Baffled Fuel Tank for Lotus Elise & Exige

 Fuel starvation is a real problem on the Lotus Elise and Exige.  Our V2fuel tank has been a great solution for many clients to fix this issue.  It sadly went out of production so we started working on an alternative idea, the 111tank.  

We landed on a design that uses a large tube to reduce fuel starvation.  This design keeps the fuel in the pump side of the tank and prevents fuel sloshing back and forth.  We're very happy with the design and have been running it in our 111RS for almost a year.

Of course we started with a design that we were sure would work but failed because it conflicted with the float.  Our new design fixes that issue and works as expected.  

Our first design

There are two types of Federal (North America) tanks, ones for '05 cars and a different design for '06 and later cars.  We have sorted our design for each variety.  Our 111tank takes factory tanks, opens then up, removes the old baffle and we insert our design.  We then reweld the end cap and pressure test overnight to make sure she is sealed.

The factory tanks have plumbing related to emissions and safety.  We don't interfere with any of these features allowing you to have a tank that is as safe as stock but with NO fuel starvation.

Crazy Ideas: Tubular Doors!

 Back in 2005 we had this crazy idea to make the Elise even more raw.  Tubular doors are a thing for Jeeps and the thought to make one for the Elise got us dreaming...lucky for us we worked with an Engineer who was also a master fabricator.  He came up with this idea.

It was fixed and did not open.  You needed to step over it.  We had to relocated the side view mirror and the lovely Elise door hinge was removed.  Ultimately we did not commercialize it but we did have some fun driving around without a door!