Lotus Tuning guide for more power and torque on Track

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Lotus Tuning Tips and Modifications

Maximise your Lotuss driving pleasure

Lotus car tuning tips and advice. We have a wide range of tuning articles covering all models of Lotus from small classic lotus to trackday setup race spec models. Following our tuning tips you will avoid many of the common mistakes and actually achieve the car setup you desire. Please join the forum for model specific questions and answers and to meet other owners and see what modifications they have done.

TorqueCars started providing Lotus modifications, car upgrades and car modification Tips and advice back in 2003 and have grown from strength to strength with a fast growing membership of all types of Lotus owners. We are currently one of the fastest growing car tuning clubs around and certainly one of the friendliest. In 2007 we organised our first full car show in Kent. Our Lotus tuning and styling articles are continually updated so for the latest Lotus modifications,upgrades and modification advice, tips and pointers please check back regularly. We strongly recommend that you join our Lotus owners forum and swap modifications ideas with like minded Lotus owners. If you have a Lotus project underway we would love to hear about it, the Gallery section in the forum already contains some interesting projects.

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Section:Lotus

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>>> Diesels

Lotus Diesel remaps

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>>> Engine Mods

Lotus Engine Swaps

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Lotus Suspension

Car suspension setup and suspension tuning guide. Lowering the car and avoiding rubbing tyres and other problems. Read article...

>>> Intake & Exhaust

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Uprating the fuel system to avoid starvation and lean running. More power means that more fuel is required so we need to uprate the fuel system. Read article...

>>> Transmission

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>>> Wheels & Tyres

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