Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

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Those look great!

I say from experience in an off-road context. Unfortunately I haven't been able to weigh any on road ones personally. I will look for some samples next time I'm out looking at molds and prototypes though from some carbon suppliers. :)

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The rear tires do look pretty beastly on the car. Hopefully the extra width on the front doesn't make for difficult turning in parking lots. I'm also getting a 300mm wheel (inch smaller than my old one), plus tighter ratio than stock, plus wider tires... hmmm could be interesting.

I was seriously considering doing 10:1 pistons, nice valvetrain, and the BOE Rev400 TVS supercharger with the front HEX, but that's a lot of money. I even had the stock supercharger and intercooler setup for sale as a feeler to see how much I could get. Maybe next winter.

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How much were you asking?

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I was asking $3500 for the whole setup: supercharger, intake manifold, RLS intercooler/pipes/heatshield, roof scoop ducting, the side scoop ducting stuff, and injectors. But the BOE kit is 7k, plus the pistons and head work... it just got to be too expensive.

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

So I was really undecided lately, as I sold my stock style wing and have an APR wing in the garage, but I have been really digging the wingless look. Then I test fit the APR wing and I kind of like it. It's pretty big but doesn't look too gaudy like I thought it would.

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/wingless.jpg
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/apr_wing.jpg

Hopefully I'll have it mounted in the next week or two, and painted black.
Also got my new steering wheel, the grip is much thicker than the old one, I really like it:
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da.../aps_wheel.jpg

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Thicker FTW!!

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Wingless looks tits.

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Andrew... I've been scrolling up and down for 5 minutes. I can't decide what I like better - wingless or with a wing. Either way, car looks sexy as hell.

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That wingless is Jizz in the pants. I vote for no wing.

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Wingless is so hot. But, I bet the car could use the wing on the track...I say swap it on/off for various track events and street duty!

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Genius Scheides, I will think of a way to mount it so it can come off in a few minutes. Then maybe get a few bumper plugs or something to fill the holes while it's off for street duty. The wing really is functional, test data says downforce is about 180lbs at 100mph, and 260lbs at 120mph, so at the track it will be on for sure.

But I love how the rear end is accentuated without a wing. Really brings out the body lines of the roof to hatch area plus the little lip at the end, which gets unnoticed with a wing there. I think the wheels at the absolute back end of the car help the look without the wing there.

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In my opinion the car looks proper with the wing. Without, the front looks super aggressive and the rear of the car is this boring hatchy thing.

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Wingless for DD mode, wing for racing. just make it easy to take on and off.

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Agreed with Scheides and others. I like wingless look better but functionality-wise I am sure you need it on track.

Post pics when you figure out your mounting solution.

I want to do the same thing myself. I prefer wingless but still would like a way to put it on when I go to the track IF i ever go.

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It looks a bit mismatched with the front lip and no wing on the back.

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Dzus fasteners attaching the wing would be sweet.

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Hell yea, dzus might just work!

Just be real careful man, make sure it is strong strong strong. I always think back to this crash caused by the uprights of an aftermarket wing failing and it tipping over:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LnmD7kxHUw&hd=1

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Not using Dzus for a wing, that would scare me.
There are 3 studs coming out the bottom of each mount, each one is 6mm diameter with a 10mm nut. The center studs also connect to a brace inside the trunk. So I guess to remove it I just need a 10mm wrench for each of the 6 nuts and I can leave the trunk brace in place all the time.

The clam is drilled and wing in place, just need to get the trunk brace installed. The hatch has about 1/2" clearance when opening, and the wing is mounted nearly at the back of the car. Close fit.

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Ahh cool. When I first went wingless on beaterX I just took a piece of electric tape cut in a circle and put some on top of the lid as well as some from the bottom. It wasn't perfect, but it stayed in place for several weeks of daily driving and even car washes without issue. You could try red electrical tape and see how close it is. From a few feet away if the color is close you won't hardly see them.

You could also get color-matched vinyl decals made, but that will get a little more expensive.

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I was actually thinking 6 little rubber plugs, in black. Maybe domed at the top like an allen head bolt, no idea where to get these though. I'll try the red electrical tape but I don't think that will match.

I guess I could get 6 black allen head bolts with rubber washers and secure them underneath with the washers and nuts from the wing. Actually I may do this, sacrifice a few ounces haha.

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You can get stuff like that at napa, or maybe fastenal, youd have to play with sizes.

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McMaster-Carr.

Would something like this work?

http://www.mcmaster.com/#plastic-snap-in-plugs/=qdcxxd

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Maybe that with some sort of water barrier (oring or something).

Seems like it could work.

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a dab of clear silicone worked for my spoiler delete. Once it's time to pull them back out the dry silicone rubs off with your finger. Easy peasy!

Or, if you can find one that fits tight you wouldn't have to worry about the silicone.

Re: 2007 Lotus Exige S
 

Got the wing fully mounted, along with the brace inside the trunk, plus painted satin black. It's way sturdier than I expected, I can push pretty hard on it even sideways and it doesn't budge. Also got the mega wide side sills installed, it does make egress quite a bit more difficult, I have to pull Emily out of the car now.

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da...ng_sills_1.jpg
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da...ng_sills_2.jpg

Now that the wing is painted black, plus the side sills, I actually like it more than the wingless look. Car looks proper with that wing.
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da...ng_sills_3.jpg
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/data/675/wingless.jpg

I think now the biggest thing that would make it look better is painting the front splitter black. Maybe I'll get some plastidip and try it this weekend.

Edit: I'm selling the car, so if anyone is seriously interested, PM me for details. No, there is nothing wrong with it, I absolutely love the car, I just found something else I'm interested in. If it doesn't sell in a couple weeks I'll probably race it again this year.

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I vote no on the front splitter, leave it red! Wing and wheels look ghey enough as it is! :D

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I think it looks great, and I think you might be right about going black on the front splitter.

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Car whore lol

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Woot new car!

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Hopefully I can get a ride before its gone haha, never did get a ride in the vette, boooo.

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Me either. :-(

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Nooooooooooo!

Keep it, it's so sexy!

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Since I know what you want instead...sell it! :lol:

I do agree on painting the front splitter black to match the wing and sills.

Regarding making it harder for girls to get out of the car...

http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da...1080933940.jpg

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Yessss hahaha!

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I need to lower everything NAO!!

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Comparison of how I received the car in Sep 2012 to today. Before looks like a nimble little car, after looks like a mean race car. At least to me it does, I love the transformation.

Going to paint the splitter black this weekend and remove those ugly metal plate mounts which I've been meaning to do for 18 months.
http://www.dsmstyle.com/photopost/da...fore_after.jpg

Edit: I barely scraped the front lip for the first time ever tonight going up a steep driveway. Fortunately it was completely on the bottom side, not noticeable at all, no cracks in the fiberglass or paint. I set the ride height on the star specs which were a little taller than stock, and the new RA-1 are a little shorter than stock, so the ride height is now about 1/2" lower, but it looks awesome, maybe 3" of clearance between the front splitter and the ground. Probably 1.5" lower than stock.
Also got up to about 100mph briefly today, and the wing didn't fly off, so I guess that's a good sign that it's mounted decent haha (tons of drag and decent downforce at that speed). Just to be safe I'm going to check the bolts again tomorrow.

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Looking good! I agree it looks like a mean car now!

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Looks really good and cool to see a before and after

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Looks great now, I like it! Should sell quickly ;)