- Nov 20, 2021
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Wanting to mod is one of those things that doesn't seem to matter what the price of the vehicle is. Ferrari, Lambo, etc. owners mod their cars too. It's an innate desire to make it 'your own'.I mod all my cars. Truthfully, I didn't want or expect to mod my first $100k+ exotic sports car. But here I am looking at exhaust mods, tunes, springs, etc. I guess it's just part of the game!I'm sure the majority of owners will be satisfied with the Emira as it is right from the factory, but a lot of us enthusiasts will likely enhance it a bit one way or another.
My first mod if you want to call it that, will be to replace all the oils at the 1000 mile mark, as in engine, trans and diff. I'm going to put in the most exotic super slippery gear oils I can find that will be appropriate. I've already started researching that.
In addition, I'm considering checking to see what kind of grease is on the wheel hubs to see how much resistance it has. My goal is to reduce rolling resistance and drivetrain loss. Manufacturers typically don't spend the money to put the expensive stuff on mass produced cars, so there can be some performance gains there without having any impact on the warranty. I'll know in the first 1,000 miles how the car feels when it's rolling.
Something else I've thought about as to why some people feel the car is lacking in excitement, is it might have something to do with the size of the wheels. I was really surprised when the Emira was rolled out that Russell chose to put 20" wheels on it. I would have thought 19's at the most. Acceleration, slow-down, and direction change performance has a lot to do with wheel weight and size. The bigger the wheel, the more leisurely the performance. You basically have 4 spinning gyroscopes out there who inherently resist movement. I would be curious to know how much of a difference an 18" wheel would make in the feeling of liveliness in the Emira.
I haven't actually driven an Emira yet, so I don't have a baseline feel for what it's like as-is, but I'm looking forward to seeing what it can do. I'm also planning on doing a baseline dyno run stock, before changing anything, then another dyno after the oil changes for a comparison.