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Thought I'd open my first post with a coupla shots of my car and the build it's going through.
Mrs taking it out for a spin at Silverstone:
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Picture taken from the silverstone trackday site as they seemed to like the car:
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Anyway, on with the build.
lets get the rear clam off:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...c/clam+off.jpg
Yes thats a tiny garage however I live in London, so space is short.
May as well drop some JDM cams in and get the lash adjusted:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...sc/cams+in.jpg
oh and clearance is close to the oil filter so decided to relocate it whole dropping a laminova cooler in there:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...take%2Boff.jpg
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...c/oil+line.jpg
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...emote+head.jpg
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...lter+mount.jpg
So whats going to make it faster then?
JRSC with a chargercooler sandwich plate:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...ower+stack.jpg
Check out the straight inlet:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...r%2Binleet.jpg
Dropped into the car:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...jrsc/gold2.jpg
Not before I move the IAT sensor:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...m/jrsc/IAT.jpg
May as well clean up the rocker too:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...y+in+black.jpg
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...ather+line.jpg
Starting to look ok
looks good, really into your future updates
exhaust going back on:
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...c/manifold.jpg
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...sc/exhaust.jpg
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...sc/tullett.jpg
Oh and quite an effort to get the belt size and tention just right (shimmed the alternator)
https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/m...sc/Belt+on.jpg
Nice lotus and sick build. Has the car been dyno tuned as of yet? I'm interested in your numbers.
wow badass!