stockhatch

iTrader: (12)

^^^What kind of car is that, and where is the engine? Front, mid or rear?

01LEXPL

iTrader: (10)

sick, it looks like 1:1 RC car!

Lotus Elise
Rear mounted, 4-banger toyota motor [from Camry]

MMCtuner

Lotus Elise. Mid engine.

As for this mod I like it! I want this with some steel reinforcements in the middle area as mine scratches everywhere.
BTW, there´s no high speed lift issues on this.

sakataj

iTrader: (182)

its a lotus and the motor is in the trunk

User1321989

iTrader: (1)

lol i like those funny pics.... idiot mechanics!

scottys209

How long has it been in place? Has the owner driven it on a road like Highway 1 while shifting constantly? Heat is a trans worst enemy, It's going to run hotter if you enclose it, no matter if you put a vent somewhere, it's still going to be hotter than having air rushing under it, and it wasn't designed to be enclosed. To each his own, and the fab work is top notch, I just don't think it's smart in the long run. Time will tell.

scENFORCER

I think a combination on vents and/or open areas (around such trouble spots like the tranny), and front/rear diffusers, this thing would be bad ***..

scottys209

Like the Lotus in the pics....

718murdoc

He didn't say how long its been since he had it on the car, but i'm sure if this application was trouble free (heat issues if any) he would be selling it as a kit. So far he says there's no future plans for a kit.

Meunvmost

it says its cheap ??? how much $$$?

other then exhaust what else gets hot??

id want one of these, seems as it would be one more thing to scrape off my low boat lexus

scottys209

Transmission and Engine produce lots of heat. Trans and Engine oil pans are the lowest point of the engine / trans and would be very close to the ground. That lotus has active vents in the side, and if you look, underneith that pull air up and vent it through the vent on the top of the engine....

QwkSC

iTrader: (1)

Yea but look how many more vents a lotus has to dissipate heat compared to an SC. SC's going to be way hotter compared to swiss cheese that is a lotus.

Klaus

iTrader: (1)

Doesn't seem to have much of a difference - those side vents feed the motor, there's no additional body vents over an SC. I know this has been done on a supra with good results and I've also seen it done on a 240sx. That being said, a vented hood and vented front fenders would be a good idea here

pieisgude

iTrader: (2)

I just want a skid plate now from being too low. I wonder how well this plastic shield holds up to scrapes.....didn't think about that now?

ScBouncE

looks nice, how much for something lik this??