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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
You are really talking beyond your experience. The Engine is sourced by Toyota, but with a Lotus Head and Lotus ECU, it is not the same as the Celica GTS.
So far as adding a Turbo, again you don't get it. A Naturally Aspirated car drives better than a Forced one. It is preferable from that standpoint.
Most Forced Induction cars have split personalities - On Boost and Off Boost. This can be very disconcerting in the Twisties at the Apex or on a Track.
In fact, Lotus Engineering did a lot of engineering on this engine for Toyota back in the '90's when they used to frequently burn up the Crank Bearings. Lotus redesigned the Oiling system, and the Bearings. Added an Oil Cooler, and the engine gained 10HP and became instantly as bulletproof as anything else coming out of the Motomachi plant.
I only wish the Boxster Engine had Toyota reliability...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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Whatever, the engine block is still a Toyota. Look at the links I posted. My brother has a Toyota Celica GTS and the Lotus even has the Toyota stamp on the block. Its not visible when you pop the hood, but its still on there. I never said the entire engine was made by Toyota. Thats why I posted those links, did you even look at them? My point was that for the price you pay for the Regular Lotus Elis it is still underpowered. All those other exotic sports cars out there and Lotus could not put an engine in the car that could break the 250hp mark? To expensive of a car to pay for and only get 190hp. All show and no go. As for tubos, there is nothing wrong with the drivability on the track or off. Look at the cars that are famous for track records. Most have turbos. Subaru WRX, Dodge Neon SRT-4, Mitsubishi Eclipse GT or GSX, etc...I'm sure there are some turbo Porsches in there too.
