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  2. Exige picture & video thread

    in V6 Exige Chat

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    8 hours ago, alias23 said:

    I AM OBSSESSED WITH THIS GUYS VIDEOS RIGHT NOW.... I THINK IVE WATCHED EVERYONE HES LAUNCHED ABOUT FIVE TIMES AT LEAST!

    This latest just makes everything just feel soo much fun and I love the mix of seriousness, humour, and driving. I NEED MORE INFO ON THIS CAR IF ANYONES GOT IT!

    Specifically - Confirmation on if this has an LSD lol as no way can he have soo much fun with standard diff surely...

    Hi Imran: I know the car - it definitely doesnt have an LSD ... the Heel n Toe Blog guy doesnt own it - its owned by the owner of Laptime Tuning (Simon) a BMW & Porsche Tuner in Munich that recently ventured out into Lotus ... its currently for sale: 

    https://m.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=271380038&utm_source=com.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard&utm_medium=ios

    Looks like he is moving back to BMW and Porsche projects ... not enough money to be made in upgrading a Lotus ...

    Also love the video btw - they guy seems to be a seriously good driver ... excellent car control skills ... prof race car driver?!?

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  3. Komo-Tec Exige S EX460

    in V6 Exige Projects & Upgrades

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    No changes on the body for the EX460

    I am still below 10.000km with mine. Only one issues so far that was linked to the EX460 - had a leaking cooler fluid coming from the charge cooling cycle. Took quite some time to find the leak but since then nothing else ... 

    Still on the first clutch and gearbox ... but I have a gearbox cooler.

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  4. Exige Sport 410 - how good?

    in V6 Exige Chat

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    On 19/11/2018 at 16:34, vd9 said:

    Why would you not pick Porsche 911 GT3 RS over Lotus Exige Sport 410 if the price tag would not be any consideration?

    I actually own both (albeit my Exige is a heavily modified EX460) and must say that the article is very well written and very close to how I feel about both cars.

    I enjoy both of them but if I could only have one and money is no consideration it clearly would be the RS. If money is a consideration it clearly would by the Exige 😉

  5. Canyon Red Exige V6 Cup

    in V6 Exige Projects & Upgrades

    Posted

    On 28/11/2018 at 23:21, Arun_D said:

    @vd9 See I do listen!

     

    If I had managed to get Harry's Laptimer GP to communicate with my GoPro, maybe I would have been happy enough with that solution, but I tried and tried and never got it to work. I've probably stated a number of times in the 18 pages of this thread that patience is not a virtue I was born with, and the Aim is a pukka piece of kit (and who doesn't love shiny new kit?!)

    Thats exactly why I went for a fully integrated system as well - always had to link Harrys & GoPro manually and setup everytime I went on track. 

    Now, I just arrive, make sure I have an SD Card in my Smartycam and go ... couldnt be any easier 😉

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  7. Harrop TVS1900 video

    in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox

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    11 hours ago, vd9 said:

    This is a bit unlikely. The only things that the ECU will learn are going to be short term fuel trims and long term fuel trims. AFR at full load, ignition advance, variable valve timing and many other elements are not self-learning. To be truly self-learning it would require closed loop AFR monitoring at all times along with very sophisticated knock control. And even then it is always a decision to make as to how (through change of which parameter) specific situations are to be addressed in the most effective manner. 🙄

    Norbert, do you know what was not right with those? Very theoretical question from me (I'm not good enough driver to demand anything more than bone stock Sport 350 can offer), but want to understand what is out there. :driving:

    One had just gone way over board in the quest for 500 hp  (custom ECO etc.) and had a car that was not running anymore ...

    The other two just wanted more but had a well running car with decent power. Not sure how much above 400 hp but certainly at least 400 from what I have heard. 

  8. Harrop TVS1900 video

    in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox

    Posted

    Here are my 2 cents: 

     

    The EX460 is a proven kit that runs with very little to no issues and it holds up to the expectations. To be realistic for track use you need to upgrade breaks, suspension and add gearbox cooling as well to match the power. 

    My EX460 keeps up with a 458 Speciale in a straight line up to easily 200 kph, Win911 EX460 (a road legal car) has done a 2:38 in Spa and I have a couple other good benchmarks in my Garage to compare if the power is there. It definitely is.

    The TVS solution does have too low # of installs to fully judge reliability but imho its a half baked solution. It lacks the bespoke mapping, the intake, manifold and exhaust upgrade and several TVS installs - I personally know 3 - went to KT afterwards to fix it or at least make it a complete solution ... 

     

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  11. New 410 musings - Ex Cayman

    in Evora Chat

    Posted

    Ratios are too long for me as well even in the Exige, 5th and 6th are espec long ... will do short ratios also when my gearbox is due ... have a feeling it might be next year ... its holding up pretty well so far after two years of EX460  ... the gearbox cooler works wonders ...

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  19. Exige 380 ecu remap

    in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox

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    1 hour ago, Cristiano said:

    I am considering to add an Auto-Blip for race track. How complicate is the installation procedure? Is it something I can do? Where you put it, and do you need to cut some cables? I saw a manual with electric diagram but is not clear where those cables are and how it is attached.

    More over it seems that uses OBD-II port. Then I dear I cannot use the Auto-Blip and the OBD reader at same time, or can I?

    KomoTec installed it for me. I didnt dare to do this myself. Took approx 2h ... you still can use the OBD slot.

  20. Komo-Tec Exige S EX460

    in V6 Exige Projects & Upgrades

    Posted

    13 hours ago, GFWilliams said:

    I think my car will be quite an interesting comparison with a 430 Cup, I have the same wheels, tyres, and 3 way Dampers as the 430 Cup, but have a weight penalty. I do have an LSD though which really helps out if slower corners, so I would hope with 30hp ish more, to have the advantage over a lap.

    Go for it 👍 ... btw get a litblox batterie before - I am sure with your SocialMedia reach they will give you a good price 😉

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    Komo-Tec Exige S EX460

    in V6 Exige Projects & Upgrades

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    Its fair to assume imho that most EX460 track used cars have a proper setup / suspension & break upgrades as well as a at least basic lightweight treatment  ... with those cars the capability of the driver will make the biggest difference ...

    In the right hands they are really fast ....

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