Mk2 2gr supercharged

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Re: Mk2 2gr supercharged

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PW@Woodsport wrote:So I removed the entire exhaust system for final bracing and welding, it's quite sculptural to look at, or maybe I'm just a sad xxxxxx.

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I'm pretty happy with that.


A bit of both maybe, I can see a bit of Giger in there.

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Stunning work as always while pushing boundries, can wait to see it finished.
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Re: Mk2 2gr supercharged

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PW@Woodsport wrote:So I removed the entire exhaust system for final bracing and welding, it's quite sculptural to look at, or maybe I'm just a sad xxxxxx.

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I'm pretty happy with that.


That's better mate. You might win the Turner prize with that and yes you are sad.
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Re: Mk2 2gr supercharged

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PW@Woodsport wrote:So I removed the entire exhaust system for final bracing and welding, it's quite sculptural to look at, or maybe I'm just a sad xxxxxx.

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I'm pretty happy with that.

That is indeed a tidy piece of work but i have to ask - it's rather a lot of steel there - isn't it a bit heavy ?
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Re: Mk2 2gr supercharged

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The silencer is stock Evora S right up to the point where the outlets Y off to each side, so there is probably an extra 1 or 2kg over the standard Lotus silencer itself. However i have no CATs either pre CAT or post CAT, so my complete system should in theory be lighter than the Evora S one.

Either way my entire car is lighter than an Evora S anyway, for example my EB60 gearbox is 11kgs lighter than the Evora unit.
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Re: Mk2 2gr supercharged

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PW@Woodsport wrote:The silencer is stock Evora S right up to the point where the outlets Y off to each side, so there is probably an extra 1 or 2kg over the standard Lotus silencer itself. However i have no CATs either pre CAT or post CAT, so my complete system should in theory be lighter than the Evora S one.

Either way my entire car is lighter than an Evora S anyway, for example my EB60 gearbox is 11kgs lighter than the Evora unit.

Its amazing what you can get away with on an older car - no cats and so on. The basic system needed for a v6 is so much simpler (and lighter) than the system that Lotus have to put onto the evora.
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Just fired it up today on this new system, my god it's good, one of the best sounding systems I've ever built and I've built hundreds.

Video coming soon, I can't believe the sound this thing makes now, should be epic under load.
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Looking forward to video :)
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Absolutely incredible work, commitment and thought!
You've done yourself proud IMO.
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Thankyou kindly, it feels like an neverending project!
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PW@Woodsport wrote:Just fired it up today on this new system, my god it's good, one of the best sounding systems I've ever built and I've built hundreds.

Video coming soon, I can't believe the sound this thing makes now, should be epic under load.


Video needed ASAP :twisted:
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I did a quick video which isn't really doing it any justice, cars in a spray booth, phone mic is crap, but you get the idea...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLBRJfk9OnA
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PW@Woodsport wrote:I did a quick video which isn't really doing it any justice, cars in a spray booth, phone mic is crap, but you get the idea...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLBRJfk9OnA


wow love it! :twisted:
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nice :twisted:
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Re: Mk2 2gr supercharged

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Heard this today and it sounds amazing, very exotic. Can't wait to hear her under load. Get your finger out son and get it finished!
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Re: Mk2 2gr supercharged

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Absolutely love the sound of that Evora (+1) exhaust on there, it is defo going to sound better than any Evora (+2) out there, along with the Evora (+3) dash clocks it really is something special (mark them on the door for me please Paul :p)
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Jevansio wrote:Absolutely love the sound of that Evora (+1) exhaust on there, it is defo going to sound better than any Evora (+2) out there, along with the Evora (+3) dash clocks it really is something special (mark them on the door for me please Paul :p)


Bloody hell look what the car dragged in, how you doing mate? Coffee soon?
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Re: Mk2 2gr supercharged

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So broadly speaking, what's left to do on it Paul? Be great to have a strike-off list and we can all chant along :D
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Broadly there are no major jobs left to do now, but there are hundreds of small ones that make up the whole picture.

Hopefully it will have turned a corner by Summer.

Jay you still haven't said Evora enough times :D
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Re: Mk2 2gr supercharged

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MRV6 wrote:
Bloody hell look what the car dragged in, how you doing mate? Coffee soon?

Doing awesome bud, defo
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