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I’d agree on the engine - I had an ‘07 Type R a few years ago and it’s certainly no Honda K24 - that just begged to be revved!! 😀
The K Series seems reluctant to approach the red-line in comparison.
I may get a new exhaust and see if that helps it breath a bit better. KMaps remap is another popular mod.
Ill probably eventually end up with some lotus Elise(I’m off cars ATM), interestingly a lot of people think the Elise with the K engine is better than the Toyota as it seems to be in character with the car more than the reliable Toyota which is also more expensive to repair ‘if’ it goes wro
Not wanting to derail the thread, but have you driven a k-series car? It wasn't just the driving position that I dislike about the TF, I just never gelled with the engine. Maybe a tuned one from Hethel has more zing, but I found the 130 really uninspiring. I love a small NA engine, but compared to something like the Mx5's 1.6, (or the wonderful 4AGE) it just seemed to lack any real character.
No,but tbh I’m not expecting to be blown away by the k-series engine :-).
Don't forget the Elise is 200+kg lighter than the TF and er handles.
(I have real bugbears about driving position though, tbf, it's the thing that killed the Puma for me)
Is that the original Ford Puma from the late 90’s - early 2000’s? I loved mine, the seating position was perfect for me, as is my EcoSport, which is why I bought it.
I had driven Mercedes which were horrible things, the seats were dreadful!
Hold up, don't be too hasty. It's all in the cams and cam timing.
A very, very easy change of cams, a throttle body, a timing advance pin and a good tune up made an absolute world of difference in my S2 Elise. Very characterful, rev happy engine afterwards.
Markedly nicer than anything Mazda have ever done pre skyactiv (owned and tuned them all!).
This is where you go... Refreshingly old fashioned.
The K series is a superb 4 cylinder engine, only the Japanese K a few decades later really moved things on much more!
And yes, the K series S2 Elise is way closer to the original than the fat federalised one that followed!
TBH that’s not insanely priced and compared to that modern headlight that someone had to replace.