Which car to beat my mates Exige S?

[MHeadling]

Hi guys,I have a 205 turbo track car at the moment as well as AudiA3 for the road,

A mate of mine has just bought an Exige S, I want to give him a run for his money on the track, what car could do it? bearing in mind i dont have 31k to spend!

The pug wont do it, i was thinking bike engined 7 kit car?

[AndyM]

Radical? :)

[Bungleaio]

The exige is awsome but how about these?

Evo 6 http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/575038.htm

RX7 http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/551210.htm

Actually this should do it http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/547797.htm

[peetbee]

Now I like this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/575668.htm
and this one could be interesting http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/390437.htm
ooh or this
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/506670.htm

I could spend sooo much money! Personal fave is the first Sylva.

[cjm_2008]

do what real men do - do your direct access test, and buy a big bike.

you haven't felt speed till you've gone from 0-60 in less than 4 seconds :p

[Wraggy]

you haven't felt speed till you've gone from 0-60 in less than 4 seconds :p
you can do that in a car !!! :thumbsup:

[Kash]

Bike engined Kit Car would be the cheapest way and most fun way....

Exige on a track is very quick..

[mattym0310]

one of these... http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/593883.htm
or a Radical: http://www.radicalsportscars.com/

Shame this ha sold!! :( http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/543357.htm - a Hayabusa powered mini :thumbsup:

Or a Twin Yamaha R1 powered mini?? 300bhp! http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/612145.htm :lol: it would be insane!

[MHeadling]

iv done my bike test, yeah an R1 or Busa something like that could do it!

I have a look on piston heads quite alot for interesting quick cars! yeah love the minis!

It has to be sub £8k I reckon, I know its quite an ask!

[MHeadling]

Just found this on the bay!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-Jordan-Honda-EJ11-Formula-1-F1-Grand-Prix-Car_W0QQitemZ130239411866QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item1 30239411866&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318

Just need an engine and box!!:thumbsup:

[mattym0310]

I think if you get the engine and box you mya just be have a chance of beating him :D

[Chrislong]

iv done my bike test, yeah an R1 or Busa something like that could do it!



You only need a nut cracker to crack a nut. Not a Grenade. :lol:

How about TVR Cerbera or Chimaera, I love these cars. Quite cheap nowadays too even including AA membership.

[mattym0310]

got a few more :)

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/618767.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/567546.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/585167.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/610972.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/607326.htm

any of them? I can't see any of the above TVR's being below 8k

[MHeadling]

Yeah you could get a really ropey TVR, my step dad has a 4.5 chimera, very quick in a straight line, but cornering! mmmm intersting is the word!

Looks like a bike powered 7 is the way forward! or a formula 1 side car!? would need a willing passenger through!

[cjm_2008]

you can do that in a car !!! :thumbsup:

yeah - a car that'll need a fuel stop every five minutes, and probably cost 50K+!

[Rich D]

Anything classed as a "Caterfield" will do the job nicely :thumbsup:

I used to be in the Lotus owners club and did several track days in my Elise.

TVR`s were pants on track TBH. Very quick on the straights and awful on the bends.

Exige is only as good as its driver - even if it is the S model :)

R300 Caterham in the right hands would show him a clean pair of heels :thumbsup:

[mobile chicane]

mk1 mx5 strip out all excess weight insert blueprinted 1.8 lump with supercharger jobs a goodun

[wacattack]

Do what ive been thinking of doing, take a standard S1 elise, then put a honda lump in it. That will send you from 0-60 in 3.5 secs, which is quicker than the far more expensive exige s.

You might want to uprate the brakes to make sure you can stop quickly enough. Suspension is something you will need to upgrade also, get some ohlin adjustables.

Even with all the other small mods youd be looking at sub 20. And to do it even cheaper, buy one that someone has already done the conversion.

Last time I looked there were a few audi engined elises on pistonheads, slightly more expensive but quicker still!

[b4rs]

hi mate, due to my dad also looking at getting a caterham, i reckon youd arse whoop him if you did the same. my dad doesnt have £8,000 to spend lol but if you do id recomend the caterham fireblade, basically has a honda fireblade engine it. my dad is gonna convert the engine out of an FJ 1200.
this wil cost him alot less than to buy one.#but if youve got £8,000 go for the Hayabusa engined one :thumbsup:

[Lee Martin]

Well having had a Exige, your going to struggle to beat it round the track in anything but the likes of a caterham......................

A elise with honda engine wont be 0-60 in 3.5...but it will be the same 0-60 in 4.3 as the Exige S and the elise is more chuckable round a track.

radical would do it!!!!!

juist get a caterhamR500!! done!

[alrg500]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=BHa-lJ7aKUI

The original billet crankcases and crank of the engine fitted to this were made by my dad for an ex drag racer friend of his (in fact my old FZR1000 engine was used for the measurements), I think there are a few of these engines about now. Definately at least 5 as he made at lease that many crank/case sets.

[MHeadling]

good video there! seems to be fairly brisk! yeah would love a caterham r500, that would do it but a bit over budget!

as per other posts, 7 style kit car with a bike engine seems to be the fastest bang for your buck!

[josh_smaxx]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-oFRAVD0F0

I think a 7 is the way to go :thumbsup: wish my dads was that fast :blush:

I saw 5 F40's in a line next to an F50 and an Enzo yesterday :thumbsup::thumbsup: just thought you would all like to know.

[wacattack]

Well having had a Exige, your going to struggle to beat it round the track in anything but the likes of a caterham......................

A elise with honda engine wont be 0-60 in 3.5...but it will be the same 0-60 in 4.3 as the Exige S and the elise is more chuckable round a track.

radical would do it!!!!!

juist get a caterhamR500!! done!

May not be 3.5 but would certainly be quicker than the Exige.

What you swapped your Exige in for? You not fancy the Evora next year?