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    All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    01/15/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    If he was going for a weight record why didn't he just CF a Series 1 that's already just 720 kg? Earned himself a headline, though.
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    Image of ph15h ph15h
    01/15/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    Price for the conversion?
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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    01/15/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    This is sort of like increasing the displacement on a Viper or revving the S2000's engine another 2,000 or 3,000 rpms higher:


    An exercise in strengthening a strength that does not really need to be strengthened anymore.

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    01/15/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    Just the thing to offset the weight of my electric conversion project.
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    Image of John Krewson John Krewson
    01/15/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    You know, I drove one of these things for the site recently, and I also found myself needing to save 66-88 pounds.


    So I threw Wes out.

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    Image of GoodOldSasta GoodOldSasta
    01/15/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    With that matte looking finish it almost looks like the car is fuzzy.


    one may even say....Fur Elise?

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/15/09

    @GoodOldSasta: Why aren't you hearted?


    Looks fuzzy to me, too. Might want to brush the hair out of my eyes first, though.

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    Image of Velocitré Velocitré
    01/14/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    I hereby declare FuzzyPlushroom as most-deserving, previously-unbestowed COTD! The kid's pretty good.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/15/09

    @RC51: (in Rudolph voice) He thinks I'm goooood!
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    Image of 1300ccsoffury 1300ccsoffury
    01/14/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    Pffft...he left the floor mats in. Poser.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    01/14/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    Looks more like an applique of carbon fiber over the original body work to me. Examine the radius on the edge of the lateral vents in the front bumper, and the fit of the removable top. If it isn't applied, then the tolerances at his carbon fiber fabrication shop suck badly.
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    01/14/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    Can you? Sure.


    Should you?


    Well, if you have the money, why not. It's called a free-ish market economy. Sorta (The China thing derails that analogy)

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    01/15/09

    @Schm-san, is down with O.P.P.: Hong Kong was just ranked #1 in the Index of Economic Freedom by WSJ. The US was 6th. Behind Singapore, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand.
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    01/14/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    Only 66-88lbs in weight savings?!?! I'd have those panels tested for lead!
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    01/14/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    Wow, no CF wheels, no wing, no real boost to HP. This car is THE LOSE.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    01/14/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    So what's its carbon footprint?
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    Image of WheatKing WheatKing
    01/14/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    Now if they shoehorned in a LSx then it'd be worth it.. the biggest problem with this car isn't weight.. it's lack of power.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    01/14/09

    @WheatKing: "The biggest problem with almost any car isn't weight... it's lack of power."


    Fixed that for ya.

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    Image of JC Whitless JC Whitless
    01/14/09

    In reply to All-Carbon Fiber Lotus Elise Poses Interesting Question
    This is much like putting Lindsy Lohan in a schoolgirl outfit and giving her a lollipop. How much more of a whore do you need her to be? This is already a great car, it doesn't need to be greater-erierd
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