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Ahh yeah sorry about that, I'll add to the video description too but it's a 2012.5 991S, 67k miles, stock suspension, sport chrono, PDK, PSE. Car is pretty much stock, has 5mm wheel spacers.

​​@@AtypicalDriver For the record you did a good job I appreciate the data. The gryscopic data is quite useful, it shows how it's a better system if you look at the oscillations after the spike it settles smoother and more quickly which is what you want to see in these types of signals. In other words it is able to stabilize its self more efficiently because the algorithms(control theory) that are doing these calculations are legitimately better. Im not a mechanical engineer take it all with a grain of salt.

Let me know what you think after you install it!

Ha on a lotus that is a notable achievement!

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911 SC they should have wipers for that I think!

Maybe they hid the control somewhere like in the console or glovebox ?

The model or my video? LOL

Thank you! A dad to a girl I feel a responsibility to ensure she knows how engines work and how to use basic tools. She's also helped me with oil changes and brake changes on the real cars.

Glad you liked it! Yeah no damage so I got off easy on this one. Had been a long time since I'd left the track in my Elise so maybe I was due for it.

It was a lot of fun!

Have you tried a bunch of progressively harder stops? Since your car is new, I don't think it would be uneven wear. Find an empty stretch of road with nobody behind you and do a moderate stop from 30mph, then a moderate stop from 50mph then a moderate stop from 60mph. Then do the same but brake significantly harder, almost to the point of triggering the ABS. Does your car have carbon ceramic brakes? I've heard those can be a little noisy.

Have fun! It's a good model.

@@ikigai47 it's a 991.1 S. 991.2 as you know they switched to turbocharged engines so it's much different in how it delivers power vs the NA engine of the 991.1

Yeah no LSD! There are a few places where I do spin the inside tire sometimes on the Elise at the track, but have never had it happen on the street. I think maybe T7 at Sonoma. I think because the Elise comes with 225 rear tires and usually a very sticky compound (RE-71RS, Yoko AD048 / AD052, etc) and only 190 hp it generally has a lot of grip.

Oh man I would love to drive a Dakar! If anyone wants to loan me one for a video please reach out. 🙏

💯 I have some new rattles that I need to track down

Wish they did an NA engine in the 911T. I mean the 3.0 turbo is awesome but a 3.8 from an old S would be a good enthusiast spec

@ Agreed.

We all have put on a few pounds, myself included but definitely the 911. 😂

I bet it sounds great with the Larini exhaust!!

Oh yes that was just a long magnet 🧲 used to fish the washers off and on to the head studs

It's pretty amazing, hard to think of anything that really comes close.

Oh man awesome! Thanks for putting on a great show for us. I hope you guys didn't get in any trouble and more importantly, I hope you had fun!

Someone mentioned it may have been sold when they had their previous french CEO?

@@axelzamudiomx ohhh damn good to know

Thanks for watching! It was truly an amazing adventure.

Thanks for watching! Yes the original Tesla roadster would be great. I have a lotus Elise so pretty familiar with that chassis

What do you mean?

Let's just say it was probably the cheapest Exige S in the USA (that isn't a stripped racecar)

Awesome! I'm glad it found a good home.

I mean the running joke is, a true Lotus owner always has a backup Lotus to drive when the other is broken. But honestly they are pretty reliable with the Toyota powertrain!

@ I didn’t know this… that means I’m going to have to get a second one. It was interesting seeing the differences between the two and then also comparing against my little s1.

To sell their car?? 😅

Thanks I really appreciate the compliment! I felt like I was making a mistake not doing a driving comparison in the video, but there are a lot of those already. Totally agree on the lack of a rear view. I mean I guess you get used to it eventually but when I go to cars & coffee in the Exige and have to back into parking spaces it's always hard.

Options to mitigate lack of rear view: Get a back up camera and/or they make convex mirrors. When using both door mirrors you can see a person behind you unless they are standing dead center in the rear of your car.

No replacement for now 😭

@AtypicalDriver nooo

Or GT3 touring?? It'd be cool if they made a budget driver's car like the 911T with an NA engine.

Thanks for the feedback and yes I'd love to drive an S1 Elise! The S3 Exige is honestly one of my favorite cars in the world and I've been looking into options for getting one here in the US. There are a few around for track use only.

Glad I could help!

Shoot sorry about that, any particular part in the video???

@AtypicalDriver hello seems like there were words missing,good video .l would love an Elise but can't make any headway at the moment

The side scoops were black as well on the 06 Exiges.

Oh great point on the black wings on the 2006 exiges!! Do you know what size rears the other lss wheels were? I know they went to the narrower fronts but did they increase the rears? Funny because you don't hear about the 8" rears being like a coveted upgrade on the forums (or maybe I've not been paying attention!)

@AtypicalDriver The base and LSS rears were both 7.5" wide. Only the true "rare" later rare wheel sets went to 8" rears . The later Elise SC wheels and I believe the later "Y" Exiges wheels too. Why they wanted to dial in more understeer is beyond me. Only the "lightweight" forged wheels had 7.0" wide fronts, with 8.0" rears. The Lotus Sport Wheels, the Cup 260 wheels, etc.

@@tvrduude To further counteract snap oversteer, maybe?

@edwardnilges1675 the rears would help to a degree, but the narrow fronts was the issue. Ultimately it achieved what they wanted, probably to aid the "average" driver. Turn some and minor understeer, timid people back off, more turn and still in it nets more push to try to slow driver, but a sudden lift will cause tail to step out... larger width rear ideally catches some of that.

You can't go wrong with either but I like the Elise better! The increased torque of the supercharger is nice though as the naturally aspirated 2zz only makes 133 ft lbs of torque, which I can probably exert with a break bar, hahah.

@ do you think the supercharger is too much for road use and it’s more to rev the naturally aspirated engine out?

@@chubuking No not at all, in fact I think maybe the supercharger would be more fun for road use with the better torque. Truth is, both are great!

Wow good catches and thanks for sharing this info. Are there any other Exige wheels? I showed the 5 spokes on the orange 260 in the video but I recall another style too....the 5 spoke lotus sports like you have only came as separate order right (and maybe in the 211 or Cup cars?)

@@AtypicalDriver Yes, there were several wheels that were supposed to be Exige-only, but Lotus did fit them to special edition Elise cars as well.

“The later cars” = 2008+ aka mohawk tops

I took my review mirror off my Exige S240 the day I got the car new in 2008. At least in Texas you only need one rearview mirror, and of course, after taking the one off the windshield I still have one on each door. ;)

This is incorrect. They are identical at 57.4 / 59.3.

They have the same suspension geometry underneath. Track width is only slightly wider if you account for the difference in the width of the front wheels that were narrower on the Elise to increase understeer as noted in the video. Swapping to the Exige width for the fronts as done here would eliminate that difference.

As a couple of people have pointed out, I think they're the same given the chassis and suspension are all identical. I think it's more of an optical illusion that the Exige looks wider.

The clam shell on the exige is definitely wider than the elise :)

Yep, the Exige clam is wider but a lot of people (including owners) don't know. Wheel arch liners are a different part number.