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absenter · 04-04-2007, 01:18 AM

Read the specs for the Elise, what does it say under engine????

http://www.lotuscars.com/

Happy reading. It's news to me.

Nutzoids · 04-04-2007, 01:20 AM

Nice to know isn't it?

absenter · 04-04-2007, 01:23 AM

I thought so...looks like I gotta buy a damn Lotus now!

Kaotic Lazagna · 04-04-2007, 01:58 AM

just curious...wasn't the Elise powered by a Honda motor? i wonder why they switched to the Celica GT-S engine...

absenter · 04-04-2007, 02:34 AM

I'll let you now know when I pick one up from the dealership tomorrow. Anyone need anything while I'm there?

So is this engine swapable for ours???

Kaotic Lazagna · 04-04-2007, 02:48 AM

yeah, i need the Exige and if they have any, an Esprit Twin Turbo. heh.

absenter · 04-04-2007, 03:01 AM

Pocket change my friend. Pocket change...

None the less interesting Toyota has been kind enough to lend there services to LOTUS!

eTiMaGo · 04-04-2007, 04:28 AM

The original Elise used a Rover K series engine, then they switched to the 2ZZ which they then tweaked a little bit for extra power.

Razr · 04-04-2007, 04:48 AM

^ Correct.

Kaotic: The car that uses the Honda K20A is the Ariel Atom (which like the Elise started life using the 1.8L Rover K Series), but the North American built version is using some GM 2.0L engine (not very memorable, sorry).

sdmf · 04-04-2007, 08:07 AM

wow, thought everybody knew that, some people are doing engine swaps with the k20 instead. but did you know that the engine is a collaboration built by yamaha and toyota, yea thats some food for thought. lift ftw!!! for those that dont know lift is produced by another lobe on the cam that engages after 6200-8200 rpm, spinning really fast thus pushing the valves lower than normal to go even faster. sounds like nothing else, redline for the 2zz is 9k. only 3 other cars share this engine, the matrix xrs, celica gts and the ever so limited corolla xrs. when my yaris gets a little older this would be my engine to swap in. hopefully with the lotus specs. for more information on lift and the 2zz see link posted below.

http://www.9thgencorolla.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=21946

Blenjar · 04-04-2007, 08:25 AM

Damn...nice!!

-- Blen

eTiMaGo · 04-04-2007, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdmf

wow, thought everybody knew that, some people are doing engine swaps with the k20 instead. but did you know that the engine is a collaboration built by yamaha and toyota, yea thats some food for thought. lift ftw!!! for those that dont know lift is another lobe on the cam that engages after 6200-8200 rpm, spinning really fast thus pushing the valves lower than normal to go even faster. sounds like nothing else, redline for the 2zz is 9k. only 3 other cars share this engine, the matrix xrs, celica gts and the ever so limited corolla xrs. when my yaris gets a little older this would be my engine to swap in. hopefully with the lotus specs. for more information on lift and the 2zz see link posted below.

http://www.9thgencorolla.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=21946

BTW our humble 1NZ-FE engine is also a Yamaha collaboration in fact most current Toyota engines are... If the specification somewhere says BEAMS, that's the telltale.

Though I've never tried one myself, I'm personally kinda against the idea of having to really push the engine to such high revs to get proper performance out of it. Below 6200RPM, the engine behaves very much like a 1.8L corolla engine, with a tiny bit more oomph:

Though I suppose this has its advantages, you can drive like a normal person at low revs and get very good fuel economy, but when you need the powar, shift down, step on it, and smile all the way to 9000rpm...

nigel · 04-04-2007, 08:55 AM

http://www.28car.com/sell_dsp.php?h_...unx&h_srh_ty=1
is that the limited corolla XRS??
they are call runx in japan

sdmf · 04-04-2007, 08:57 AM

yea, i used to own a corolla xrs for a brief period of time, i used to engage in lift alot, sounds like a bat outta hell, i miss that car but not enough aftermarket support compared to the yaris. best of all people thought it was just a regular corolla

jamal1984 · 04-04-2007, 09:12 AM

hey tell me how is it feel in the Lotus, i heard alot peoples said it's fast but it rough.

absenter · 04-04-2007, 10:20 AM

Haha, I'll keep you updated Jamal. Let me just tune my yaris, sell it, buy another Mini, tune it, sell it, then I'll get a lotus. I'll keep you posted!

jamal1984 · 04-04-2007, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by absenter

Haha, I'll keep you updated Jamal. Let me just tune my yaris, sell it, buy another Mini, tune it, sell it, then I'll get a lotus. I'll keep you posted!

god damn, its gonna take you forever.

ChinoCharles · 04-04-2007, 10:22 AM

On a race track (the only place you should be using that much power) you're doing something horribly wrong if your revs don't stay high. If I could have a car that revved to 284,000 RPM, I'd do it. LOL

04-04-2007, 01:18 AM	#1
absenter View User's Garage Drives: Black '07 Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 118	Lotusyota Read the specs for the Elise, what does it say under engine???? http://www.lotuscars.com/ Happy reading. It's news to me. __________________ VI VI VI

04-04-2007, 01:23 AM	#3
absenter View User's Garage Drives: Black '07 Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 118	I thought so...looks like I gotta buy a damn Lotus now! __________________ VI VI VI

04-04-2007, 02:34 AM	#5
absenter View User's Garage Drives: Black '07 Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 118	I'll let you now know when I pick one up from the dealership tomorrow. Anyone need anything while I'm there? So is this engine swapable for ours??? __________________ VI VI VI

04-04-2007, 03:01 AM	#7
absenter View User's Garage Drives: Black '07 Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 118	Pocket change my friend. Pocket change... None the less interesting Toyota has been kind enough to lend there services to LOTUS! __________________ VI VI VI

04-04-2007, 04:28 AM	#8
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	The original Elise used a Rover K series engine, then they switched to the 2ZZ which they then tweaked a little bit for extra power. __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

04-04-2007, 01:20 AM	#2
Nutzoids View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 938	Nice to know isn't it?

04-04-2007, 01:58 AM	#4
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	just curious...wasn't the Elise powered by a Honda motor? i wonder why they switched to the Celica GT-S engine...

04-04-2007, 02:48 AM	#6
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	yeah, i need the Exige and if they have any, an Esprit Twin Turbo. heh.

04-04-2007, 04:48 AM	#9
Razr YRS WHOR View User's Garage Drives: White 2007 Yaris E-Limited 5dr Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chiangmai, Thailand Posts: 359	^ Correct. Kaotic: The car that uses the Honda K20A is the Ariel Atom (which like the Elise started life using the 1.8L Rover K Series), but the North American built version is using some GM 2.0L engine (not very memorable, sorry).

04-04-2007, 08:07 AM	#10
sdmf Down With the Sickness Drives: 2007 yaris liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 385	wow, thought everybody knew that, some people are doing engine swaps with the k20 instead. but did you know that the engine is a collaboration built by yamaha and toyota, yea thats some food for thought. lift ftw!!! for those that dont know lift is produced by another lobe on the cam that engages after 6200-8200 rpm, spinning really fast thus pushing the valves lower than normal to go even faster. sounds like nothing else, redline for the 2zz is 9k. only 3 other cars share this engine, the matrix xrs, celica gts and the ever so limited corolla xrs. when my yaris gets a little older this would be my engine to swap in. hopefully with the lotus specs. for more information on lift and the 2zz see link posted below. http://www.9thgencorolla.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=21946 __________________ Strength - Determination - Merciless - Forever Last edited by sdmf; 04-04-2007 at 08:51 AM.

04-04-2007, 08:25 AM	#11
Blenjar View User's Garage Drives: Black Yaris 07 HB Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Posts: 1,548	Damn...nice!! -- Blen __________________ http://www.360voice.com/tag/noobblenjar My Car http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4245 My DJ www.PainlessWolf.com

04-04-2007, 08:55 AM	#13
nigel Drives: yaris Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: HK Posts: 14	http://www.28car.com/sell_dsp.php?h_...unx&h_srh_ty=1 is that the limited corolla XRS?? they are call runx in japan

04-04-2007, 08:57 AM	#14
sdmf Down With the Sickness Drives: 2007 yaris liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 385	yea, i used to own a corolla xrs for a brief period of time, i used to engage in lift alot, sounds like a bat outta hell, i miss that car but not enough aftermarket support compared to the yaris. best of all people thought it was just a regular corolla __________________ Strength - Determination - Merciless - Forever

04-04-2007, 09:12 AM	#15
jamal1984 The Beautification of Car View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris S Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 967	hey tell me how is it feel in the Lotus, i heard alot peoples said it's fast but it rough.

04-04-2007, 10:20 AM	#16
absenter View User's Garage Drives: Black '07 Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 118	Haha, I'll keep you updated Jamal. Let me just tune my yaris, sell it, buy another Mini, tune it, sell it, then I'll get a lotus. I'll keep you posted! __________________ VI VI VI

04-04-2007, 10:22 AM	#18
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	On a race track (the only place you should be using that much power) you're doing something horribly wrong if your revs don't stay high. If I could have a car that revved to 284,000 RPM, I'd do it. LOL