Lotus Honda Exige S2 N/A –Track / Fast Road / Race /Rally

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After spending 18 months building my ultimate spec Exige I really didn’t expect to be writing this advert :cry: I’ve been offered a very interesting overseas work opportunity for a couple of years so rather than store the Exige I’ve decided to sell it.

Some of you might have seen the car on the Exiges trackdays. It was also MarcP’s car a few years ago. It’s a pretty rapid machine. The mix of NA Honda power and lighter weight than a regular S2 enables it to match the pace of the supercharged Toyota cars on track, it’s highly addictive!

Here’s the spec…

Lotus Honda Exige S2 N/A –Track / Fast Road / Race /Rally

Class winning Lotus Exige S2 N/A Honda. Built in 2012 from a low mileage road car (20,000 miles) with no expense spared. Suitable for Trackdays, fast road use, Race or Tarmac rally. Fully road legal with tax and MOT. Professionally installed HotLap ultimate spec roll cage in lightweight T45. The car is MSA log booked and eligible for Tarmac rallying as well as circuit use. Only used on 2 track days, and 150 miles of smooth tarmac rallies, achieved 1st in class and 4th overall.

Chassis
2001 S2 Elise K-series chassis with full OEM Exige body panels fitted
HotLap multipoint welded roll cage in lightweight T45 with additional roof hoops and door bars (cost £3500)
Caretek electronic cut out switch
Lifeline Zero 2000 plumbed in electric fire system
Hand held lifeline extinguisher
Tillet B6 FIA approved carbon shell race seats (new in 2012, in date)
Schrott race harnesses (new in 2012, in date)
Quick release Momo steering wheel
Rear spoiler, access covers, front splitter and side intakes all in Carbon Fibre

Brakes
AP 4 pot Lotus Sport Front callipers
Alcon 308mm grooved front disks
Braided hoses
New wheel hubs fitted all round

Suspension
Lotus Sport Ohlins 2 way dampers (revalved and sprung to Cup spec, one event since rebuild)
Uprated rear toe links

Engine
Honda Link-up kit
Honda K20a JDM spec with RBC manifold (approx. 240bhp)
Hondata management, mapped by TDi
Baffled sump
Stainless manifold and system

Transmission
JDM close ratio transmission with LSD
Exedy paddle clutch (fitted one event ago)

Wheels
New Team Dynamics 1.2 wheels in black with Toyo 888 tyres, additional spares and wheels available by negotiation.

This is an excellent all round car that can be used for competition and road.

Price £27,500

If you would like any more details then feel free to give me a call on 07944 060180
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this car is epic, although I nearly vomited in it at brands hatch.

S2 exige but with the ‘right’ engine if you ask me, especially as it’s gunna be a solid 100KG less than a 'yota SC car.

Good luck with the sale, and the new job? Where you headed?

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Tim back away from the keyboard fella :laughing:

Hey Wes, a tough choice mate but the right one I’m sure. I hope it goes well buddy, the very best of luck :wink:

Great car and not in anyway pink! :laughing:

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Don’t forget free garage space in York. Might even get washed!

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Fixed that for you Gareth. There’s a fee for babysitting it if it doesnt sell :smiley:

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I am sure the fitting fee for a Sadev could be agreed. Might need a rebuild when you return though!

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Price reduced to £25,000

Last chance to buy it before it goes into storage!

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Hey John Stone was interested when I last spoke to him…he told me! Be good to get him on here…

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It would be a welcome change for him, I hear that he spent more than the price of my exige on gearbox maintenance last season for his Skoda WRC :frowning: . It is an incredibly rapid machine though when it’s on song.

He should have both in his stable. Wet loose Tarmac, take the Skoda. Dry Tarmac, take the exige :slight_smile:)

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Sold :astonished:

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Anyone I know lol?

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Ha, wasn’t your man. It’s gone to a new home in Time Attack, should be perfect.

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It was going well today Wes at Oulton, though not as sideways as usual. :mrgreen:


IMG_6429 by T0P cat, on Flickr


IMG_6198 by T0P cat, on Flickr


IMG_6206 by T0P cat, on Flickr

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that must run in the class jamie used to?

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It now runs in club class in the rwd class but against forced induction cars too. I have known the new owner Dave since starting Time Atack a few years ago and he’s a really nice guy, but has never been near a Lotus. He’s just given up on his 700bhp Focus due to loads of problems and I have him some info on the Honda cars. This car seemed like a good starting place for what he wants to do.

Unfortunately the nearside rear shock broke after several laps during testing on friday and lost all compression. I managed to get Geary to bring over some Quantum single way rears on Saturday for him so that he could compete.

Also during testing the engine cut out and then wouldn’t start again which Dave’s team couldn’t fix. So while I was fixing my car Scuffers went over, diagnosed the problems and fixed it. I think the wiring just needs carefully checking over and some replacing as some of it has seen better days!!!

Anyway, it seemed to be going well and Dave really loved it. I think you’ll see some fairly major changes being made to it over the winter, as he’s got pans to give it some more poke etc.

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He’ll need “pots” then, for those pans! :laughing:

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Thanks for the photos TC, great to see the car in action. :clap:

Jamie, thanks for the last miniute help with the spare dampers. I was really disappointed when I got he call from Dave on Friday to say that the NSR had lost its damping. That NSR damper had only just come back from repair at the distributors, the banjo had came loose after the last event. I’m sure they’ll sort it as the service has been very good so far from Aurok.

If Dave’s getting his development intel from you then I’m expecting great things next spring! While he’s doing the winter mods I would agree that there would be a benefit to modifying the wiring, maybe he can get away with one ECU and rationalise the wiring into a lightweight harness.

Importantly Dave told me that he had lots of fun on his Exige debut. I think he’s a convert :stuck_out_tongue:

I’m glad he got to run the car in the end. It’s a bit embarassing when you sell a car in good faith (that’s done 5 events without issue) and it throws a couple of faults the next day! I’m pleased he was still smiling though at the end of the day.

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time attack does seem to be a jinx on cars though!

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“I ain’t never been near that car”

:laughing: