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David Thomas Stewart's
325hp 1773lb Lotus Elise
Updated: 07/02/2009
David's Elise
Waxed 1 Waxed 2 Madi in Driveway New garage in progress... On the race track Nightshot 2 Dyno Graph
 
Ownership Timeline / Events

DateDescription
09/07/2003My 39th birthday!
09/08/2003Janie in London on business... I ask her to get an Elise brochure for me
10/15/2003November Road & Track Elise article reaches newstands
01/15/2004Make deal with Janie to get Elise (get rid of ALL old Honda stuff, clean garage)
02/03/2004Join LotusTalk (formerly EliseTalk)
02/06/2004Attend Chicago Auto Show to see Elise for the first time (meet Bill Jr. from FVMC)
02/07/2004Place deposit on Elise at Fox Valley Motorcars (FVMC)
07/14/2004First North American Elise delivered! (Chris Smith)
10/15/2004Take first Elise test drive
01/03/2005Place order for Elise options (Base, Graphite Gray, Sports Pack, Hardtop, Starshield)
01/22/2005Elise meet in Lawrence. Babak gets car!
03/12/2005Elise meet in Lawrence (with Janie & kids). Mike Roberts gets car!
04/22/2005Attend Elise Driving Experience at Autobahn Country Club
04/23/2005Take sports package Elise test drive with Janie at Fox Valley Motorcars
05/09/2005Start sending Fox Valley down payment money
05/26/2005Car is built at Lotus in Hethel...
05/26/2005Install gridwork on garage floor
07/28/2005Install slatwall in garage with dad
08/09/2005Car has been invoiced
08/15/2005Discover that car has wrong options (no Sport Pack). Fox Valley fixes this ASAP
08/22/2005Correct car arrives at Fox Valley - via Desert European
08/24/2005Aftermarket Starshield application
08/26/2005Fly to Chicago to pick up car from Fox Valley Motorcars - DELIVERY! (waited 527 days)
08/26/2005Attend LOG25 for an evening - Meet fellow Lotus owners & Lotus CEO
08/27/2005Arrive home in Kansas City 1:30pm. Shuts down neighborhood ;)
08/29/2005Hardtop is off for the first time
08/31/2005Our 4th wedding anniversary & Janie's first ride. Valet parked at Capitol Grill.
09/08/2005Get license tags
09/13/2005Attend SCCA Solo2 Nationals & go to Babaks in Topeka for dinner afterwards
09/25/2005KCRSCCA Autocross #6
10/03/2005Finish Lotus Wall
10/10/2005First checkup & Oil change at MidRivers Lotus in St. Louis (1589 miles)
10/15/2005Dynoed at MC Racing 190 hp / 138 lb/ft (SAE 167.53 whp / 121.68 wlb/ft)
10/23/2005KCRSCCA Autocross #8
10/28/2005Drag raced at KCIR. 2100 lbs. Best ET: 13.180, Best Trap: 102.70 mph
11/05/2005Elise meet at Napoleans Bakery.
01/06/2006Have lunch with Phil (another Graphite Gray owner) at Sports 820
01/28/2006Elise meet at Napoleans Bakery with kids (brought minivan).
02/26/20066 month anniversary (3024 miles)
03/15/2006World Of Wheels auto show - took Best In Show 'Exotic Sports' class - 3294 miles
03/26/2006Crown Autocross #1
04/12/2006HPT Road Warriors #1
04/15/2006Phase I Evolution Autocross School in Salina, Kansas
04/23/2006Crown Autocross #2
05/10/2006HPT Road Warriors #2
05/14/2006Crown Autocross #3
05/26/2006Oil change at home with Motul 8100 (4532 miles)
06/04/2006Crown Autocross #4
06/17/2006Dynoed at MC Racing 193 hp / 139 lb/ft (SAE 170.03 whp / 122.74 wlb/ft)
06/24/2006Full Day getaway at Lake Of The Ozarks - 350 miles in a day!
06/28/2006HPT Road Warriors #3
07/12/2006HPT Road Warriors #4
07/15/2006Crown Autocross #5
07/28/2006Dinner with Janie at Aixois
08/04/2006Dinner with Janie at Starkers Reserve
08/09/2006Golfing at IronHorse with my dad - we fit two sets of clubs in the car!
08/09/2006HPT Road Warriors #5
08/26/2006MAM 'Find The Line' track day (one year of ownership today!)
08/31/2006Our 5th wedding anniversary at The American Restaurant
09/06/2006Fisher Price booster seat for Hailey's ice cream 4th birthday drive!
09/23/2006Dinner with Janie at Paulos & Bills, then go see 'FlyBoys'
09/26/2006Go to Babaks for dinner in Topeka
09/27/2006Dinner CME with Janie at The American Restaurant
09/30/2006Photoshoot with Joe Lynch at JCCC and Corporate Woods
10/18/2006Dinner CME with Janie at The Capitol Grill
10/20/2006Porsche Driver Track Event at Heartland Park
10/23/2006Oil change / Dash Replacement at MidRivers Lotus (9205 miles)
10/28/2006Ben Noel over with his Black 2006 Elise
11/11/2006Elise meet in Lawrence - Phil comes over first
11/19/2006Drag raced at KCIR. 2050 lbs. Best ET: 13.030, Best Trap: 105.06 mph
12/09/2006Attended Crown Autocross Banquet - received 1st place ASP trophy
12/15/2006Dynoed at MC Racing 201 hp / 143 lb/ft (SAE 177.17 whp / 126.04 wlb/ft)
02/18/2007We sign contract on our new house
04/02/2007Oil change at home with Motul 8100 (10517 miles)
04/07/2007MAM 'Find The Line' track day
04/18/2007HPT Touring Club #1
05/16/2007HPT Touring Club #2
06/20/2007HPT Touring Club #3
06/22/2007We break ground on our new house
08/26/2007Two years of ownership!
08/31/2007Dynoed at Supertune (3.4" pulley) 256 hp / 168 lb/ft (SAE 225.56 whp / 148.48 wlb/ft)
08/31/2007Our 6th wedding anniversary. Valet park at Capitol Grill.
09/15/2007Elise meet at First Watch in Shawnee
09/19/2007HPT Touring Club #4
09/28/2007Fast Fridays Track Event at MAM
10/24/2007HPT Touring Club #5
11/10/2007Dyno at MC Racing (3.2" pulley) 262 hp / 173 lb/ft (SAE 230.87 whp / 152.29 wlb/ft)
11/18/2007Drag race at KCIR. 2070 lbs. Best ET: 12.410 Best Trap: 110.03 mph
12/04/2007Move out of our current home - car is in storage at Phil's barn @ 14250 miles...!
05/21/2008Pick up car from TurboPhil's place... drop off at house
06/06/2008Close on new house - move in!
06/21/2008Porsche Driver Track Event at Heartland Park - first time out in 241 days! (14420 miles)
07/24/2008Madison's first drive - she loved it!
07/26/2008Dynoed at Supertune (back to 3.4" pulley) 261 hp / 169 lb/ft (SAE 230.11 whp / 149.15 wlb/ft)
07/30/2008Create beta-version LOTUS wall in new garage (see pix above)
08/12/2008Oil change at home with Motul 8100 (14803 miles)
08/13/2008HPT Touring Club #5 - new best lap time 1:41.58
08/16/2008Elise GetToGether (GTG) at Phil's
08/19/2008Hailey's first day of Kindergarten in the Elise!
08/26/2008Three years of ownership - three year warranty is over! :(
08/30/2008Our 7th wedding anniversary at 7pm at SEVEN ;)
09/07/2008My 44th birthday!
10/17/2008Porsche Driver Track Event at Heartland Park - new best lap time 1:57.65
11/16/2008Elise GetToGether (GTG) at Phil's
11/23/2008Drag race at KCIR. 2030 lbs. Best ET: 12.697 Best Trap: 112.10 mph
04/10/2009Dynoed at Supertune (TVS supercharger) 325 hp / 212 lb/ft (SAE 286.44 whp / 186.50 wlb/ft)
05/03/2009Elise GetToGether (GTG) at Phil's - claybar & waxing!
07/01/2009Current mileage: 18440
 
Modifications
(Summarized & sorted by weight as requested)
(Latest mods are in blue, future mods are in green at bottom)

ModificationDateChange (lbs)Weight (lbs)(kg)
Base Elise (LSS, non touring, full fluids, no top)--1949.00883.90
Empty stock 45 liter gas tank--74.0091874.99850.34
Remove touring softtop (padded)--11.5001863.49845.12
VoltPhreaks VPH-700 battery + bracket (Replaces stock battery)11/16/2007-19.9501843.54836.07
AreaP titanium 2.5" exhaust (Replaces stock exhaust system)07/16/2008-17.9501825.59827.93
TitaniumDave brake rotors (Replaces stock rotors)06/17/2008-11.3881814.20822.77
ForcedFed street header + decat (Replaces stock header/cat)10/27/2006-10.6001803.60817.96
CF Cloth Seats (Replaces stock seats)10/28/2008-10.1801793.42813.34
ProAlloy gas tank + Walbro 255 pump / plumbing (Replace stock tank/pump)06/30/2009-9.6401783.78808.97
TRM F1 17x7.5 rear wheels (Replaces stock LSS wheels)11/17/2008-8.2001775.58805.25
TRM F1 16x6.5 front wheels (Replaces stock LSS wheels)11/17/2008-5.7001769.88802.67
Remove rear speaker panel10/28/2008-5.6501764.23800.11
Fidanza aluminum flywheel (Replaces stock flywheel)08/21/2007-5.5151758.72797.60
Remove charcoal canister & related plumbing09/11/2007-4.2691754.45795.67
Remove battery cover / toolkit08/28/2005-3.6251750.82794.02
Remove exhaust heat shielding06/11/2007-3.4701747.35792.45
Frame mounted challenge grill (Replace stock rear grill)10/04/2008-3.2881744.07790.96
TurboXS intake system - no map tube (Replaces stock intake system)05/09/2006-3.1501740.92789.53
Aerocatch engine cover lock (Replaces stock locking system)08/16/2008-2.1031738.81788.58
Remove trunk side carpet07/10/2006-1.4381737.37787.93
Engine grill mesh (Replaces stock plastic slats)10/24/2008-1.2941736.08787.34
RevoSport carbon fiber door panels (Replaces stock cloth panels)01/10/2009-1.2751734.81786.76
Remove visors08/28/2005-1.1001733.71786.26
Aluminum rear clam shims (Replace stock steel shims)05/25/2009-1.0631732.64785.78
Remove 20" of extra battery cable06/07/2009-0.8691731.77785.38
Remove Fix-a-flat aerosol can07/10/2006-0.8251730.95785.01
Remove rear trunk carpet07/10/2006-0.7881730.16784.65
LETSLA shifter mechanism (Replaces stock shift linkage)03/01/2009-0.7251729.44784.32
Remove foam trunk pad08/05/2006-0.4151729.02784.14
ACT LE1-XTSS Extreme Clutch (Replaces stock clutch)08/21/2007-0.4151728.61783.95
A/C Enhancement (Remove under dash panels)08/16/2008-0.2751728.33783.82
Remove primary O2 / plug secondary06/05/2009-0.2061728.12783.73
Infinity Reference 4012i speakers (Replaces stock speakers)02/21/2006-0.2061727.92783.64
Powder coat diffuser / remove trim02/22/2006-0.2001727.72783.55
Remove dead pedal08/05/2006-0.1801727.54783.46
Remove visor posts03/10/2006-0.1501727.39783.40
Remove camber shims (3mm)04/11/2006-0.1501727.24783.33
AutoZone rearview mirror (Replace stock mirror)10/01/2006-0.0631727.18783.30
White LED parking lights (Replaces incandescents)01/15/2006-0.0501727.13783.28
Remove trunk release handle08/05/2006-0.0151727.11783.27
General UHP 225/45/17 Rear Tires (Replaces stock A048 tires)11/17/20080.0001727.11783.27
H7 SilverStar highbeams (Replace stock high beams)01/15/20060.0001727.11783.27
35% window tint on rear window & sides / 15% eyebrow in front02/22/20060.0001727.11783.27
Lotus Sport & Elise front license decals02/22/20060.0001727.11783.27
White LED license plate lights (Replace stock incandescent)11/15/20080.0001727.11783.27
K&N Performance Oil Filter (Replace stock filter)04/10/20090.0001727.11783.27
Stan shifter mod11/15/20060.0131727.12783.28
Nordlocks for rear inner toe link09/16/20060.0131727.14783.28
Stan's clutch stop mod10/01/20060.0131727.15783.29
Lotus Sport badges added to floor mats02/23/20070.0131727.16783.29
Aluminum headlight embellishers10/26/20060.0381727.20783.31
Leather emergency brake cover10/13/20050.0631727.26783.34
MultiVex side mirrors12/05/20050.0631727.33783.37
Passenger airbag / abs cutoff switch04/03/20070.0631727.39783.40
Carbon Fiber side mirror covers12/07/20080.1001727.49783.44
LED brake light flasher08/28/20050.2251727.71783.54
CG Lock09/17/20050.2501727.96783.66
Pop-up cup holder01/12/20070.3131728.28783.80
Felt trunk liner10/26/20060.3501728.63783.96
Polyurethane motor mounts08/26/20080.4131729.04784.15
Kenwood subwoofer / datalog cables03/05/20090.9251729.97784.56
Reinstall rear speakers03/06/20091.2501731.22785.13
AFX Air Fuel System 07/20/20071.7401732.96785.92
55watt 8000k HID headlights (Replace stock headlights)01/15/20061.8631734.82786.77
BOE Clamhinge system11/16/20082.8501737.67788.06
ForcedFed carbon fiber front splitter03/01/20093.0301740.70789.43
EFI standalone engine management system09/16/20063.2001743.90790.88
BOE TVS Supercharger system (550cc injectors, 90mm pulley)03/01/200929.1001773.00804.08
Current (empty gas, no top): LF:364 RF:361 LR:524 RR:52907/02/20091773.00804.08
Nitron Sport Coilovers12/31/2009-3.6001769.40802.45
CF Undertray12/31/2009-3.5001765.90800.86
Speedglass windshield12/31/2009-16.1001749.80793.56


Drag Strip Performance Summary
KCIR (800' above sea level)
 
KCIR 10/28/2005
Fri 6pm-10pm
57 degrees, 30.22 pressure, 55% humidity (1.017 correction)
Completely bone stock (2100 lbs.)
8000rpm dump launches on runs 1-4... 3500rpm slips on runs 5-10.
Misshifted to 5th instead of 3rd on run 3.
Run #R/T60'330'660'mph1000'1/4 milemph
10.5341.7255.3028.34481.2510.95313.180101.13
20.3591.6615.3098.39879.9111.04013.30699.31
30.2621.6405.3128.63268.4811.52413.90694.17
40.3052.3896.1999.32179.4111.97214.25099.05
50.2342.0145.7828.91179.2311.55513.82799.66
60.3222.0385.8678.97079.7111.61613.87199.83
70.3861.9515.7598.89079.3111.52913.794101.31
80.4041.9905.7238.80680.3211.43713.681100.50
90.1991.9745.7348.81480.4211.42913.658102.70
100.2791.9045.5578.62181.1011.22613.469102.20

KCIR 11/19/2006
Sun 12pm-4pm
47 degrees, 30.38 pressure, 47% humidity (1.040 correction)
TurboXS intake, ForcedFed street header + decat, 6" 2bular exhaust (2050 lbs.)
6000rpm dump launches on all runs
Misshifted, wheel spin, no traction on run 10 (time to go home).
Run #R/T60'330'660'mph1000'1/4 milemph
10.1602.0955.6818.74581.7811.33913.550104.19
20.3261.7595.4388.50081.7711.09713.313104.05
30.3341.8145.3628.39782.4410.98313.194104.29
40.4071.8985.4858.52382.3711.10813.315103.92
50.2751.7425.2918.31182.7210.89113.098104.35
60.6671.7165.2308.25782.4910.83713.030105.06
70.4451.8265.6148.75079.9911.37713.653101.03
80.3311.7945.4578.52981.4111.12513.351103.84
90.3701.8165.4468.51381.6111.11613.337103.06
100.3252.3486.4199.65377.8512.31814.608100.61

KCIR 11/18/2007
Sun 12pm-4pm
60 degrees, 30.00 pressure, 54% humidity (1.004 correction)
Green filter, stock intake, ForcedFed header/decat, 6" 2bular exhaust
Katana supercharger 3.2" pulley (2070 lbs).
4800rpm clutch slip launch. Misshifted, no traction (bad 60's), grinding on 1,4 and 7
Run #R/T60'330'660'mph1000'1/4 milemph
10.2791.9735.7848.82782.9611.36013.493106.34
20.1881.8235.3138.21186.2710.68412.774108.19
30.3201.8105.2238.09087.3010.53812.603109.63
40.1592.1035.7188.65586.0511.15513.264107.47
(5 + video)0.3171.7995.1477.94287.6610.37112.418110.03
60.2071.9775.4708.35687.3310.82112.902108.80
70.4972.3556.1309.13484.0111.64113.745107.78

KCIR 11/23/2008
Sun 2pm-4pm
54 degrees, 29.98 pressure, 63% humidity (1.011 correction)
3.4" pulley, AreaP exhaust, weight removal, street tires (2030 lbs)
Launch clutch feather at 3500rpm. Only got two runs on General UHP tires...
Run #R/T60'330'660'mph1000'1/4 milemph
10.4471.8735.5578.51985.5710.99613.072111.99
20.4461.7815.2708.17286.8610.62912.697112.10

KCIR
(ESTIMATE)
11/28/2009 63 degrees, 30.00 pressure, 50% humidity (1.000 correction)
TVS supercharger (1987 lbs - with me weighing 181 lbs. redline 8500rpm)
Run #R/T60'330'660'mph1000'1/4 milemph
--1.7705.0207.70092.9810.01011.900119.03

Best Track Times
 
EventLengthBestTop mphLeft gRight gAccel gBrake g
Heartland Park Topeka Club Course2.10 miles01:43.90123.121.22061.09530.32101.3028
Heartland Park Topeka Club Course (New Layout)2.10 miles01:41.58119.651.16581.11390.48201.1047
Heartland Park Topeka Club Course (2009 GOAL)2.10 miles01:37.99130.00----
Heartland Park Topeka Grand Prix Course2.50 miles02:05.20111.701.30601.12200.59601.1950
Heartland Park Topeka Grand Prix Course2.50 miles01:57.65123.611.26681.15440.46210.9900
Heartland Park Topeka Grand Prix Course (2009 GOAL)2.50 miles01:54.99130.00----
Mid America Motorplex Full Course 20062.23 miles01:51.21113.621.29301.19600.50871.0507
Mid America Motorplex Full Course 20072.23 miles01:50.50121.421.24771.14640.28321.2535

Best Autocross Times
 
Club / EventDateTimeRankPAX Rank
KCRSCCA #609/25/200548.44181 / 11388th
KCRSCCA #810/23/200558.42271 / 10784th
Crown #103/26/200650.25751 / 11280th
Crown #204/23/200643.49414 / 7626th
Crown #305/14/200647.05447 / 8160th
Crown #406/04/200644.90725 / 7042nd
Crown #507/15/200648.76425 / 6246th
 
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