Lotus Elan SE

parkiboy

parkiboy

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hi, i was just wondering what the lotus elan se are like? i know there 1.6 turbo pretty nippy but probably not as fast as my glanza.

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reason i ask i am considering abandoning project glanza and buying one of these when my insurance needs renewing which is another 5 months yet but if i am getting one i dont want to spend any more on the glanza - you can pic a decent one up for abour 5k if you look around, being 20 and owning a lotus lol id be loving that.

also plenty of tuning potential with it being a turbo?
 
riko666

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Only FWD Lotus if I recall - great handling car, but as with the Pre-Elise era of Lotus's you can expect it to be very unreliable...as for tunability, I'm unsure - it uses an Isuzu engine (Perhaps out of the Piazza?)
 
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keirz

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Year (of specifications) 1989 - 1995
Engine 1588 cc, 4 cylinder
Transmission manual FWD
Max speed 137 mph
0-60 mph 6.7 seconds
Horsepower 165 bhp @ 6600 rpm
weight 1022 kgs

just found this info mate.
 
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CaL

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engine isnt out of a piazza as they are 1929cc i think and are single cam.....you can find bits for them i think but not sure....i remember seeing one on ebay with 220bhp
 
TurboDave

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If it has an Isuzu engine I thought they were stong engines?

Offtopic but CAL, has a guy from Stafford area who owns a black Renault 5 GT Turbo told you what happened to him last monday morning on the way to Stone?
 
Dan3SGTE

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thats a nice ol car.......

seems pretty fast too..... i would be spectacle on availability on after market parts.......
 
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CaL

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TurboDave said:
If it has an Isuzu engine I thought they were stong engines?

Offtopic but CAL, has a guy from Stafford area who owns a black Renault 5 GT Turbo told you what happened to him last monday morning on the way to Stone?
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no why???
 
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CaL

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lol!!ah you said about you coming to staffs....how was it??i thought you wernt coming in the gt?could have at least popped round lol....there all pikeys round here with bodged cars so they either blow up or are slow....the only r5 i know is my mates mate....and his is tungy grey
 
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TurboDave

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It was a dark grey to black he overtook me and I was in the middle of nowhere, didnt have a clue where I was going, didnt have much fuel and I didnt know for a shell garage but, I thought bollox he cant get away with that so I sped up to the national speed limit (limiter in 4th) and went blasting past him as he was trying to get away.

Yeah I brought it up the place is locked down after 9pm so nobody can come in and with security on the gates so I brought it.

I am up there loads over the next year so I will come and have a look around your car one time.

To go back on topic, I like the look of the elan tbh and from what I have heard Isuzu engines are very good (I know the diesel ones are), there has to be aftermarket parts available too and if they arnt, all you need is a custom exhaust with decat, increased boost, air filter and your away I bet an e-manage would work on it too. It seems a tad heavy though at 1000 odd kgs for a small car!
 
Dan3SGTE

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i think that looks better then a glanza....

Dont get me wrong there are glanzas that appeal to me more then that... but standard looking form that beats it anyday in my opinion.....
 
parkiboy

parkiboy

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thanks for the info guys, definetly going to look into it over the next couple of months as i already decided im done spending on the glanza til the new year. I heard good things about Isuzu engines but i didnt know they did petrol!! will depend on reliability and aftermarket parts i think, ill look around :)
 
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