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Old 03-29-2010   #21
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Re: My new whip

I'll try to answer a few questions all at once. It's a 1988 Esprit Turbo, rated at 215 hp, 2.2 liter turbo, five-speed, mid engine RWD.

This definitely won't be topping the old DSM setup, I'm thinking 350 hp would be all I need for this baby, especially since the trannies aren't known for being especially strong and they weigh just under 3000 lbs.

They go between $8k and $30k depending on year and condition, the 88 and 89's can be found running and half decent for about $12k. I might have paid a little less than that....

This takes the place of the NSX I wanted. I wanted an affordable exotic, this will fit the bill just fine.

Not sure if it will take the place of the Eclipse entirely, I might have to sell the GSX, I might not, I just bought a turbo for it so it might stick around a little while. I probalby won't drive it too often though.

Momin, yep, it was on Ebay. :-)
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Oh yeah, I'm already thinking homemade air to water IC, 3" exhaust, and a few other tricks. I'm thinking the turbo might need some upgrading as well, I've heard they're a little laggy compared to newer designs.
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Old 03-29-2010   #23
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Re: My new whip

nice find man...i haven't seen one of those in person in years...one of my buddy's dad's was a Lotus collector...he had one sitting in his garage that year and color...to my memory it looked exactly like that...thanks...brought back memories of us "borrowing" it during the weekend his dad and mom went on vacation...lol...what a car...again...nice find!
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Old 03-29-2010   #24
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here my buddy

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Old 03-29-2010   #25
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Nice, an SE with the OZ wheels. And that parking spot is perfect, these things are really low.
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hahahahaha...that's the perfect picture
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