LOTUS - Supercharger Upgrade (First Drive)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- After an epic Supercharger upgrade, we take the Lotus Exige S240 out for the first drive.
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Can we start a petition to change the name of the lotus to “The Scrotus”? Cause that thing has some balls!
someone needs to teach this bloke how to heel toe.
@@Blackliiisted +1 for this!
How does it smell?
One of the best looking cars they have had
Watching Moogs face when he realises he’s crushing it and regained all that confidence in the car. Goose bumps material
That kind of experience puts a smile on all of our faces
Yep. Awesome to see!
i genuinely felt that , that's the purist form of postive vibe yoy can exprience
The exact opposite of Marty's face last time at the track when Rodney came out.
His excitement was so pure, it was such a pleasure to just watch the Lotus rip it around the track!
Now THAT’S how a lotus should feel!
Man, that Lotus makes that M2 look like a HUGE car. Haha.
It is, compared to the old m3
you misspelled slow :D sorry had to capitalize on that
I'd rather have the Lotus, BMWs just make ya look like a cnut 😂
I was bout to make that comment :D It looks like Burago model when they are side by side 😂
That's because it is huge.
and this, kids, is why:
- tire and suspension setup is important
- you need to learn heel-and-toe
You forgot 60+ extra hp.
@@Tummymunster 60 KW right? And if he hadn't done the suspension setup and new tires he would probably had a worse outcome then last video.
The absence of rev matching was kind of disappointing for me :(
@@Maartin2000 I thought the original car made 190 something hp. I just looked back at his dyno video and it's a paltry 177hp so the new supercharger dyno'd at 258 so that's a huge difference of 81hp so yea you're right it's 60KW difference.
power is nothing unless it grabs the road!
Moog screaming about getting his mojo back almost made me cry. This has been an amazing series so far.
Alone the sound of that engine and the whinning of the supercharger make this video great. ASMR for car geeks :P
Especially with headphones! I was emotionally invested for sure.
Everytime he downshifts I had to clean the screen off
I was gonna say that I'd like an upload of just the car noises with no talking. Glad I'm not the only one. I keep hearing that it is impossible to make a 4 cylinder sound good but this a solid refutation of that position.
@@AdamPayne I’ve just sat at my bench at work in silence listening to it for the past 15 mins. Sounds so good
@@3vil8unny clean what off? Vomit? They were bloody awful down shifts, not a single one was rev matched 👎
The lighting in this vid really sells the idea that moogs in purity heaven
Do a video on Moog learning how to heel-toe :D
And feathering the throttle to keep mid-corner balance. He needs to put a pro driver in the passenger seat for some training.
@@mwpaus probably can't until covid is over I guess
Literally came here to comment this. I want to see how much more time he can shave off his times once he masters heel-toeing
Or rev match at least...
Only reason I came to the comments lol, i cringed every downchange
My Gf asking me why im smiling. Me : Moog got his MOJO back.... GF: what ....
I really appreciate the “troubleshoot and overcome” theme in this series. It has always been there in the build phase but now we see it being applied on the track. Thanks for bringing us along.
When the fear melted away after every lap. 😭 Moogs mojo is back!!
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Yes, you can see the moment it does when that smile 😃 breaks open during the drive !
You could literally see him come into it. Im emotional.
“It’s really important not to get hung up, on times you should just enjoy the moment”
5 SECONDS LATER
“1.54 ⏰ lap time YEEEAAAAHHH”
Don't get hung up on them... until you do. HA!
@@mightycarmods Very true - I have seen people get so demoralised over slower times than they have achieved before that they give it up! . Conditions change every time you go out, so do lap times.
That's the effect of just having fun.
Going fast you can be in that zen state.
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Me : Yeah sure it's almost midnight I'm going to sleep soon
MCM : Nope, chop that sleep time my friend
4:23am here oops
@@ljbty 5:43 am here...
Lunch time in Aus
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Me currently 😂 🇦🇺
"I'm just out to have a bit of fun" *serious face*
Moog's classic disclaimer that allows him to go for it without expectations.😂
Like this so Moog know he needs to rev match when downshifting!
Very much agree.
👌🏻😂
100%!
Was about to type the same thing. Content for another video.
There's a video where keichi says if you don't heel toe you will destroy the clutch on one lap.
watching him sorta light up once he realised he can do it again was really nice to watch and inspiring :^)
whatever it is...
You can do it lol.
Wow the moment when Moog finds his confidence and a big smile on face made me smile as well. So happy for u mate. This Lotus is a incredible car :)
Watching Moog figure out the lotus has put one of the largest smiles on my face this week, but maybe it’s just the engine noise.
It does sound fucking awesome
2zz-ge engine
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Yup and you can see it develop in his face. To "get" a Lotus you really have to drive one hard.
master the Heel-Toe and you'll be lapping in the 50s easily
Jesus that 2zz screams the higher he revs it ! That lift sounds amazing ! 😍🥳
Please rev match on your downshifts, it’s shifting your weight to the front aggressively when you don’t lol.
Not to mention HORRIBLE for your drivetrain.
@@RippinGearz as well as your synchros, it hurts to hear that.
@@domo5584 I enjoyed seeing him get his groove back... but every time he would down shit and just dump the clutch... lol it hurt my soul.
I'm amazed he's been into performance cars for such a long time and doesn't heel-toe by default
@@flinchy952 This. It's such a simple thing, and so absent from Moog.
Look at the passion on his face, love this...
Seeing Moog go from tears of fear to tears of joy was amazing.
I don’t think I ever understood the purpose of a Lotus until I got taken on a lap in an Exige 410. Changed my life; there’s no other track car I want after those couple of laps. I can see in Moog’s face it’s exactly what I’m expecting it to be. Can’t wait to join the club. So happy to see the Lotus team is so into helping others. This is the spirit of track days!
The sounds that Lotus makes, gives me chub!!
Once he’s got the car down next should be heel-toe and match revving 👌🏼
He’s waiting for the rear wheels to catch and spin on those down shifts :s
He coasts way too much and doesn't know how to change gears at all. His shifting legit made my ears bleed
I'm amazed these two have had such a massive range of experiences and life in cars but no knowledge or interest in things like rev matching? Almost seems impossible to not know the importance of it
Right @@kimptos!! This looks like so much fun, but every downshift made me cringe! I was surprised when I noticed it, cause it's never been apparent as much in other videos? I figured he would have known how to heel-toe rev match in the BRZ, as that is a super easy car to do it in. Once Moog figures out that technique he'll be hard to beat on the track. Build a driving sim MOOG and practice that heel toe, so you don't have to worry about replacing that clutch as soon. That's what I did. lol
@Matthew for the amount of track time they have I’m surprised they haven’t had an instructor teaching them track basics
"more gears!" what i want when its 4am in town
That lotus just looks amazing
And sounds
“It’s new to me so i didn’t know what to feel” we’ve all been there moog don’t stress
I got pure happiness from the sound of that engine and the smile on moogs face. Frickin awesome
You really need to fix the exposer on that rear camera in the car so we can see the track. Nice to see your smile!
Was gonna comment this. Can't see anything.
Doesn’t seem like any of the cameras could handle the bright but overcast conditions.
Yes please! Mount a GoPro on the roof or point the windshield unit thru the windshield please!
on the hero 2 there used to be an extra setting for that exact application, not sure if the newer ones still have it
The previous track day's effect on Moog really shows on his face, as does the building of confidence in the new setup. Congrats on getting back up on that horse! Epic!
Spinning mid corner in traffic can get really ugly really fast. I can understand that he had a slight trauma from that.
@@TheCloudhopper same here, and it's good that he could work through that shock rather than let it get the better of him. Like a champ.
He got back on Cheryl?
@@deciplesteve I said horse, not mule. 😏
Moogs next lesson is rev matching downshifts 🥴 rip to the clutch
It’s not ideal, but it’s not so bad. Think about it this way - when the car starts from 0, the clutch has to move the weight of the entire vehicle. When the engine’s RPM needs to be increased, and the clutch has to move the weight of the engine’s rotating mass. That’s about it.
@@computiNATEor Well it's also just not great in that it'll upset the vehicle going into a corner. Getting shoved into a different rpm with a different amount of engine breaking suddenly isn't exactly great for a smooth driving experience. Rev matching isn't too difficult, imo anyone driving manual should learn to rev match on down shifts. I can understand if people don't want to invest into heel toeing but they should at least rev match. I understand it's a new car to him but he's pretty experienced with driving manual at this point, for an experienced driver it doesn't take more than one drive to get used to it enough to get decent rev matches. Literally only took 30mins for me to sort out driving my buddy's turbo miata and I couldn't even reach the shifter without leaning forwards and I'm not a racing driver. Learning heel toes in my 350z made corners SO MUCH smoother at speed and inspires much more confidence in braking. For an enthusiast channel I expect them to learn enthusiast techniques, or at least the minimal basics of them.
Edit: by sort out the miata I mean learn where to rev for downshifts
@@NiSE_Rafter Yes, I am aware. Even a big heavy car like my E39 M5 will get upset if you downshift poorly mid corner.
@@computiNATEor
Oh for sure I don’t disagree!
But the devil’s advocate in me thinks otherwise haha.
~Ideally~you only have to move the weight of the car (more or less) once per session, whereas you downshift 1-3ish times per turn. From the wear perspective, that’s a lot. Maybe it’s less force, but it’s much higher frequency. Plus Newton’s laws tell us says equal and opposite reaction meaning it would be the same amount of force to accelerate to decelerate. Regardless heel-toeing is good skill to have in the arsenal. I also understand it’s a tough one to use in practice.
Driver mod is best mod!
@@computiNATEor Yes its 100% ideal. Proper downshift is literally just as ideal as proper upshift. It has its place. Its needed for high performance driving. Like, literally.
Fun fact some Lotus drivers used to use a misfiring system to make backfires. This in turn made loud noises that made it seem that they were more powerful than they actually were. Causing other drivers to push themselves harder than they normally would. Which in turn creates mistakes from other drivers. Thus giving the Lotus driver an advantage. Lotus drivers are not the only drivers who use this tactic, Street racers use it as well. And I'm sure other Motorsports like world really cross, Moto GP, etc, etc.
The best part of these track videos is the constant on car audio of the engine. I love the sounds of the engine.
Mark seems like such a good dude. Super humble. It was great to hear him make Moog feel better about his previous time.
"Marty, increase the maturity level.." 🤣
Hard to be mature when you have a kei truck! I’m happy that moog is trying something new and pure, but I’m looking forward to the next nugget.
This makes me think of the "It's working! IT'S WORKING!!" Anakin meme.
Previously he tried spinning
@@HannahFortalezza unfortunately it was not a good trick
These comments will make a fine addition to my collection
That sound when it hits the rev limiter at 8:29... So good
4:54 genuine sincerity when thanking the guys for their work on the car. Great to see and really nice touch leaving that in the video. Loosely related: What a weapon!
“Using all the track!” *competely misses the apex* never change guys 😂👌
The apex wasn’t troubled this time round maybe next time. 😂😂😂
Love seeing this type of "it was shit before, and we fixed it" transformation. I can certainly relate with some of the changes i've made to my project car. I can see the genuine satisfaction!
Not saying it’s easy, but he definitely needs a lesson in heel toeing
Yes..it’s painful to hear the engine braking..
@@surenraj6450 I totally agree. I was feeling for that clutch..
definitely..watch the professional
do it on MTV2 and within seconds you can tell the huge difference in footwork
I'm a gear jammer, always have been. It's a hard habit to break.
I personally think learning heel toe technique isn’t that difficult. Like you can practice pretty easily just on the street
Moog: laptjmes kill the experience
Also moog one second later : I just did my best time, I'm so happy!!
He's just saying don't fixate on them, lol.
If he was fixated on them then he'd probably be really depressed that he didn't do much better than the boosted BRZ. But he had way more fun so.... (his point).
I think that's something that people forget all too often.... I've been preaching that to people I've brought into my local autocross group. "Do not compete, you need to have fun otherwise you won't enjoy doing this"
Something I've needed to remind myself as of late as well. Thank you guys for that Lil reminder.
That engine sounds so good now aggresive as, love hearing lift kick in
Sounds like a bunch of wasp coming at you
th-cam.com/video/p86MriUdQCg/w-d-xo.html NA feels bad
He lit up! Cool that everyone saw him come back to life. Awesome life moments.
Saw the post on IG and sped over here faster than supergramps.
The pure joy in your face when you get "your mojo back" is great!
I love watching over exposure. It’s dead interesting.
MOOG gaining his confidence made me happy hahah
9:18 oh that's a mini. You were sitting so low I thought it was an SUV
Me too bro
Modern minis are pretty fat :/
The look on Moogs face, smiling, extremely happy, is enough to brighten my day. :D
I don't think we see Moog this happy a lot. Which I understand, but I would love to see more of this kind of happiness from the both of them. Just because it makes me very happy seeing them happy.
This reminds me of Takumi learning to drive the AE86 after he got the engine upgrade!!
Watching Moogs finally knows how to drive the Lotus gave me goosebump!
Everyone who has ever owned a Civic and changed the spark plugs and put a new exhaust on it knows exactly how he’s feeling after the repairs .
Don't forget an ebay pod filter
@@Dzonnyg good ole spectre from auto zone
And how many people you can chop when you chop up your springs
@@Kyle_Duffy
You got to have the chopped springs. 1st mod every Honda needs.
@@negativeindustrial even when you’ve got to give it back tour nanna when you’re done?
One of my favourite cars, and your enthusiasm for it is amazing and your confidence in the corners is great.
You know... Im not an enormous fan of lotus. I am of racing. To see Moog get his confidence back literally made me smile. Super happy for you Moog!
+1 for heel & toe. For three reasons. 1) It allows you to brake later and turn in more smoothly. With you car on the limit more of the time your lap time will improve a lot. 2) It is much more gentle to your entire driveline, so you are less likely to break things. 3) It makes driving on the track so much more fun because it's a real skill that feels great when mastered.
More gears, more revs.
- Moog, 2020.
Now Moog just needs to learn how to rev match when downshifting and braking and he'll be much faster around the track!
Can really hear lift come in now with the new supercharger. Up the 2ZZ love em!
Oh man, that satisfaction smile after taking these corners without scary stings from the Lotus is something you can't fake.
That's awesome. Congratulations.
Enjoy that nugget for us! Loving the videos.
So glad you got the car sorted out! To all the people that said Moog needs to learn to drive a mid engined car, you can't learn to drive it if the fundamentals aren't right. Now Moog can learn to drive it fast and push the limits and it will react more progressively. I went through a similar journey with my Lotus Elise, now it's sorted you can learn to drive it faster, it will go a lot faster then you think it can go!
That sound on full throttle into limiter.... duuuuude!
You guys are my favorite car TH-cam channel!
13:33 the lotus looks like a toy next to that m2 😂😂
I gave up 30 minutes of work this morning to sit in my car and watch both this and the MTV2 episode. Worth it.
Omg. Soooo much purity. It was all over your face. I couldn't stop smiling after watching you get more & more excited.
Good show mate!!!! Should brush up on your heel/toe action.. Absolutely loved watching you get your groove back.. Can't wait for some challenges...
"It is the responsibility of the faster car, to slow down for any slow cars", he says overtaking a Ferrari. lol
To be fair a stock Focus RS or Subaru STI is probably faster than a Ferrari 308
@@nattankress I think it was a Mondial, slower (and less good looking) than a 308
@@ToolkiT73UK yeah correct man. My girlfriend and I couldn't quite determine whether it was a 328 or a Mondial until the side shot at 11.35 where you can see that big finned air vent on the rear quarter. Definitely a Mondial
lol remember moogs reaction when an mx5 went up the inside at 2nd corner in the 86? now who's the ****
disclaimer, not hating. loving every second of it
Loving moogs focus. But still don't understand the turbo mx5 hate.
Turn 1 at SMSP is so scary!
This is such wholesome petrolhead content.
I think we’ve all been there struggling to get to grips with a new car and then bam, it all starts coming together. That proper grin that glues onto your face when you’re smashing it is hard to beat, whether in a track car or your shitbox 🙌🏽
Glorious. 🏁
Moog is in the clouds. Pure bliss in that car. Love this
“It should be fast now...”
So much for "getting a super car so much faster than the golf" FAIL...shoulda kept the golf
@@OutsideDuhBox on a track it should be
@@OutsideDuhBox it would be quite a bit quicker on the track especially with some more fine tuning and a driver mod
@@GeneralNOH not without a butt load of more power mods it's not going to be...and drag race and roll it will always get killed...idk..I feel it's a fail.
@@OutsideDuhBox but the golf is boring as fuck lol, not everything is about going the fastest you can, the experience alone is worth the lotus
"Granny shifting not double-clutchin' like ya should." - TH-cam commenters probably.
😂 experts everywhere..
Wow your driving confidence has greatly increase huh! 👍🏽
I saw the look of regret from buying a Lotus melt away in this video. Pumped that the mods and changes you made paid off big.
Just looking at the outside shots, the car looks like it's sitting properly and handles like a dream
@Mighty Car Mods the lotus is turning out to be a awesome little car, Moog drove the pants off it and i think it enjoyed being rode hard like cheryl. 😂
Yeww legends!!! Love ya work 🤙
yeees! so many rakes..... but i GOTTA KNOW... does rake love it?
What sort of question is this. OF COURSE RAKE LOVES IT 💘 💕 ❤ 💖
Really makes me happy that you can finally enjoy your Exige. These little cars are perfect, for zoning out, after a stressed day at work. Hop in, and enjoy the pops and bangs while, shifting through the gears on some swifty roads. If you have not done it yet, take the roof of and and go for a drive. Among the best topless experiences money can buy. Greets from Austria
I have an upgraded supercharged Elise (and other engine mods) that has been tweaked and corner balanced and it's an amazing machine, truly a pure driver's car and you need to be 100% on or it can get away form you easily. My heartbeat raises every time I get in it. In fact, just thinking about driving it does that sometimes. Scary machine. I love it!
Love the large logo chopped shirt!
Where’s the
“Yes yes yes I’m back” tee
Time for an exhaust camera view. I saw fire at 12:47
I saw It too
it must feel amazing to conquer that spin-out corner at way faster speeds with such confidence. You can't fake that smile!
This bought the biggest smile to my face. What an epic little motor
Another reason to log on to carsales to just gaze at an Lotus
Last time I was this early I ended up with 2 kids and a child support payment
rip
Yesss!! 🙌🏻
Badly sorted Lotus, brown undies.
Properly sorted Lotus, purity squared to the power of one Richie times the square route of Marty multiply by one Tuning Fork. And add in One Happy Moog.
Love the Lotus guys. Such a special car.
wow the lotus looks so much better on track. what a weapon, and seeing moog's confidence grow each lap is awesome.
"It is the responsibility of the faster car to slow down for the slower car." (seconds later) Bye-bye Ferrari!
This is ironic and funny, but true. A Lotus may be fast in the corners, but slow on the straight. The Ferrari should let him pass in the straight because the overall Lotus lap times are much shorter. I experience this all the time in my lighter RSX.
@@DC5Brandon It was a 40 year old Mondial...
@@Jaredscott89 Good point! I must have missed that.
Blair Joscelyne, its time to master the heel and toe technique of down shifting
The difference between a good time and fun, fun is over when it ends, a good time you'll remember for the rest of your life. Was that a Ferrari Mondial?
Yes in the vid with the car drivers lap you can clearly see it is a Mondial..
@@ToolkiT73UK I guess next time I'll bump it up to 720 or 1080. A lot of times though there can be cars that look similar but have a different model name. Like trying to eyeball whether something is a 308 or a 328, 550 or 575M. I believe the Mondial has the regular version and QV.
@@pgtmr2713 the air intakes on the Mondial are very distinctive. But you are right the 308, 328 and 288 are very similar looking at first glance.
@@ToolkiT73UK See, there's that trivia.
The shear excitement on your face made me smile watching this video .
Guys,
I am thoroughly enjoying the whole Lotus adventure. Not sure why this one is so captivating for me, but probably because it is so closely matches my own automotive dreams.
A road course is currently under constructions north of our city, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and I hope to make some laps there someday. We have had no track close by since a few years back, when the city took back the land where we had an amazing facility. Complete with a road course, an oval, and a drag strip, Race City was a wonderful place.
Anyway, thanks for taking us along on your many quests for "automotive amazingness".
Ron