SUPERCHARGED K20 SWAPPED LOTUS ELISE - THE BUDGET PORSCHE GT3 RS KILLER

[@petyrkowalski9887]

They are utterly fabulous to drive…300bhp is more than enough to make it scary fast as they weigh as much as an empty Mars Bar wrapper.

[@MotorAddicts]

I recon we could pick it up, if we weren’t scared of damaging it 😂

[@petyrkowalski9887]

@@MotorAddicts i bet

[@advancedchiropractic667]

I have the same car with 330 at the wheels. Did it with the 2ZZ engine. Intercool it and there is so much you can do with that K20 that you could get 600 hp easily. BOE in the states who built mine has a 520 hp version that they say hits you like a bat.

[@AdamHarling]

Speak of the devil… 600bhp, sequential k24 turbo… kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmKyiX2OndN1Y9Usi=mdmaOZ-wugYTqZd4

[@thatdudenamedkevin5627]

You did not have to be this hilarious with the description mate 😂😂

[@darcygerrard4899]

Very tasteful conversion. Nice to see a modded car, without driver aids that is actually able to put all the power down on a hard pull.

[@MotorAddicts]

💯

[@advancedchiropractic667]

They can do that because allot of HP not a bunch of torque. If you saw how small the flywheel is on those engines it amazes me they do not slip.

[@gorillafacegwen9247]

I think the K20 lends itself better to supercharging, you get that instant low end response with the Vtec up top.

[@MotorAddicts]

What we noticed in this, absolutely epic!!

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

People don't tend to turbo the Elises as you can't fit it all the extra stuff in the engine bay. Keeping it cool is an issue as well.

[@ellis_850csi]

That noise from the k20 and the supercharger is a match made in heaven and since it has no traction control you would be able to sling it round every corner pretty nicely 😂 would love to see this thing in a tracl battle great vid as always !

[@MotorAddicts]

Interesting! We will ask him to see if he wants in a battle

[@ashdean3380]

@@MotorAddicts he does 😂

[@obtuseangler768]

Question for Ash more than anyone else...what exhaust diameter is that on the K20? Coming from a guy with a decatted audi 4.2 that loves the sound of his car, I think your car sounds as good as anything on the road!!

[@batousan_]

Had the pleasure of looking after a friends 300bhp Exige (Supercharged Toyoto 2ZZ) in 2019, can confirm it was a savage car. The grip even on a set of very old and worn A048s it was silly, absolutely rapid. We took it to Cadwell and Donnington and shared the driving, and even though at 6'1" I didn't quite fit, and the tyres were a bit useless, it was an absolute blast to drive.

[@markdavies9765]

fantastic!! Mines got a k20 with a rotrex its 440bhp . Its insane!!

[@MotorAddicts]

That’s double nuts

[@Drifty325i]

Bloody awesome thing! ive got a 420hp 2 litre turbo 2zz one, its bloody bonkers, loads of torque and power all the way to 8500. Its a smaller GTX2863R so has very little lag. My friends got a 500hp one and its even more insane. So much fun to drive these cars

[@MotorAddicts]

We all falling in love with them but it’s our height going against us

[@Drifty325i]

@@MotorAddicts yeah i’m 6ft and i’m good but i think much taller or with back problems and you’re in trouble haha

[@povilaslondon]

2zz is 1.8 how on earth did you get it to 2.0?

[@Drifty325i]

@@povilaslondon its a Cosworth 2 litre kit they did a few years back! Been solid for over ten years with 16lbs boost

[@DM01710]

wickid little build ! knew a chap with an 300bhp audi swapped Elise he said it was like a high power go kart , never go out in the wet seeing this can see why. big up kit cars too!

[@marknash6307]

I just purchased the same car, but with the standard 1.8 Toyota engine. That’s mental power with that car. Dry use only.

[@davidbrooks4791]

Great car, well done. I have an Elise and had to replace the radiator fans and rad. Front clam removal (first time I did this job) only took a couple of hours to remove and a couple of refit. Relatively easy.

[@alextripp1230]

Now that's different, and revs it's nuts off, what a sound.! Nice build..... defo supercharge. Alex.

[@MotorAddicts]

If turbo was on it, you’d just wanna push more. So supercharger 100%

[@CherylCold]

Bought a Toyota powered one in 2013 as a side kick car for wind in hair stuff, love it and became a keeper, hit a mountain road and its more fun than hookers and coke.

[@MotorAddicts]

😂 bet it’s epic

[@Buck3366]

Bloody hell lads it was a bit cozy in there 😂 Awesome car, for me the downside is supercharging is parasitic but flip side it does make for a more N/A feel which I definitely think compliments a more nimble,light track oriented car.

[@MotorAddicts]

Think it’s enough at 300 for sure

[@venomking3602]

6 psi is not much so it should still be reliable

[@SpiritBlueFezST]

Great looking car, and performance to match!

[@MotorAddicts]

We agree!

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

That was bloody brilliant. The look on Owens face was priceless 😂😂😂

[@MotorAddicts]

He was proper shocked

[@connormatthews522]

such a nice take on an elise, red and black looks top as well

[@MotorAddicts]

Such a cool car

[@danielferraro59]

Yes! Yes! that’s the shit gets me going …… one of the cars i’ve always looked at but never pulled the trigger ,…something to be said for power to weight ,..love it in red with all that gear on too 👌🏼

[@MotorAddicts]

In person that red is unreal

[@danielferraro59]

@@MotorAddicts yea i have a 1987 red car but that was popping ! looked awesome 😎 love that

[@g0fvt]

A friend has an Elise with an Eaton supercharged K20, he has owned it for about 12 years. It is as mad as a box of frogs on the track but docile and economical on the road. A Race Technology dash and a motorbike battery save a bit of weight, an amazing little car. A lot of Lotus purists pontificate about the weight of the S/C K20 and the slightly higher centre of gravity. They should be made to ride in a converted one, the acceleration is like a drug. Might be cheaper to modify a VX220....

[@Docinaplane]

Really great!! I have an Evora GT (in the US) that I did a third cat delete and cold air intake on. Has a very similar sound, which I love.

[@zTheBigFishz]

I have an X1/9 with a K20 from a JDM Integra Type R. 200whp, it's pretty fun.

[@andrewwright.]

I'll bet on track this is next level

[@andrewwright.]

sorry...a weapon 🔥🔥

[@MotorAddicts]

@@andrewwright. I bet it is

[@EE9Civic]

Thats awesome. Such a drivers car. I've wanted to get an older Exige and either put a high compression K24 or a SC K20 in it for a while now. A sequential gearbox would also be awesome but that moves the budget to be a lot bigger.

[@nurburgringobsessed5722]

Kswap the world!! E36 project needs this!!

[@MotorAddicts]

Would love to

[@nurburgringobsessed5722]

@@MotorAddicts in the words of another KZbinr “ less talk, more action” 😂😂

[@MotorAddicts]

@@nurburgringobsessed5722 😂 well said

[@luketaplin42]

That is absolutely mental love it and what more could you want I'd have that in a heartbeat ❤️

[@MotorAddicts]

Ditto

[@marklucas3025]

You might need a chase car to get some more external shots on the move. 😉 Great Vid and a awesome car.

[@MotorAddicts]

Going to have to agree with this 100%

[@superchickensoup]

Would be good to see this against the Odified 6r4 ❤ Would also be interesting to see a k20 6r4 against the Odified 6r4 (with similar BHP. Keep up the good work 💪

[@MotorAddicts]

Would be a good little battle

[@ashdean3380]

Make it happen 😂

[@PLAYLYST978]

When a k20 is supercharged its practically a Ariel atom engine

[@crosbyworx7284]

Im in Warrington, Surprisingly I have never seen this car but it is really cool, if you want to come back up here I have an 80s Carbon Reliant Scimitar with 400bhp per ton I suspect it would be upside this in terms of acceleration if not faster. home built in a shed by two idiots, more than happy to let you have a go.

[@crosbyworx7284]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2fPc3yIgceIhKM

[@MotorAddicts]

We are coming back up within a couple of months buddy, drop us a message on insta

[@drew699]

Pleased you got the whole visceral purity of it. The next level is a quick Caterham and get that roof off too, it’ll add to the buzz!

[@purplemonstertv]

I love lotus cars. One day I’d really love a lotus exige s2 supercharged. But I could never get rid of my MR2 turbo. Cool vid.

[@MotorAddicts]

You and me both!

[@adamcook1426]

These cars are starting to become my dream. Take it to the track and just flog it. Hell yeah

[@ryanmolloy5421]

That Gen elise/exige is the most fun car I've ever driven. Oversized gokart. I wish to own one myself one day. Probly shouldn't through. I'll get in all kinds of trouble.

[@beetalius]

Even in the standard, 6-8k rpm is bananas

[@autonomousindividual7780]

That is "Bad-Assed" we'd say here in the US. I like the owner, seems like a fun guy.

[@feral4mr2]

Sounds mint AF! As much as I love my aw11, I'd love an Elise or preferably Exige to twincharge.

[@budbud2509]

Back in 2009 I bought a new Exige 240PP LSD and a few other bits , although it "only" has 240 bhp its mental enough for me with that Toyota 2ZZ engine supercharged and revving to 8,500 . I can only imagine how quick a K20 is My factory figures were 0-60mph 3.9 0-100mph 9.9 . One advantage is the Exige has the AP Racing 4 pot calipers and larger dia discs

[@Mo55y90]

i knew i recognized where this was filmed haha seeing familiar things in every shot! suprised ive not heard it blast past my house yet😅

[@colletteodonoghue5940]

When the first Elise came out, I loved it, when was that, about 1996? I still like the original and the power was probably just about right. This, to me, looks a bit of a dog's dinner, a bit too much. I know too much is usually just enough (like the Z car), but this looks like a dated (modern) car tarted up. That said, I'd bloody love one! Boomtime!

[@MotorAddicts]

We would all love one 100%

[@deanishere7237]

I'm starting to think anything rear wheel drive with a K20 in it is cool :D

[@MotorAddicts]

K swap the world mate

[@svernon7472]

Sounds amazing 👏

[@MotorAddicts]

Deffo

[@Trakknutt]

You were stressing me out with your watch resting on the cars paint

[@InitialB]

Man that’s cool. Quick trip to eBay confirms I still can’t afford one

[@MotorAddicts]

Same here 😂

[@Sabre120owns]

Owen, you wanna get in contact with Maidstone Sports Cars in Kent mate, they've got one of these pushing 500-550bhp, the thing is INSANE.

[@ModsRFun]

I'm personally not a fan of the spind of a supercharger BUT.... a supercharged K20A2 sounds amazing I could listen to it all day 🤭

[@CHMichael]

That car was always the ultimate fun car . It just doesn't fit 2 golf bags and that's what one really needs going to the country club.

[@ckirby1204]

Reminds me of the enterprise going into warp speed!

[@MotorAddicts]

😂 😬

[@maddon001]

shows the power of a good chassis as a starting base for slapping a fat engine in.

[@MotorAddicts]

Comment whether you would supercharge or turbo?? 😅

[@MarkHossNorthwestrcclub]

I'd definitely go with a supercharger with this application, instant power, and even throughout the rev range, a turbo could come on boost mid corner causing oversteer, which can be hard to tame in such a snappy, short, chassis as these 😳😉 A ton of fun either way 😉👍🏼

[@dazzathedaddy939]

Turbo and dump valve 💯 for me but i like the sound of a supercharger

[@Tain950]

What an awesome build 👍

[@beetalius]

You can wind these cars up and have an absolute blast will never break in the speed limit

[@mikematthews2k181]

Amazing car !!!! Love the way you film outside a prison 😂😂

[@MotorAddicts]

We will be there one day

[@brianpotstra5063]

Well now I have to have one of these.

[@nigelgibson368]

BEAUTIFUL THE SOUND OF THE SUPER CHARGER WOW 👌 💪😎👍

[@timbecks81]

Awesome, good job

[@MotorAddicts]

Great motor

[@mylesmassiah2311]

I bet that thing is stupid fast!

[@MotorAddicts]

It deffo is

[@TonyHarrison78989]

That noise is epic!

[@andrewthomson3413]

Fueled by coke 🤦🏻‍♂️ Beautiful car mind can't take that away. I loved the clip holding the coke can 😂😂😂

[@GTcruzin]

That bloody car moves!!

[@misteri2416]

Thats what they call "Power to Weight Ratio" mate. When small power met with Light Weight, it's where the fun begin. LMAO

[@TheObserver567]

You should try a MercRacing supercharger.

[@MotorAddicts]

I’m sure he’ll see the message

[@redchristy]

Car runs on 99 v-power, pilot runs on 99% cocaine 😂😂😂

[@NSIMM0]

😂😂😂

[@alessandrodifrancesco5685]

what type of side scoop are you using? I can’t find one that can fit my Elise properly like that.

[@peterjordansonthe2nd731]

Idk how someone with an automotive channel would not know that Lotus has an electric hypercar

[@andybond4458]

Any idea what the rear diffuser is? I know its not standard but curious which one it is! Also go steady with those RC injectors - they were shocking on my exige!

[@MotorAddicts]

Not 100% sure, hopefully owner will comment

[@ashdean3380]

Even i dont know what it is. I would actually like to know myself! No markings on it i can see!

[@andybond4458]

@@ashdean3380 can you measure the distance from the rear clam to the end of the splitter ? Can compare to a standard one and internet sleuth it?

[@Mark_Meisho_Thompson]

I can't wait to k24 swap my cayman, Bring on the madness!

[@Automotiverecoveryuk]

Now thats my kind of car just checking ebay what they go for ha ha

[@MotorAddicts]

😂

[@daveg5857]

Oh, my god, I want one!!!

[@MikeLaRock88]

Very cool. Like a budget supercar

[@G4RY1159]

Pretty sure I seen this car in a cartoon

[@MotorAddicts]

😂

[@SniperVIIUS]

What does this car weight? Looks pretty badass for sure. If I wasn't able to get an allocation for my 22 Porsche 718 Spyder I would have bought the Lotus Emira for sure.

[@ashdean3380]

825kg

[@Ancientcaptain]

That is a slick looking car

[@zzkamikazezz]

Some people even charge cool them and get to 360 and above. 😅

[@MotorAddicts]

May even end up that way

[@mosmos2740]

If was originally a rover k series - ie. From 2004 or earlier, the factory weight is about 708kgs

[@Curcuma50]

920 kg for this S2.

[@mattvaughan180]

If you wanted it a bit more fruity stick a rotrex c30 or c38 supercharger on it

[@stickyplantains]

dream swap right here i love it

[@whirlymurley3974]

how mych charlie had this guy taken b4 the drive?

[@Curcuma50]

is it possible to swap with a engine Audi 2.5 tfsi ? thx

[@sforry9332]

Ariel Atom vibes.

[@nelg1973]

Nick on the coke with a fluffy thing.

[@NSIMM0]

Nice to see Coke in a Can and not in a Bag outside a court right?? 🫣🤣

[@MotorAddicts]

😂

[@andylewis8669]

Wow 😍

[@MotorAddicts]

Agreed

[@christianbuczko1481]

It just needs a quaife sequential gearbox and a tune up to 450hp to be perfect.

[@mrporsche4236]

Drive any turbo car then drive this.This is a trillion times more fun

[@AliasProductions801]

I’ll never understand why people don’t just turbocharge the 2zz but cool build regardless.

[@lapin46]

because the 2ZZ is build from cheesium with the gearbox being even weaker.

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

That looks like fun..

[@UNKNOWN-zb3qm]

Jeez ash is YAKED.

[@angelodagnolo984]

It's a beauty 👍😉

[@MotorAddicts]

Very!

[@ShalHal69]

Nice speeding through a built up area ... really cool!

[@beefycheesecake]

Supercharger's sound cool but turbocharger's are more versatile.

[@andybond4458]

The linear power nature of the supercharger suits these cars more than the turbo. :)

[@HondaExige1]

Absolutely awesome ❤ I need a SC 😅

[@MotorAddicts]

💯

[@Targxt]

Driver be locked tf in

[@sharifkhan6814]

I wonder if this supercharged lotus would be fun or a RWD super charged k20 mini

[@MotorAddicts]

They are both brilliant in both different ways

[@sharifkhan6814]

@@MotorAddicts which would be practical n faster

[@AVM-Music]

Brings back memories Friend of mine had a VX220 Turbo, threw the choosnails out and replaced with a blower. Fooooooook me

[@norman1907]

How does the swap affect lift throttle oversteer?

[@xtnuser5338]

"How does the swap affect lift throttle oversteer?" It doesn't effect it at all. Still able to ease the rear around at will.

[@tiger97.17]

Nice, but greater if test it on track...

[@frederikvanhees4701]

Who did this conversion?

[@IJ-E36]

A Giraffe on a RollerSkate 😂

[@MotorAddicts]

😂

[@justinbgraf7565]

Do you know what airfreshoner means in Japan?

[@MotorAddicts]

No idea 😂

[@justinbgraf7565]

@@MotorAddicts Beginner or novice driver symbol in Japan.

[@psttech4290]

rover engine? wasnt they toyota by that gen?

[@GazMoby]

Being so close to the ground would make it feel even faster. 😬

[@yorkshireman7025]

NEEDS A TURBO 😊 or eaton charger for more boost

[@blakeabraham4050]

I wonder what a pro-charger would sound like on something like this?