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Ultimate track toy? Widebody exige, 550rwhp

Old Feb 11, 2010 | 12:49 AM
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stunning car for sure!!!

have you ever taken it to the racetracks?
(like ButtonWillow, WSIR, etc)

how does it do in terms of laptime?
 
Old Feb 12, 2010 | 12:20 AM
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Thanks guys, track ya sure. With 290 rwhp does Big Willow at 1:27.....I haven't been to the track with this 550 rwhp setup yet but I will and I'm sure there will be no other Lotus to come close for a long long time......

I'd still rather run the canyons all day..
 
Old Feb 12, 2010 | 12:41 AM
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Thanks guys, track ya sure. With 290 rwhp does Big Willow at 1:27.....I haven't been to the track with this 550 rwhp setup yet but I will and I'm sure there will be no other Lotus to come close for a long long time......

I'd still rather run the canyons all day..
1:27 at WSIR is pretty quick with 290rwhp !!

the car almost exactly set up as mine does around 1:33~34 range
with 210whp and 2800~2900lbs of weight....

I can't imagine how fast it would be with 550rwhp!

stunning car for sure man

for me canyons are way too scary.. lol
 
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Great car. I love the orange wheels.
 
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Cool car. I am intrigued by the compound charger set up and am considering embarking on a similar project.

Not looking for an argument or anything but 550 rwhp on pump gas seems hard to achieve. Assuming a 15% drivetrain loss then that is around 650 bhp, or 360 hp/liter. That seems high, especially with the additional load of the blower on the crank.
 
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Sportbike acceleration with car grip. Sick, just sick.

And I'm with you, nothing beats a real road in the mountains. Bring that beast up to tahoe in the summer sometime and I'll show you around, we've got plenty of your type of roads.
 
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Thanks I was thinking of planing a trip once the snow clear.... One of my old favorite roads up there was Monitor pass coming up from 395...
 
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Do you ever go to supercar sundays in Woodland Hills? I would love to see this beast in person one day.
 
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Monitor pass is a great one, it just takes forever to get clear in the spring. Fond memories of that road, I had a 600rr and it was my first full season of riding. Went there with a friend who was into dual sports. I ripped down it and waited so long for him at the bottom I was thinking he crashed.

I also like highway 50 on the way to carson. Less twisty, more sweepers, 2 lanes and divided from the top all the way down into town. Turn right back around and head back to the lake. Thats about half an hour of bliss.
 
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I did Monitor a few times on my old 916 and Bimota DB2 back in the old days.....

If I go to supercar sunday I'll let ya know..
 

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