{"id":76170,"date":"2021-09-01T06:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76170"},"modified":"2021-09-03T16:39:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T21:39:52","slug":"lotus-exige-with-a-450-hp-turbo-vw-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76170","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Exige with a 450 hp Turbo VW Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=76177\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-76177\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"76177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=76177\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1100%2C825&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,825\" 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 VW TFSI inline-four 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lotus Exige with a turbo VW TFSI inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1100%2C825&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-01-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lotus Exige with a turbo VW TFSI inline-four\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-76177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-01.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmwengineering.com\/\">David Wert<\/a> spun a bearing in his 2010 Lotus Exige he saw it as an opportunity to do something different. He swapped the Exige&#8217;s 2ZZ inline-four and transmission for a turbocharged 2.0 L TFSI inline-four and six-speed DSG transmission from a 2012 VW CC Sport. The TFSI (EA888) inline-four sits on modified Komo-tec mounts and features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goapr.com\/\">APR<\/a> forged internals, valves springs, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goapr.com\/products\/engine_hardware\/turbo\/big\/apr_stage_3_efr7163_turbocharger_system_-_20t_ea888_gen_3\/\">Stage 3 turbocharger kit<\/a>. The combination results in 450 horsepower and 380 lb-ft of torque. David also upgraded the DSG transmission with a Peloquin LSD and APR clutch plates. You can read more about the project in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotustalk.com\/threads\/exige-with-vw-2-0-tsi-dsg-conversion-build.399546\/\">build thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=76178\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-76178\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"76178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=76178\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-02.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-76185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-09.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-09.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-09.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KvdYYkqKk9Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotustalk.com\/threads\/exige-with-vw-2-0-tsi-dsg-conversion-build.399546\/\">Lotus Talk<\/a> (build thread), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCycSX4kKyJeoEnKCbXVlMfw\"> bmw550drvr<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newgermanperformance\">New German Performance FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When David Wert spun a bearing in his 2010 Lotus Exige he saw it as an opportunity to do something different. He swapped the Exige&#8217;s 2ZZ inline-four and transmission for a turbocharged 2.0 L TFSI inline-four and six-speed DSG transmission from a 2012 VW CC Sport. The TFSI (EA888) inline-four sits on modified Komo-tec mounts&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=76170\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lotus Exige with a 450 hp Turbo VW Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76177,"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":70,"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-76170","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\/2021\/09\/Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-VW-TFSI-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1100%2C825&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":126473,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=126473","url_meta":{"origin":76170,"position":0},"title":"Lotus Exige with a Turbo G16 Inline-Three","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Luke Shipp from Lookship interviewed Ross Hobsons about his amazing Lotus Exige project. 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