Elises and their engines...

Yes, all new Elises have the Toyota engine. The 111R has 189bhp and I think the S has around 135bhp. They stopped making the 111S with the 156bhp Rover engine in 2005 and the

111R with the Toyota engine was available from 2004. And with a bit of luck my new garage will be built and have a 111S in it before October :-)

Depends if you mean Elises coming straight and unmodified from Lotus.

The Toyota engine is heavy, the Honda S2000-conversion proves a popular conversion (and about 50 Hp mor powerfull than the Toyota). The Honda engine is far superior to the Toyota lump

There are also some very fast (turbo) Audi-Elise around.

Turbo-technics does a 190 and 230 HP Rover k-series supercharged engine.

I think Lotus swapped the 1.8 k-series for the Toyota around 2003. Along came some 60 extra horses and a bill reflecting that extra power.

Enough said: one must drive an Elise even if only for a short time. The S2 is easier to live with but I prefer the S1 for the sheer back to basic experience. Hey! I even drive it without the hardtop/ rear window now and leave the softtop at home :-)

The S1 needs more power though.

Nobody has a wiring loom of an K-series Lotus of MGF lying around in his garage?

Tom De Moor

Driven a VX220 recently, was just toying with some ideas really. I want the VX, but I'm not sure my back is up to it, bah! Still, if it gets better before August, we'll see ;-)

I've got a rover 400 k-series loom, ideal for emarald installation

-- Chet

2002 SEAT Leon 20vT - 1994 Renault 19 16v Cabrio - 1992 Saab 9000 2.3fpt 1991 Integrale 16v - 1991 Renault 19 16v - 1983 Wife who says theres too many cars

I suppose the wiring looms for all k-series, maybe on the exception of the VVC, are the same.

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Thx.

Tom De Moor

know someone who went from an MR2 turbo to a scoob to now an Elise, wasn't enough poke so got sent away and came back with a supercharger bolted on, sorted the power out :)