{"id":21704,"date":"2018-03-12T07:15:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T11:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=21704"},"modified":"2018-10-29T19:08:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T00:08:02","slug":"lotus-exige-with-a-turbo-k24-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=21704","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Exige with a Turbo K24 Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21705\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=21705\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" 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=\"Lotus Exige with a Turbo K24 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lotus Exige with a Turbo K24 inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lotus Exige with a Turbo K24 inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-01.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-01.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-01.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Lotus Exige is piloted by Dawie Joubert in hill climb racing in South Africa. Dawie replaced the factory engine with a turbocharged Honda K24 inline-four. After setting the record the team turned the boost up to 750+ horsepower which was a little too much. The engine failed and the 800 kg (1,763 lb) race car was done for the day. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OvPWt_cFT5Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/JVH2sC3CsnM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=21706\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-02.jpg?fit=2048%2C1304&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1304\" 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=\"Lotus Exige with a Turbo K24 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lotus Exige with a Turbo K24 inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-02.jpg?resize=600%2C382&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lotus Exige with a Turbo K24 inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"382\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-02.jpg?resize=600%2C382&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-02.jpg?resize=768%2C489&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C652&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-02.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCCWPy8e7TkqGZH4zt4TiTNw\">Hillclimb Monsters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crossleywebb\/posts\/887232008083823\">Crossley &#038; Webb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Lotus Exige is piloted by Dawie Joubert in hill climb racing in South Africa. Dawie replaced the factory engine with a turbocharged Honda K24 inline-four. After setting the record the team turned the boost up to 750+ horsepower which was a little too much. The engine failed and the 800 kg (1,763 lb) race&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=21704\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lotus Exige with a Turbo K24 Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"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":[285],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exige"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-Turbo-K24-01.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":146029,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146029","url_meta":{"origin":21704,"position":0},"title":"Lotus Exige with a Honda K24","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 9, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Kevin Fennell and his company FASTx Autosport is known for building fast Lotus cars. 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