>$55k seems like a reasonable price for such a unique and
> rare speed demon of a car.
but you can build a car like mine for as little as 17K, including paint,
that does those numbers. or have it built for low 20's.
for a few thousand more in the motor, it will run 10's in the quarter too.
=) yeah yeah, i know, its no lotus.
but id love to have one to race against!!!
-james 'ft lbs per dollar' creasy
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael R. Clements <mrclem@telocity.com>
To: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Kenny Wong <kdub13@yahoo.com>;
Craig Haggart, SSRL Accelerator Ops Group <haggart@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>;
<BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 12:15 PM
Subject: RE: U.S.-legal Elise?!
> As a guesstimate to satisfy my curiousity I put in 200 hp @ 6000, 150
> ft.lbs. @ 3000, with the rest of the standard stock Elise specifications
and
> ran some numbers with CarTest. 0-60 in 4.5 seconds, 1/4 mile in 13.1 @ 106
> mph.
>
> A car like this should be able to outaccelerate and outcorner the super
> stock cars, and $55k seems like a reasonable price for such a unique and
> rare speed demon of a car.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 11:51
> To: Kenny Wong; Craig Haggart, SSRL Accelerator Ops Group;
> BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: U.S.-legal Elise?!
>
>
> >Estimated total cost including customer supplied new Elise, new 200 hp
> powertrain and installation $55,000.00
>
> not cheap though.
>
> -james
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kenny Wong <kdub13@yahoo.com>
> To: Craig Haggart, SSRL Accelerator Ops Group <haggart@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>;
> <BA-AUTOX@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: U.S.-legal Elise?!
>
>
> > Hey Craig,
> > Could this be it?
> >
> > http://www.suninternational-usa.com/pr_els01.html
> >
> > Kenny Wong
> >
> >
> > --- "Craig Haggart, SSRL Accelerator Ops Group"
> > <haggart@SLAC.Stanford.EDU> wrote:
> > > Is there some version of the Lotus Elise that's now street
> > > legal in California? I saw a gray one yesterday, getting
> > > on 101 from Mathilda in Sunnyvale.
> > >
> > > --
> > > -Craig Haggart
> > > haggart@slac.stanford.edu
> > > Sunnyvale, California
> > > '96 Miata M Edition
> >
> >
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