{"id":127718,"date":"2025-02-13T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=127718"},"modified":"2025-02-12T23:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T05:31:50","slug":"lotus-elise-with-a-430-hp-hartley-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=127718","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Elise with a 430 hp Hartley V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=127723\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-127723\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"127723\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=127723\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-17.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michl Motorsport Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8 17\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-17.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-17.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-127723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-17.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-17.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-17.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-17.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dan Michl and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michlmotorsport\/\">Michl Motorsport<\/a> Lotus Elise compete in European hillclimb. The unique race car is powered by a Hartley V8 producing 430-450 hp (316-330 kW). The motor features custom block, forged internals, Suzuki Hayabusa heads, and dry sump system. All that is placed inside a carbon fiber body allowing the car to be 730 kg (1609 lb). Watch Dan compete at Buzet, Croatia and Novo Mesto, Slovenia in the video below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/mQMbPqvHIfk?si=FVUDm7-jwvp5bEpD\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=127724\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-127724\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"127724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=127724\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-18.jpg?fit=2048%2C1128&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1128\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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wp-att-127725\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"127725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=127725\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-19.jpg?fit=2048%2C1130&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1130\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michl Motorsport Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8 19\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-19.jpg?resize=1536%2C848&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-19.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=127726\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-127726\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"127726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=127726\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-20.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michl Motorsport Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8 20\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-20.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-20.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-127726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-20.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-20.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-20.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-20.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/michlmotorsport\/photos\">Michl Motorsport FB page<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HillClimbMonsters\">HillClimb Monsters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Michl and his Michl Motorsport Lotus Elise compete in European hillclimb. The unique race car is powered by a Hartley V8 producing 430-450 hp (316-330 kW). The motor features custom block, forged internals, Suzuki Hayabusa heads, and dry sump system. All that is placed inside a carbon fiber body allowing the car to be&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=127718\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lotus Elise with a 430 hp Hartley V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":127723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[260],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elise"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-17.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78676,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=78676","url_meta":{"origin":127718,"position":0},"title":"Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8 Racing","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Dan Michl from Michl Motorsport competes in European hillclimb with his Lotus Elise race car. The 750 kg (1,635 lb) car features a carbon fiber body and Hartley V8 making 430-450 horsepower. The Hartley V8 is made using two Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle heads on a custom block. 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Although he lists the car as an Elise, he's listed it as a Lotus Evora and Opel Speedster in the past. Whatever model it was born as, very little is left. The 750 kg (1,653 lb) vehicle\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Elise&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Elise","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=260"},"img":{"alt_text":"Michl Motorsport Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-07.jpg?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-07.jpg?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-07.jpg?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-07.jpg?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-07.jpg?fit=1200%2C737&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16615,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16615","url_meta":{"origin":127718,"position":2},"title":"Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"June 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This Lotus Elise is piloted by Dan Michl of Michl Motorsport in hill climb competition. The very light 1,650 lb race car is propelled thanks to a Hartley 2.8 L V8 which produces 450 horsepower at 10,000 rpm. You might remember this is the custom DOHC engine that uses two\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Elise&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Elise","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=260"},"img":{"alt_text":"Michl Motorsport Lotus Elise with a Hartley V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C660&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C660&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C660&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C660&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Michl-Motorsport-Lotus-Elise-with-a-Hartley-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C660&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":128046,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=128046","url_meta":{"origin":127718,"position":3},"title":"Lotus Elise with a 1000 hp Turbo EJ25","author":"swaptastic","date":"February 19, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Rocket Bunny debuted a Lotus Elise built for time attack racing and Pikes Peak. TheDrive states the sports car is now powered by a turbocharged Subaru EJ25 flat-four capable of 1000 hp (735 kW). They also report the car features modified subframes and big Wilwood disc brakes. 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