Quandry!!!

General General Lotus Talk
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I am at a bit of a cross-roads regarding which way to go with an Elise/Exige S2 purchase given the same budget…

a: Buy a S2 ‘111s’ or ‘S’ and then spend 2K ish on suspension/brake etc upgrades or:

b: For the same total money buy the more expensive and ‘on paper faster’ S2 ‘111R’/Exige but then have to leave the suspension/brakes etc standard… (for a while!!! :wink:)

I have driven both… the ‘111R’/Exige feels much more urgent and seems quicker, wheras the 111s and ‘S’ still both feel quick but in a smoother way. I reckon on normal ‘road’ driving there would not be a lot in it???

Opinions would be most welcome.

Pete. :slight_smile:

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my money would be on the 111s with a cr box and a good geo set up, lighten the car as much as you can and I don’t think you will go far wrong!

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I’d say it depends on how many miles and the ratio of road and track you will do. The Toyota cars are more reliable and a much nicer place to be IMO.

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More scope with the toyota for future mods without going down the transplant route.

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2nd hand katana then wait and get a cheap set of exige wheels and some 2nd hand nitrons :wink:

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[quote=ade]2nd hand katana then wait and get a cheap set of exige wheels and some 2nd hand nitrons :wink:
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Why are you selling these items, Ade?




:smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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might upgrade my nitrons next year as I want stiffer springs and I’m close to the limit of the valving on mine, I won’t be selling my wheels though…

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Did Mike Wilds drive your car at Oulton? :wink:

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no sadly, would like him to next time to see what he thinks of the set up.

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What do you need stiffer springs for? Your car looked pretty FLAT through the corners compared to some to me.
Seriously though, what spring/arb are you running ATM?

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I reckon that like me, you’d realise there’s nowt wrong with the car, it’s the peasant behind the wheel that needs “tuning” :smiley:

PMSL @ Neil

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Pesky, I uld not agree more, however, I think the vavling is wrong them anyway. I was one of the first to put nitrons on an S and I upped the spring rates to match the more lardy S. So it seems to have to run at -3 from full hard on track and -6 on the road to behave correctly.

As for spring ratesmine is running 450\575 and I have an elisparts roll bar one hole off full hard, the S1 bar like I have does not allow it to go full hard :frowning:

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[quote=Neil_C]What do you need stiffer springs for? Your car looked pretty FLAT through the corners compared to some to me.
Seriously though, what spring/arb are you running ATM? [/quote]


Oi! how am I getting dragged into this :smiley:

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[quote=Boothy]


Oi! how am I getting dragged into this :smiley:[/quote]

No reason really, except Mike Wilds, flat, & buggering about with Nitrons! :smiley: