007, 02:05 PM

I went there and asked if they have a wing for my Elise to make it look like the P.I.M.P. Exige, and the guy at the counter looked out the window and laughed at my car.

"That isn't a real car, that is a kit car. You should have gotten an Exige S," said the young lad of 17.

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05-21-2007, 04:23 PM	#61 (permalink)
shay2nak GGM ENFORCER Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Land of da 1000 Oaks, CA Posts: 12,751	2007 Lotus Exige S (Graphite Grey, Track, Touring, TC, SS) So far...270 hp / 190 ft-lb / 1970 lbs Goal...300 hp / 210 ft-lb / 1900 lbs Exterior black badges locking gas cap black powdercoated gas door HID low beams S111 35W 6k sylvania silverstar H7 high beam lamps 6 LED blue parking lights Phillips Silvervision chrome amber front indicators smoked side reflectors & 3rd brake light disabled DRL Denag Racing CF side skirts (not installed) silver RACs with 195/50-16 & 245/40-17 AO48s interior Polished fire extinguisher black lotus steering wheel badge (not installed) engine Gotham 265 4.5 lb battery 2bular blowpipe Saikou Michi catch cans RLS IC pipes (inlet thermal dispersant/outlet thermal barrier) RLS IC (thermal dispersant) cup airbox w/ K&N filter 2Bular header & sport cat (on order) Manly motor mounts miscellaneous Blackwatch Racing Uni Key upcoming... ENGINE/TRANSMISSION... clutch & flywheel Hypercoil race springs 325/450? AP big brake kit & SS brake lines rear Ultradiscs EXTERIOR tinted windows(?) CF front access panels CF 9 element diffuser - Prototype Composites CF Reverie side intakes CF front splitter CF Reverie rear wing tailgate mounted CF Cup roof CF Engine lid Euro outer LED taillights with center turn signals INTERIOR (LAST) CF Reverie seats CF side sills CF shifter console CF door panels CF instrument cover CF footwell divider CF zoom mirror jesus...i'm going to be living out of my car... probably 2/3 years worth of stuff here. Dyno is before and after Gotham... Attached Images __________________ save ~10 lbs gain 1 hp EQ: Y=(190X) / (1984-X) where Y is (HP) and X is (lbs) '07 GG EXIGE S * MY CAR ** VIDEO CLIPS! '08 ACURA TSX 6-speed http://www.makeNYNYagain.com Last edited by shay2nak : 11-23-2008 at 04:35 PM.

05-21-2007, 04:32 PM	#62 (permalink)
kaz JabStrongFierce Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Downtown LA + SF Posts: 1,656	That is going to be one seriously sick looking car once you are done with everything on the "upcoming" list lol. Are you keeping the Denag side skirts carbon or painting them? It's gonna look awesome either way - __________________ 2006 Elise : JFG \| Nitrons \| 2bular 8" Single \| Reverie diffuser and misc. carbon bits \| Ronin supercharger + intercooler \| FF EFI

05-22-2007, 07:02 AM	#67 (permalink)
AgentTripleX The Spy Who Loved Me Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,330	Keep the Elise as the grocery getter. __________________ "Love is short, forgetting is so long" - Pablo Neruda www.myspace.com/supervixen www.slidesf.com www.lotusvodka.com www.talklambo.com

05-22-2007, 10:13 AM	#69 (permalink)
Goose Bucket of Cold Water Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The cornfields of Ohio Posts: 1,007	Not a big fan of mods, myself. For me the Elise was way beyond my capabilities in stock form - even with the "Touring wheels" (come and get me, Tim ). I agree that you'll never get your dough back out of the mods, and they'll probably hurt resale if you sell/trade. As a youth, turning nice reliable cars into cranky unreliable junk has taught me a lesson. Not meant as a criticism of those who like mods... __________________ Kevin Magnetic Blue/Hardtop/Starshield - sold 5/17/05

05-21-2007, 09:24 PM	#66 (permalink)
Rachel Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 641	Hah. Jack's cup cars are the real race cars. I have not put in the emergency stuff yet, like the outside kill switch and the fire suppression system which really has been on my list of things to do. I am halfway between giving up and buying a cup car but I just have no idea what I would do with my elise.

05-22-2007, 09:55 AM	#68 (permalink)
Rachel Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 641	I already bought a new grocery getter. It has a lot more trunk space.

05-22-2007, 11:50 AM	#71 (permalink)
Phantom Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 697	I swapped my exhaust and intake at around 500 miles- I have dual muffler Arqray and Fujita intake- I good exhaust note is a must for me- I recently installed Infinity speakers, a harness bar and harnesses, and I convinced my wife we need sport seats- That's next- __________________ Grab Life by the Wheel

05-22-2007, 11:53 AM	#72 (permalink)
Rachel Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 641	Yah Kaz, the black car has a much bigger trunk. I always use the storage space behind the seats though since the trunk is full of all the stuff that came with the car that I'm too lazy to take out. :P

05-22-2007, 08:09 PM	#74 (permalink)
tmr ATL Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 404	+1 on the car being beyond my capabilities, so just minor mods for me. Stage II (now Janspeed version), driving lights, micromirror, sport package, ht, and will buy SS and bootie soon. Other than that, I'm fine.

08-10-2007, 09:53 PM	#75 (permalink)
Rob T Rotary Refugee #2 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 1,211	Bump!

09-18-2007, 01:57 PM	#76 (permalink)
loanshark BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,225 Images: 41	New exhaust. Also looking to see if I can find those 5 spoke wheels like the cup car.

09-18-2007, 01:59 PM	#77 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 12,200	Car crazy. We have a new car for 5 minutes and we want to customize it. I got a new Stage 2 exhaust before it left South Bay Lotus. __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise, Sports & Touring Packages, Hard Top, Stage II Exhaust, '07 Probax leather seats. Los Angeles Lotus Service by Qais at 310-200-0022. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

09-18-2007, 02:01 PM	#78 (permalink)
loanshark BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,225 Images: 41	It is an addiction Larry. Man, never happy with what he has....always pursuing........

09-18-2007, 02:03 PM	#79 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 12,200	That's why they made Pep Boys....and this free catalog! Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise, Sports & Touring Packages, Hard Top, Stage II Exhaust, '07 Probax leather seats. Los Angeles Lotus Service by Qais at 310-200-0022. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

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09-18-2007, 02:05 PM	#80 (permalink)
loanshark BANNED Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,225 Images: 41	I went there and asked if they have a wing for my Elise to make it look like the P.I.M.P. Exige, and the guy at the counter looked out the window and laughed at my car. "That isn't a real car, that is a kit car. You should have gotten an Exige S," said the young lad of 17.

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