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Email problems with Microsoft (Hotmail & Outlook) accounts
There is an ongoing issue between our ISP and Microsoft email accounts (Hotmail and Outlook) which means we can receive emails from those accounts but cannot transmit our replies to them.
So if you do contact us using Hotmail or Outlook, you may find we reply using a personal Gmail account.
Thanks for your understanding.
Hondata ECU Price Increase
Hondata have just announced revised prices for their products, because of weakness in the £/$ exchange rate.
New prices are as follow and effectively immediately:
Hondata Kpro 4 – £549
K100 – £362
4 Port Boost Control Solenoids – £99
4 Bar Map Sensors – £99
Prices exclude VAT (UK sales tax) & delivery.
Pricing effective 14th August 2019.
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Stark & Brexit
Well, where to start? All we can say to our many European friends is that ordering now, ahead of Brexit, is likely to be simpler, faster (and probably cheaper) than post-Brexit. As for the politics, we’ll leave that to others.
See How to Order to obtain a personalised quotation.
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We want boost! We want boost!
Stark are proud to be able to offer two similar-but-different supercharger kits, specifically designed for Lotus-Honda installations.
One is the tried & trusted kit from TTS Performance, the other is a new kit from Honda tuning specialists, CPL Racing. Both are based around the super-reliable and powerful Rotrex supercharger.
See our tuning parts page for more information.
See How to Order to obtain a personalised quotation.
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Tuned to perfection
This side of a Ferrari, not a lot beats a Honda engine. Except perhaps a tuned Honda engine. Which is why we’ve added a range of go faster goodies to our Optional Extras page.
See How to Order to obtain a personalised quotation.
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Donor Package
As well as having the right car and our kit, you will need to source a Honda donor package (engine, gearbox and other parts) for the conversion.
Our build manual provides more guidance on donor cars and a comprehensive list of all the parts required, and is available to buy separately for £40.
See How to Order to obtain a personalised quotation.
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Stark kit updates
The Completion sub-kit and all full kits now include the range of small electrical items needed: power jointing box, roll of loom tape, relay (S1), inline fuse holder etc.
Our already comprehensive kit is now even more… comprehensive.
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Stark optional extras update
Stark automotive now offer, as an optional extra, an “engine preparation” kit which helps to get your donor Honda engine into good shape before being installed into your Lotus.
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Retail price cut
Stark Pricing Notice
Effective 22nd March 2016, Stark automotive announce a retail price cut for full kits and sub-kits, see our pricing page for the latest pricing.
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Honda EP3 donor (for customer)
Stark EliseR – EVO magazine 5* review
Evo magazine on the Stark EliseE (EVO rating *****)
Reworked Lotus gets 236bhp Honda engine. As you’d expect with 236bhp in such a lightweight machine, the Stark fires itself at the horizon furiously when the VTEC lobes come on cam… click here to read the original version.
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