[Intake manifold tool]

The plenum alignment tool is also designed to ensure flatness of the two respective injector manifolds.  The cardboard gaskets allow for a small margin of error, but the use of the tool is recommended to ensure that the plenum can seal perfectly.

[Esprit Market Watch]

17 hours ago, oneshot said:

Few errors in the listing:

The rear wing was not from the X180R !?!...  They also missed to mention the ECU high torque calibration which was also special for the S350 at the time.

Lovely looking car though.

[Resurrection and development of V8 Project GT1]

For Sale soon:  Lotus Esprit V8 GT1 tribute, based on Sport350 #002

• Full body-off renovation - chassis blasted and cathodic dip coated
• carbon GT1 arches
• 918 V8 engine running Motec M800 and ADL (dual wideband enabled)
• Saenz rods, CP Carrillo pistons, ductile iron liners
• ported and flowed cylinder heads
• ARP top and bottom-end studs
• Upgraded BE shells
• Electric water pump with pump and fan controller
• Hybrid Garrett turbochargers with Zircotec turbine coating
• twin water-to-air chargecoolers
• 6-speed sequential dog engagement gearbox with manual lever actuation
• ShiftECU and gear position indicator
• AP Racing carbon clutch pack with concentric slave release bearing
• Lightweight flywheel
• AP Racing 360mm front discs with 6-pot AP calipers
• AP Racing 330mm rear discs with 4-pot calipers and separate handbrake caliper
• Penske 3-way dampers with 2.5" coilovers
• carbon doors, rear deck and roof panel
• polycarbonate door windows
• high downforce carbon rear wing
• ProAlloy main coolant and chargecooler radiators
• 5-spoke 18" wheels -  12" rear  and 10" front
• Yokahama Advan A052 tyres 315/30 and 255/35
• Corbeau carbon race seats with Willans 6-point harnesses
• SPA fire system and battery isolator with internal and external triggers
• supplied with full set of BPR 1996 #22 decals

Spares, engine specific tools and additional performance enhancement (tubular manifolds and EFR turbochargers included).

Impending move forces reluctant sale.  Please only genuine enquiries POA

[BASIC INSTINCT, the Lotus Esprit V8 Project]

Got you.  Predictive decals 🙂

[BASIC INSTINCT, the Lotus Esprit V8 Project]

Get it on a dyno 🙂 

[Resurrection and development of V8 Project GT1]

30 minutes ago, Escape said:

Never seen that type, looks very useful in a number of applications instead of using a piece of hose and 2 standard clamps.

That`s a standard Wiggins clamp.  In this case it`s a small one for the balance pipe.  I`m planning to use them on the compressor path as well.

Wiggins Clamps | Aerospace Approved (clarendonsf.com)

[Resurrection and development of V8 Project GT1]

Motorsport style plenums back from welding of reference ports and the adjustable throttle cable bracket.   Throttle cable is on the way from the UK..  plenum spacers are in fabrication to provide clearance for the fuel rails.

This is all for the second stage of the engine, but I keep chiselling away.

[1997 V8 Lotus Esprit Rebuild (and improvements? 🤷‍♂️)]

Agreed.  This will form a lasting reference for the future.

[1997 V8 Lotus Esprit Rebuild (and improvements? 🤷‍♂️)]

Interesting retrospective thread

[Resurrection and development of V8 Project GT1]

Finishing off some small jobs whilst waiting for the TüV situation to be resolved.

The rear deck rod cradle .... such a cute detail  🙂

[Resurrection and development of V8 Project GT1]

Ongoing challenges satifying the TüV guy and getting road approval.

He didn`t like the crankcase breather catch tank to atmosphere.  Now that is plumbed back into the clean side of the air filter.

He still doesn`t like the rims as they do not have certification. These are the same rims that have been used last season to great success during Andräs hillclimbing.  They just don`t have the right paperwork.

Currently looking for some alternative rims that do..... Sometimes I really hate being in Germany.

[Resurrection and development of V8 Project GT1]

Finally managed to get the full information from the gearbox/shift ECU provider to sort out the reverse lights.

Different connector and pinout to the first info and also a small piece of config in the shift ECU.

Small victory and another tick list items for the upcoming vehicle inspection.

[Smoke from right side exhaust]

Interesting thread.  Lot`s of firm opinions.

@MD355 You really need to determine if your black residue is in fact oil or fuel mixed with carbon deposits. It should be very easy to tell the difference.

[Smoke from right side exhaust]

Not a fantastic situation, but it could well be that the two things are unrelated.

How are you determining your coolant loss?  Is this just through topping-up the header tank and observing the lower level or some other method?  I would be looking to check that the header tank cap is holding pressure and also at the level in the overflow tank in the rear right hands wheel well.  Your apparant coolant loss may just be displacement of coolant.  The filling and checking of the level is described in the Section KE of the Service Notes.  Follow that and see what happens over the next days.

For the oil in the exhaust, there are a couple of potential causes:

- valve stem seals allowing oil to pass into the cylinder(s)

- turbo oil seals failing

I would be removing the cats and taking a good look into the turbine housing.

If the play on the shaft of the turbo is looking good, then it`s borescope time for the cylinders to determine if one or more are looking wet.

Due to the two concurrent problems, you may also want to confirm that your head gasket is still sound.  You can get a leak detection kit that will confirm the presence of exhaust gases in the coolant.

Based on the the findings, you will have a better idea of the way forward.

As a side question - do you know what peak turbo boost you are operating with?

[SteveV8s V8 (Big project in a tiny garage)]

Go for Gold !  Very nice.

[Resurrection and development of V8 Project GT1]

Reunited with the high downforce rear wing.  Very happy to have the aero-package back together.

[SteveV8s V8 (Big project in a tiny garage)]

Nice to see you moving on.  The depication of the PRV in the manual is not good. It should look like this:

[Lotus Emira I4]

I would expect the aftermarket world to bring a power package upgrade for the I4 long before you see anything from the Factory.

[Resurrection and development of V8 Project GT1]

Finally, my tubular manifolds are finished (to the collector) and ready to be shipped.

Really looking forward to the next stage of development, which will tie-in with the completion of the running in of the engine.

 

[V8 Garrett T25 turbocharger]

Good job.  That`s about as far as you can go with the small frame 0.49a/r compressor housing.

I have the same but also cut-back the turbine side to reduce back pressure.

This is an interim set-up until I can complete the tubular exhaust manifold set-up and install the BorgWarner EFRs.

[SteveV8s V8 (Big project in a tiny garage)]

Well done for getting a good price from Zircotec.

You`ll be fine with the seal/spacer.  It`s a good safeguard to have in place.

[OZ FUTURA COPIES]

Those are looking very nice.  The poor mans modern Futura.

Well done !

[Fire Supression Systems]

A good investment in case of a serious incident.

I have a SPA Design twin-camber systems for the cockpit and engine compartment.  It can be triggered internally for road use or internally & externally for track.

Lots of good systems available, so you can choose one that fits your needs and budget.

[Resurrection and development of V8 Project GT1]

Free weekend so some more time for running-in.  Still some way to go and also my coolant header tank has a pin-hole leak, so that needs to be sorted.

 

 

 

 

[SteveV8s V8 (Big project in a tiny garage)]

Mine are out on loan, but I would speak nicely to Alex Carter (ASC Audio, Swindon) to see if he will lend you what you need.

I would suggest that you also take ask for the front cover alignment dolly - to the right of the flywheel locking tools on the board.