ESSENTIALS
Vehicle: 2006 Lotus Elise
Owner: Johnny Ngo
Location: Rancho Cordova, CA
Engine: Toyota 2ZZ-GE 1.8L I-4
Horsepower: 461 hp
Torque: 322 lb-ft
Club Affiliation: Team Hokori
Facebook: Johnny Ngo
Instagram: @pbj_lotus
- AEM (E85 high flow fuel pump
- ARP (head studs, main studs)
- BOE oil pan
- DRS Motorsports (EFI X2 ECU, custom flex fuel tune)
- GReddy oil sandwich plate adapter
- Injector Dynamics 1,000-cc fuel injectors
- Lotus gunmetal aluminum oil cap
- Mahle 9:1 pistons
- MWR (billet connecting rods, coated main bearing set, Stage 3 camshafts, retainers, under drive pulleys, valve set, valve spring set)
- NGK BKR7E spark plugs
- Racemount solid motor mounts
- Radium Engineering (oil catch can kit, coolant expansion tank, cool air flow kit, Hard Parts GTX3076R turbo kit, fuel rail, FST-R fuel surge tank, modular rear calm removal kit, windshield washer relocation kit)
- Sector111 (proRad aluminum 3-pass radiator, radiator hoses)
EXHAUST
- Custom 3-inch straight pipe exhaust system
DRIVETRAIN
- Clutch Masters (FX350 clutch, aluminum flywheel)
- ARP flywheel studs
- Jubu 3 & 4 gear transmission gearing
- Quaife Helical LSD
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION
- BC Racing BR Type coilovers
- Custom harness bar
WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES
- Klassen ID CRS-X concave extended 5 V-spoke wheels – 18x8 (f), 19x10.5 (r)
- Toyo T1 Sport tires – 245/35 R18 (f), 285/30 R19 (r)
- Rotora Street Challenge big brake kit - 4-piston caliper & 328-mm rotors (f)
- Sector111 Ultradisc floating rear brakes
- Carbotech track brake pads
EXTERIOR
- APR Performance carbon fiber (custom 72-inch spoiler, GT3 race mirrors, front splitter, side rocker panel extensions, side vents)
- GB Composites aerospace grade carbon fiber gas door
- Custom hand-built one-off 3-inch widebody
- ORE Bi-Xenon retrofit 4300k HIDs
- BASF R-M Candy Teal over Indigo base paintjob
INTERIOR
- AEM gauges (digital wideband AFR, EGT, oil pressure, oil temperature, Tru-Boost)
- Carbon fiber (center console, dash w/ air vent delete, switch panels)
- Corbeau (LE-X sport road seats, 3-inch 5-point harnesses)
- ORE carbon fiber (door sills, door pull handles, upper sills)
- Sector111 (aluminum shift knob, Micromirror)
MOBILE ELECTRONICS
- Audiobahn A4004J intake amplifier
- Dynamat sound deadening
- Focal Access 6.5-inch component speakers
- JL Audio (13TW5V2 13-inch subwoofer, 500.1 subwoofer amplifier)
- Custom carbon fiber subwoofer enclosure
- Pioneer (AVIC Z140bh touchscreen multimedia receiver, reverse camera)
SPONSORS
- Acute Performance
- AEM Electronics
- APR Performance
- BC Racing
- Common Fibers
- Corbeau Seats
- Clutch Masters
- ORE – On Rails Engineering
- Klassen ID Wheels
- Meguiar’s
- Phantasy Kolors
- R-M by BASF Refinish
- Radium Engineering
- Rotora, Toyo Tires
- Team Hokori
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