Lotus Elan
M100 Turbo
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Elan
Bolt-In Spearco Intercooler $959
10 day special order
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Elan
Bolt-In Aluminum Radiator $799
10 day special order
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Elan
Bolt-In Spearco Intercooler $959
10 Day special order
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We are now offering the IHI Stock Turbo upgrades again. We have a new supply
of the larger Compressor wheels and can Rebuild and Upgrade your stock unit.
$950 using your rebuildable core.
Special
Package Pricing
TurboXS Compressor bypass valve and Inlet pipe
High Flow Inlet pipe with 3" Inlet K&N Filter
Manual Boost Controller (TurboXS brand..the good stuff.)
Gloss Black Powder Coat
Pipes powder coated in custom color (Anything besides black..)
$120.00 for the set.
$535
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TurboXS Boost controller
$69.00
This is much better
than any of the Bleed type Boost Controllers that are currently being used.
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Seamus Blackley's
1991 Lotus Elan
Latest addition: 17" x 8.5" KINESIS
Motorsport wheels with 235-40-17 Yokohama A032R tires and all the other stuff
you see pictured below.
Yes, we really are going to do a bolt-on 4 piston caliper, big vented rotor brake
upgrade. If only because these wheels warrant it. The stock rotors look silly
stuck in these big old things.
This car will be featured in one
of the next few issues of Turbo and High Tech Perfomance Magazine.
We didn't really set out to develop
parts and for these cars. One of our friends and good customers decided in addition
to his brutally fast BMW 2002 Turbo that he needed a "REAL" car that would keep
his girlfriend happy on those romantic weekends away. You know, one with A/C,
Good heater and defroster, and all the creature comforts. So he decided to buy
a convertible English car. To his credit it did turn out to be a pretty cool
ride. The blend of Japanese technology and Lotus tuning has made a very fun
and reliable car. Purists may snub their noses at it but it is a sure bet the
Isuzu powered Elan will always start, run, idle smoothly and deliver a ton of
fun without any of the hassles normally associated with English Roadsters.
The first order of business was
to make more HP. The easy way to do that is with MORE BOOST. Since it is a well
developed factory Turbo F.I. and Ignition system we felt there was no problem
in raising the boost with the stock programming as long as we gave it a bit
more fuel. We use a specially tailored adjustable boost dependant rising rate
fuel regulator. It raises the fuel pressure based on the amount of boost to
always keep you at a safe air fuel ratio. We offer this as a Bolt-On Kit with
brackets, hoses, Manual Boost Controller,instructions, etc.
Pressure Regulator Kit $335.00
The air filter box is a pretty
okay part even though it looks like a little garbage can. The inlet from the
box to the Turbo however is terrible. Lumpy accordian hose is not the key
to smooth airflow. Our Inlet pipe replaces the stock box with an open element
K&N air filter and an even higher flow pipe. The open element filter gives
a bit more intake sound and flows about 10% more than the closed box. Pipe
is Gloss Black finish. The unit pictured was painted red per the customers
request.
K&N filter with high flow inlet
pipe $175.00
This is Doug Abbott's Green Elan. Doug has the Superchips upgrade, Air filter
pipe with K&N and the Plumbing / Bypass Valve kit.
Now that you getting more intake
air and boost pressure there are a few other pieces that are deficient. The
Silicone hose that comes from the throttle body to the intercooler pipe is
livable at 5-7 psi boost but expands like a balloon at 13-14 psi.The other
problem is that when you lift off the throttle to shift the boost pressure
in the system backs up behind the throttle plate causing a hellacious spike
in the intercooler plumbing ( As much as 20+ psi )which stalls the Turbo in
between shifts. This is very bad for the Turbo. When the boost spikes, it
tries to drive the compressor wheel back through the turbo causing terrible
wear on the shaft bearings.To cure this problem we install a Compressor Bypass
( Often incorrectly called a Blow-Off valve. ) It opens under vacuum blowing
off the excess boost and allowing the Turbo to stay spooled whenever you chop
the throttle or shift. This translates in to better acceleration between gears
and longer Turbo life.We have incorporated the cure to the expanding intercooler
plumbing and the bypass problem into one easy to install plumbing package.
Mandrel bent hard plumbing pipe from throttle body to intercooler pipe with
an incorporated adjustable Compressor Bypass Valve. Simple bolt-on unit with
a screwdriver.Pipe is Gloss Black. The unit pictured is red per customers
request.
Plumbing and Bypass Valve Kit.
$375.00
For those of you with a real Speed
Jones we can do some serious Turbo upgrades. We are hoping in the next year
to be offering a Garrett T3 conversion as a bolt on kit. For now we are doing
them in-house on a per vehicle basis.Call for pricing and options. Other items
in the works are...
- Bolt on High-Flow exhaust system.
- Auxilliary Injector System
- Programmable Engine Management
Kit.
This is the interior of Doug Abbotts Green Elan. For those of you that might want
some of the proper Lotus Yellow Leather, Doug does have a supply left over. You
can contact him via e-mail.
