well first of all, i guarantee that the lotus does not put those gay exhausts on, because.... NO one likes those sounds, only reason anyone puts that on is pretty much just to say "look at me, my car is cool... right?" the lotus elise is still about 40,000 and its not even street legal. i cant believe you are comparing your HONDA (which also makes garden tools) to a lotus. the reason it makes that gay sound, is because it has no muffler and is illegal. only reason they do that is to make it flow better. and can your stupid illegal elise compare to ANY v-12 or even a v-8 saleen S7.... NO! that crap costs 39,000$ more than whatever honda you have anyway, and just because you have a 4cylinder, does not make all cars that have 4cylinders equal. you are just being dumb.
and another thing... if yur planning on getting a I4 car to fix it up.... just get a good car that can actually make some HP or something. 4cylinder is weak, and sure you can put 40,000$ into it and see some good results... but if you invested that into a good car (mustang or camaro - which is the same price as a new honda) you could see some incredible results.