111RS #3 Build: Oil Lines, Built Engine, Gearbox

 The factory oil lines had not been updated on this car.  There is a factory recall that requires Lotus Dealers to update the oil lines on cars with new fittings.  But there are cars that have not had this update even though it is over 10 yrs old now.  We had developed our ULTRAliteLINES prior to this recall as we saw that clients were suffering failures.  We engineered our kit to be lighter and be a direct replacement.  We've blogged about the development of the kit here and even posted about our track and lab testing: HERE

111RS #3 gets the new lines and we also have taken the opportunity to delete the passenger side oil cooler.  We have talked about the over cooling issue with these cars and will also help address it with our HOTplate.  Both of these measures are a good step towards getting the oil temp up to prevent cam lobe damage.  

The Mountune built 2ZZGE engine is getting prepped now for install.  She is a thing of beauty but the way she spins is something else!  This engine is stock compression.  We are running our uprated Oil Pump Gear and gPAN3.  We plan to add the KATANA3 onto this car as well.  

The engines really look great as a result of the vapor blasting.  They look like new.  We're trying out the crinkle finish on the valve cover on this build.  It looks great and I think will become a permanent upgrade.

The rebuilt gearbox has arrived and has both the CF Synchros and the OS Giken LSD - which I absolutely believe is one of the best driveline upgrades you can make to these cars.  The ability to put down power sooner is remarkable with this LSD.  I still remember the first time I drove our Elise with this LSD, I had to call up our Ride & Handling Engineer to see if I was dreaming!  They are truly noticeable and something to consider when having your gearbox rebuilt.  Even the Engineers at Lotus prefer these plate type LSD over the gear type.  I'm a big fan.

packing in more plates that any other LSD