On Wednesday, December 1, 2004, 2:22:48 PM, Margie Roldan wrote: > Hi I am new to this mailing list but I am very excited about > the new release of the Lotus Elise. My concern is the motor > which was sourced from the Celica GTS. Can someone email me a > picture of > any Elise's that have had their this motor modified. Or if you > could tell me the potential of this motor.
Welcome to the list Margie! Lotus did extensive testing on the Yamaha/Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine and found it was durable for their high performance application after they added oil cooling. Remember that Lotus has one of the most extensive engine test facilities in the world and lots of experience testing other people's engines for emissions, durability, regulatory compliance, etc. They are one of the world's major automotive engineering consultancies. As far as tuning the 2ZZ-GE further, it's probably possible, but the engine is already pretty highly tuned by both Yamaha and Lotus. 190 horsepower from 1.8 liters is fairly highly tuned already. Have you driven the car yet? Do you feel it's lacking in power? Cheers, Jeff C. -- Jeff Chan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jeffchan.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus-cars/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
