Check what this Hongkie done to his Elise man. Bring lightening of road car to a whole new level.

Wonder if anyone crazy enough to do this to their Rx8

Carbon Fiber All the Way

 

Love it, car looks great in CF!

 

While it's very cool and all, I just don't see the point...

 

the "point" is he now has a 1650-1700lb car with 190hp, i.e. fast as crap and easy to flog around a track.

 

^^^ aggreed, pratically a street prep'd cart, power to weight through the roof...

 

If the car does indeed weigh 1,700 lbs, there are 8.95 lbs/hp, an improvement from the standard 10.03 lbs/hp.

If he had bought an Exige S, it would be 8.65 lbs/hp.

He could have saved a ton of money....

 

I think until this year S models werent sold in the US...

 

He could have even gone for a full on kit car... Caterham or Ariel Atom anyone...?

 

Exige has been supercharged since 2007 model year. '07 had 220hp, '08 had 240hp (or 220 depending on IC or not), '09 had 260hp. I'm guessing his car as an aftermarket SC so assume anywhere between 220 and 275 at the wheels. I'll check LotusTalk and see if I can't find more specs...

ah... its an '02 in Hong Kong so power is only 135hp so I stand corrected on the assumption. There were no SC Exige's available for street apps at that point (I'm not sure if the Motorsport Elise was out either). Basically, someone looking for some thing unique. Looks like there are LOTS of suspension and other handling mods though. click here for more info As for saving money, some people just don't care, wish I could be one of them.

With that body and the newer 275rwhp kits, I can't imagine very many people would be able to keep the car under control, but man, it would be fun to try!

 

I'd be scared shitless driving that thing on a track... Imagine rolling or hitting a wall

 

Nasty lookin little bugger isnt it? Possessed by demons.

 

seriously.......I mean come on isnt that just a little excessive lol

 

Yeah, you're probably right. He should have just put a fiberglass hood on it with a couple layers of carbon for apperance sake which weighs more than the stock hood and called it a day...