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Upgrade EX475 with titane Y-Pipe & Cat
cuprapw replied to Theshur's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
Exactly, that is the only difference in the 4xx the cooling -
I inspected a 430 FE today, even below the wheel arch area The front and bigger part of the vent is closed, no discussion ...no air will go through that one ..ever The rear one, apart from the drainage hole has a super small opening that will allow air flowing through the smaller aperture I seriously doubt how functional could be as the aperture is very thin
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Exige 410 fuel pump not preloading
cuprapw replied to cuprapw's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
Just in case anyone has the same doubt, this is completely normal. Verified in other cars (410 and 420 FE)- 1 reply
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Sump Baffle Replacement - Needed every 2 Yrs?
cuprapw replied to CM96's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
At the 3yr mark when I replaced mine with a moroso one they were ok Plastic gates that need replacement ...another genius idea from Lotus .... -
I remember that in my Exige 410, until a point after a service last year, I could hear the fuel pump preloading when moving the key to the ignition position (after turning off the immobilizer). Now, in order to hear the fuel pump preloading I have to do: ignition position, back to pre-ignition and then ignition position again Is this something a lotus software update changed? Even without the fuel pump preloading, the car starts up perfectly I'm asking specifically for 4XX Exiges due to the fuel pump being different to the 3XX Exiges Regards
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Upgrade EX475 with titane Y-Pipe & Cat
cuprapw replied to Theshur's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
With new headers, y pipe, decat and no repro you are highly likely losing power -
Wheel options for Exige 410/420/430
cuprapw replied to Petr Sebesta's topic in Ride/Handling/Suspension/Brakes/Wheels/Tyres
Front OEM are 6.8 kg not 7.5kg And the problem with 9.5 width on the rear is that you can't fit 295/30, for example A052 or AR1, which are miles away from anything you will find in 285/30 size -
Exige 410 Retro fitting Vairable slip traction control.
cuprapw replied to RaggedRoy's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
I think the wire connector you are referring to is for the exhaust valve switch -
Very useful information, I will send you a DP next year as I'm planning to make the same move to US (but to Texas instead of the East Coast) Regards
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Sport 350 - Is a decat worth doing?
cuprapw replied to Karls's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
I'm planning to get soon some actual performance numbers with a racebox mini. 100-160 and 100-200. There are good references in this youtube channel, and he uses a similar GPS -
Sport 350 - Is a decat worth doing?
cuprapw replied to Karls's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
@MrD I currently have: Komotec EX-475 remap Komotec Carbon Air box 2bular EPK (headers, y-pipe and 200 cell cat) GT Australia titanium exhaust Important to note that KT won't sell just the Air box and the remap. Given that I wanted to keep 2bular EPK as for me is the best what I did was to order the full KT 475 kit, I kept 2bular EPK and sold separately the rest of the KT hardware included in the kit. Now the car is a missile: -
Sport 350 - Is a decat worth doing?
cuprapw replied to Karls's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
Hi @MrD We are talking about a high flow 200 cell cat. Not sure what role the air intake will play (if it will help to mitigate the power loss or even make you gain some bhp), but just with headers-ypipe and high flow 200 cell cat, the power loss is almost guaranteed. I'm pretty sure a decat will make it even worse Regards -
Harnesses+Belts on 390FE
cuprapw replied to Inversed's topic in Interior/Exterior/Lights/Glass/Alarms/ICE/HVAC/Other
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Sport 350 - Is a decat worth doing?
cuprapw replied to Karls's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
I did more than 500 miles as suggested by Jim, the power loss was still there, specially on the high end. Also, compared to your case, there's the factor of N/A vs supercharged. Once I added air intake and re-map, it was like a re-birth. My only doubt is if adding an air intake (still without remap) would have mitigated the power loss (or even provide a bhp gain) -
Sport 350 - Is a decat worth doing?
cuprapw replied to Karls's topic in Engine & Ancillaries/Gearbox
Without re-map you will most likely lose power. I lost 24bhp with a 2ubular EPK in my 410, I had to remap and add an air intake and then yes 476bhp Stock vs 2bular (no re-map and no air intake) -
@cuprapw - www.lotusforsale.com please
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I installed this one in the circuit where the pcv is, which is the problematic one in the 4xx engines
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I just fitted 225/45 and 295/30 in my 410 Front: -1.6° camber (all shims out), there's a bit of rubbing on the backor the right side with the wheels fully turned Back: -2° camber (max the excentric can do) no rubbing at all And by the way, what an impressive tyre the A052... A few pictures of cup 2 285 vs A052 295