What does N/A mean

[Kier]

Seen a few times now people talking about Elan N/A's What does N/A mean?

For example at the bottom of clemos posts;

FROST SILVER N/A.
BRG N/A.


Cheers,
Kier.

[John_W]

Kier,
it stands for normally-aspirated ie no turbo. When the Elan was first launched there were two main options, the Elan or the Elan SE. The Elan SE was turbocharged, the Elan was not. It was not as simple as leaving the turbo off, however as a few bits were different (like no cam angle sensor on the non-turbo version) and the compression ratio on the n/a is higher.

Rumour has it that the n/a is actually faster initially until about 3000 revs when the turbo kicks in and the SE disappears into the distance.

In the event, Lotus sold very few of the non-turbocharged version because people wanted POWER. I believe most are 1990 or early '91. I'm not sure when the last non-turbocharged cars were made, but I'm sure somebody could help with that info.

The n/a is a rarer beast and probably cheaper to insure. It also has a certain following of dedicated sophisticated individuals looking for something different. But then one of them is Clemo so that spoils that theory.

John

[Doug]

N/A is the code for the girlie version

[Monty]

N/A stands for Not Applicable

[Kier]

N/A stands for Not Applicable

Boom Boom, I never saw that one coming!



Thanks John_W for your answer, that clears that up!

[Nige]

Also my initials so I just had to get one (as well ).

[Rambo]

What does N/A mean?

I thought it meant Nae Acceleration ??

[Michael]

Never Amusing,
maybe?

[Nige]

When I bought the BRG one from Clemo I promised to become a defender of the NAs, so I just have to respond (don't I) .

All I'll say at this point is how many of you have driven one

[Dico]

All I'll say at this point is how many of you have driven one

If i was ever to drive one i'm sure the initials would stand for.......


NEVER AGAIN!!!

[Kier]

When I bought the BRG one from Clemo I promised to become a defender of the NAs, so I just have to respond (don't I) .

All I'll say at this point is how many of you have driven one

Nige, will you be bringing the N/A to the southern meet in a couple of weeks? At least I won't have any probs keeping up with you this time if we drive up together

[Nige]

I might well do, if only to give Stevie the opportunity to take the p*ss (not that he needs a reason).

You surely can't be suggesting that your SE struggled to keep up with my (slow) S2 last time

(There are those round here who will tell you that S2's are slow, if so I guess I only buy slow Elans )

[John_W]

You surely can't be suggesting that your SE struggled to keep up with my (slow) S2 last time

Nige,
that's not by any chance the slow S2 with a big stainless exhaust which you use to test ElanScanMan's mountain chips is it?

John

[Nige]

That'll be the one

[Kier]

You surely can't be suggesting that your SE struggled to keep up with my (slow) S2 last time

Nige,
that's not by any chance the slow S2 with a big stainless exhaust which you use to test ElanScanMan's mountain chips is it?

John

Well, I would never use the word struggled! I think it was more a case of me not wanting to push the SE, what with it being new to me and all that!

Although as John mentioned, I do think that little chip of yours may have had something to do with it!

[KevH]

You may have noticed that the 'N/A's R US' founder members have not responded (until now) on this post.
Its probably beacuse we did'nt want to attract any more abuse.....

[Nige]

I can't claim to be a founder member but I did promise!