Ultimate track toy? Widebody exige, 550rwhp
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Credit where it's due-- the car is an achievement, certainly, and I'll never discount that. However, the route you took to get there is considerably more complex, and heavier, than need be in my opinion.
Hence, I'm sure it's fun as hell on the street, but to suggest that setup has any kind of endurance potential is, frankly, laughable.
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Glad to see the same "spirit" that got you booted off LotusTalk is alive and well. 
Credit where it's due-- the car is an achievement, certainly, and I'll never discount that. However, the route you took to get there is considerably more complex, and heavier, than need be in my opinion.
Hence, I'm sure it's fun as hell on the street, but to suggest that setup has any kind of endurance potential is, frankly, laughable.

Credit where it's due-- the car is an achievement, certainly, and I'll never discount that. However, the route you took to get there is considerably more complex, and heavier, than need be in my opinion.
Hence, I'm sure it's fun as hell on the street, but to suggest that setup has any kind of endurance potential is, frankly, laughable.

You can believe the lies but if you want to read every post I made let me know because I have them and would love to prove the BS'er wrong as usual.

Heavier than what ? At 2150 lbs. with a full tank and 200 lb. driver it is still lighter than a stock Exige....with 2.5X the power and twice the grip.....
There is nothing complex about the system..in with the good air..out with the bad.......

Please find a post on any forum where I state my car is an endurance racer and post it so you could look as if you know what you're talkin about..

I bought a sports car and turned it into a better handling and much faster sports car, one that could smoke any Lotus Exige "race car" in the country on any track and I still have $10K sayin so......Loser pays track expences...
My little "street car" will be happy to take your money any time any place..

As I said if anyone would like the "facts" ask away I'd be more than happy to tell ya the truth....
Last edited by the ronin; Jan 20, 2010 at 04:28 PM.
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There is no pissin from me it's just that on the Lotus forum mentioned they feel a need to spread misinformation so that certain aftermarket suppliers can sell their product to guys that just don't know better..... I just hate seeing guys get ripped off.....
The compound charger setup has been around for ages....The most successful racing application was by Lancia with the Delta S4 group B rally car....
When Lancia introduced the car it had a complicated bypass valve setup between the supercharger and turbo which in theory was to use the supercharger for low RPM grunt and then bypass it and run on turbo alone in the higher RPM's......Now think about this what "race car" ever runs at the lower RPM range. ?..none
They then ran the car bypassing the bypass valve into a true compound setup as I do...if you listen to this S4 the sound of the blower never stops and that car never sees 3,000 rpm....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR3qknARFyU&feature
You will see more compound charger setups in the current and future in OEM applications.....
as I said facts not fiction...oh yeah I hate the rain, dam pool is 3/4" from over flowin...
The compound charger setup has been around for ages....The most successful racing application was by Lancia with the Delta S4 group B rally car....
When Lancia introduced the car it had a complicated bypass valve setup between the supercharger and turbo which in theory was to use the supercharger for low RPM grunt and then bypass it and run on turbo alone in the higher RPM's......Now think about this what "race car" ever runs at the lower RPM range. ?..none
They then ran the car bypassing the bypass valve into a true compound setup as I do...if you listen to this S4 the sound of the blower never stops and that car never sees 3,000 rpm....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR3qknARFyU&feature
You will see more compound charger setups in the current and future in OEM applications.....
as I said facts not fiction...oh yeah I hate the rain, dam pool is 3/4" from over flowin...
Last edited by the ronin; Jan 20, 2010 at 05:45 PM.
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Yup the group B's were nuts..... I had a few a while back but to be perfectly honest the Lotus pulls as hard as my 900 hp RS200E did in the canyons. next time you see me I'll take you for a little cruise and you can get the idea first hand...






