Opportunity to purchase a rare 2.4L Supercharged VX220 (only one in the world as far as I know).
Reluctant reason for sale is that I’ve two supercharged VX220’s currently, and I’m either consolidating to one and a better daily driver, or going for something completely different (nope, never mentioned Evora..). This one is also too good IMO to sit outside not being driven much, so despite the money and effort put into it over the last few months, I’ll offer it up for sale.
The original 2.2 engine spun a bottom end bearing in July, so I decided to replace the complete long engine with a combination of a very rare, low mileage 2.4L bottom end and an improved, rebuilt Saab B207 cylinder head, all put together by Ecotec engine guru Vocky. The engine also had a number of tweaks to improve efficiency such as ported exhaust ports and balancer shaft removal.
The car has never been tested for power / torque, but this set-up should conservatively deliver 280bhp+ and 250lb/ft, possibly a good bit more, and it’s certainly got more to give with some additional fettling. The OBD-Tuner upgrade allows calibration of engine parameters, and changes to things such as throttle response, and the facility for an integrated wideband sensor.
The car has virtually all the aspects addressed and really needs nothing done on the service side in the near future given my own and previous owner’s effort over the last year.
The body condition is very good. Not perfect, with the odd stone chip, but it’s clearly spend a lot of its life garaged (which I cannot currently offer it, unfortunately!) and no signs of paint fade sometimes experienced by red cars that have lived outside for a lot of their life. The car was previously owned by other VX220.org members.
General
• Mileage – 51,000
• Comprehensive service history with many receipts for parts, MoT due April 2016
• Non-accident damaged / Cat-classified / HPI clear etc.
• Excellent exterior condition with only typical stone chips. No signs of paint bubbling
Engine
• 2.4 bottom end (LE9 Gen 2 - 10.4:1 CR, under-piston cooling jets, coated pistons etc.) ~14k miles
• Saab B207 cylinder head - skimmed, valve seats re-cut, rebuilt with new valve stem seals
• New OEM 2.4 head gasket, head bolts etc. during rebuild (Vocky)
• Exhaust ported (Vocky)
• Trigger wheel and cams blanks fitted (Vocky)
• Balancer shaft delete
• Z22YH Plastic cam cover
• Siemens 630cc Injectors
• OBD-Tuners ECU firmware upgrade running T-MAP sensor
• Piper 4-1 Exhaust Manifold
• 2.5” Mid-section / U-bend / high flow cat
• Turbo rear exhaust box
• Elise-parts Alloy Radiator
Supercharger
• M62 with modular pulley system (3.1” fitted)
• Dual-pass intake manifold
• Large Pro-alloy pre-rad
• Thermal intake spacer
• Pipercross intake filter
Recent new parts / service items:
• Engine oil / filter
• Fuel filter
• Thermostat (Low temp)
• Belt tensioner
• Sparkplugs
• Fresh engine and charge-cooler coolant
Chassis
• Lotus Exige S Bilstein Suspension (low mileage)
• EP Front lowering Brackets
• 1” Adjustable Anti-roll bar
• Elise-shop Uprated toe-links
• Replacement side engine mounts (March 2015)
• Poly engine torque mount
• New uprated clutch
• Gearbox breather
• TD1.2 Wheels (16/17”) in excellent condition with Yokohama AD08R tyres
Brakes
• Newish standard discs
• CL5+ Front pads
• Pagid rear pads
• Motul 5.1 Brake Fluid
• ABS cut-off switch
Interior
• Black leather seats with typical drivers bolster wear
• Leather centre console and door cards
• Sealed and improved heater box (genuine warmish air!)
• Pioneer Head unit
Exterior
• HID Light Upgrade
• Turbo front splitters
• Black windscreen surround
Not so good bits…
• As noted a few stone chips and interior marks A-typical of these cars
• Rear tyres are getting low (~2.5 – 3mm tread)
• Wear to drivers side seat bolster (very normal!)
• Small split in driver side sill cover (standard)
• Some marks on the steering wheel
Looking for £13,500 ono.
Some options (which may be transferred to my other VX if not sold) are available with the car in replacement for the current parts, for an additional cost. Fitting is free!
Red Leather Lotus Elise Probax Seats - +£300.00
Intrax 1-way adjustable suspension - +£500.00
Lotus Exige ABS Controller - +£350.00
Located in Aberdeen. Any questions, please ask. Some pics of when I bough the car in May, till I get some fully up to date pics. Same condition other than the interior tidied up a little
