I went with the Vision Function stage 2 kit. At 10 psi it's probably going to destroy the engine within the next couple years, but my Elise is a street car and extremely well maintained. We'll see.
The amount of power is immense in a car like this. It really makes it a ton of fun (no pun intended)!

Thanks... I try :)

No, it isn't the same one. Same color - Chrome Orange - but a lot of small differences as well.

This is outside of Philly, where everyone drives like an asshole. Many of my colleagues were going the other way to get to work and saw the wreck. They did say the conditions on that road would go from wet to icy almost instantly, so people were going too fast for the bad parts.

I think you're missing out on the fact that all Ferraris and Lamborghinis should catch on fire

As a modified Elise owner, I apologize. We are not all like this. I've just made mine louder and faster.

Good to know. Thanks for the update.

Around me there is the PALS group (lotuspals.ning.com) and we do a lot of activities.

That might have been a good model for enthusiasts, since the WRX is always the more practical car. However, from an engineering point of view, it makes sense. We can assume a lot of parts are shared wrt suspension and so on.

I have one in my garage right now lol

My neighbor celebrated his recent birthday at Simeone, and it was an amazing event. It was my first time there, so it was a bit overwhelming from a car perspective.

I'm a bit west of Philly. Pretty close to McLaren Philadelphia.

I live in southeastern PA in a nice area. Elises are definitely the poor man's car here. However, drive an hour north or west and an Elise puts you at the very top of the food chain. I really don't drive mine out of this area much. Some family lives in less wealthy areas and I don't like how much negative attention it…

Yes.

I loled

I wonder how much a basic tune (and possibly air filter) would get you out of the 320i. It has to be capable of much higher numbers without straining the components too much more, for a lot less money.

I'm kinda stumped on the engine - the 2 liter engine sounds too weak for that much weight. However, I do see the value in them producing a cheaper 7 series for those who want the larger size, but not a huge engine.

Pussy.

Why are you still here?!

After all this time, still

Exactly as expected.