mamovaka

Guys, I would keep the Esprit (and I actually still might) when I get the Gallardo.. the problem is I live in the city and I don't want to just stockpile cars in a garage here.. I have 1 dd (which is the bmw) and the Lotus for the weekends in the warmer times.. I usually keep the lotus in a garage I have in the suburbs which is almost an hour away.. the Gallardo would simply take it's place.. I have to be totally honest.. the Gallardo is NOT as fast in a straight line as my esprit.. and it's not really more exciting or more beautiful..it's just something different and after 2 years I just feel like something new.. oh and it will be nice to deal with less days of the car in the shop too .. love the lotus but something always seems to go wrong.. all my pals that have gallardo's only take them in for clutches and oil changes.. 30k miles on them.. no issues at all.. that must be nice

just odd that an ECU would go bad without any reason/sign?

What happened to the ECU btw? did it get burnt out somehow?

Guys, I might sell my esprit, I have a Gallardo on order and I live in the city.. I currently have 2 spaces for the m3/esprit and it's just silly for me living in the city to start collecting cars.. I can always store it at a garage I have in the suburbs but again.. I really haven't decided yet.. however of course parting with a car I have put so much time/money/effort into making awesome is no fun.. which is why I might change my mind.. In any case I tossed it up on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=130215520132 let me know if anyone wants any more info on this car.. again I am not sure if I will even sell her.. but I am just putting it out there... Thanks! Pano

my esprit is an absolute beast and it sounds insane also.. there are many cars that will approach me on the highway to see the car.. and sometimes to dare try to race me.. at 450hp/430tq and 2800lbs.. you can imagine very very few of them last more than a few seconds before I dissapear into the distance.. it's very cool to drive around in this car.. when I floor my m3 it feels like a fast car.. then I get into the esprit and try the same thing and realzie the difference between fast.. and FAST..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...em=130215520132

I plan to gmendoza.. however yet again the problem as not come back with more than a few full throttle accelerations.. ugh.. oh well I will still install a new sensor etc. however I will do a ECU reboot tonight see if it drives better

update.. just came back at about 7k rpm in 4th gear.. going to order a new one..

the car was definitely warm.. I Was driving for at least 30 min before this happened.. I turned it off today.. floored it in 3rd and 4th.. no code.. I'll keep driving it and flooring it tonight and this week to see if it comes back..

well I suppose I will just turn it off again.. if it happens a 3rd time I will change out the sensor to the one recommended from summit racing.. then see what happens..

interesting information gmendoza.. Do you really think I am making as muych as 18-19psi of boost with my setup though? I was under the assumption that at 12psi with spikes of 14-15 would be the max here.. BTW the check engine light came on again.. 4th gear under hard acceleration(same exact circumstances).. at 51 degrees outside temperature.. is this something I just have to keep disabling? or should I look into fixing the sensor.. perhaps it's weather related.. however gmendoza.. this is intermittent.. and there are 100 other times I am WOT in 4th gear and this never happens.. also this error is said to be a "connectivity error" in the manual.. so it isnt' reporting any overboosting.. just that connectivity from the sensor to the ECU is off..

typical lotus.. drove the car all day today.. and it started every time.. I'll keep you updated if it refuses to start again.. thanks..

could it be the crank case sensor?(crankshaft sensor) ? the starter cranks but the engine doesnt choose to start.. sometimes it does though.. remember he did open that area of the car up to replace the oil pump.. is it possible he messed up the crankshaft sensor during that process?

I got the car back from the mechanic.. the bloody thing is driving better than ever.. solid as all hell.. but randomly and for no good reason it just wont restart sometimes.. sometimes in 5 minutes sometimes in 2 hours later.. no clue why, no clue how.. anyone?!

Guys, got the lotus back after everything.. I had to return it to the mechanic to find out why it is doing this first off.. the entire engine/exhaust was taken apart and gone through.. cleaned up.. the car is running very well right now.. however when it's been running for awhile and then I turn off the engine it refuses to start again.. the engine clicks but it never starts.. after some time it will start.. also even when I Remove the key there seems to be something going on with the car.. it still seem to be on sometimes these are the only two issue it seems to have.. besides that its running better than ever... anyone have a clue what it could be? ECU? fuel pump? I am guessing electrical..