How Lotus Engineers Help Changed The Direction Of Our Business

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 24/05/2026 in Lotus

It’s funny how things can come full circle.   There are moments in business, and in life, that quietly change your direction forever. People who help shape your thinking, open your eyes to a new perspective, or simply take the time to share their experience. At the time you often do not realise how important […]

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Version 2 Race+ Intercooler development

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 01/04/2026 in Dyno Tuning, Engine, GT-R, Nissan, Uncategorised

Race+ Intercooler Development for the Nissan GT-R When we first developed our Race Intercooler back in 2011, the goal was simple. Create a cooling system that could properly support high powered GT-R builds running around 1,000bhp, without compromise. At the time, that level of performance was pushing the limits of what most owners were aiming […]

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Nissan GT-R Internet scaremongering & misinformation

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 22/12/2025 in Uncategorised

Misinformation on the internet is nothing new. It is usually a sign of desperation rather than anything engineering based. Most customers see through it, but occasionally people are unfairly misled.Recently a few customers have pointed out claims being made online. Rather than replying directly each time, it makes sense to address the facts properly and […]

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Version 2 Nissan GT-R Super Stock Intercooler – Improving the benchmark

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 15/09/2025 in Uncategorised

Our Version 2 Super Stock Intercooler offers improved cooling, lower pressure drop and the same competitive price, making it the best stock location intercooler upgrade for the Nissan GT-R.The story so farWe launched the original Litchfield Super Stock Intercooler in 2011. It was designed as a direct replacement for the factory Nissan GT-R intercoolers, giving […]

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The Importance of Regularly Changing Spark Plugs on Your Nissan GT-R

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 15/03/2025 in Engine, GT-R, Nissan

Recently, we had a modified Nissan GT-R in our workshop suffering from a misfire. Our diagnostics pinpointed the issue to a specific cylinder, and upon removal, we found that the ceramic around the tip of the spark plug had failed. Fortunately, this engine avoided any damage, but we’ve seen cases where broken plug tips have […]

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Nissan GT-R Fires – What we know

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 28/06/2023 in GT-R, Nissan

Firstly, it is NOT common for a Nissan GT-R to catch fire .  However, in the rare occasions that this has happened it has become an understandable talking point within the GT-R community.  We see more GT-Rs than anyone in the UK and we take the responsibility of looking after our customer cars very serious […]

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Lotus Emira V6 Nitron suspension development

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 20/04/2023 in Uncategorised

From the moment we first experienced the Emira with the UK press we have been thinking about developing a new suspension kit so the once we collected our Emira V6 First Edition from the factory we have been thinking about the way it should ride and look. The 4hour journey back from Hethal was a great […]

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Toyota GR Yaris Cooling

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 09/02/2023 in Dyno Tuning, Engine, Fabrication, GR Yaris

The Toyota GR Yaris is brilliant but on track it over heats as our earlier Yaris blog highlighted.  We have experienced this with our own cars and a number of customers have also struggled with their cars overheating on track. As a result of we began extensive testing on the road, dyno and on numerous […]

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Factory visit to HRE Wheels in California

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 01/12/2021 in Uncategorised

In 2021 part of our Sales team of Riley and Tom visited the HRE Wheels factory in San Diego, California. Here they could gain a deeper understanding of the HRE brand, their manufacturing processes, and the technology and innovation that goes into producing their high-performance wheels.During the visit, the team had the opportunity to tour […]

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Learning about our GR Yaris on track

Posted by Iain Litchfield on 29/07/2021 in Chassis Setup, ECU Remap, Engine, GR Yaris, Suspension, Uncategorised

On Monday we took our Toyota GR Yaris to Silverstone for Tom from our Sales and Service Department to have some Driver training, and at the same time we could we could test some of the new upgrades. It proved a very productive day!  Tom is often the point of contact for our GR Yaris […]

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