Phaeton91

Thanks for helping. It’s definitely not a regular occurrence and unlikely to be repeated - more now I noticed it, I’ve mentally gone into investigate and fix it mode. Agreed though, changing front bumper is an option. Equally viable would be to swap back to the 400 tailgate if I could have established that the duck tail altered the balance. I’ll get my tracking and wheel balance re-checked just in case they are out even slightly and contributing in some way. Then look at options from there - albeit I won’t be able to recreate the event!

Yes, it was the front, from around 130/140 on. The back was fine.

I’ll try to post a photo of mine. I fabricated the bracket and fixed the generic phone holder to it so there’s no need to adapt the phone case itself. Works a treat. No squeaks or vibrations. I tried to fabricate it from carbon fibre initially but couldn’t get that to work so the bracket is made from aluminium. Edit: I seem to have used all my photo capacity and can’t work out how to get photos saved in the cloud to link a URL. Sorry!

@EGTE good point - I should have been referring to lift rather than downforce. I can appreciate that for the GT430’s enormous wing there would need to be some balancing at the front and the splitter and various other details around wheel arches etc achieve that. For the 410 vs 400, it would seem that there is possibly a different undertray and possibly the different spoiler design although it doesn’t look significantly more aggressive. Like most others, there is rarely an opportunity to get to the speeds where we would notice lift. I did however get the opportunity to really push on recently (completely legally) and can’t say I felt the car was completely planted at higher speeds. I appreciate its light but without changing tailgate back and recreating the scenario I was in, I questioned if it needed something more at the front to balance out the ducktail eg, an additional lip.

Does anyone know what the aerodynamic differences are between the CF tailgate and the standard 400 tailgate. Specifically I’m interested in the rear downforce created from the one piece “ducktail” as opposed to the standard spoiler which has vents under it. I’m guessing the ducktail provides more rear downforce. Is it sufficiently greater to cause the front to go slightly lighter at high speed than as standard, eg, over 120mph? Does anyone know if the 410 and 430 have additional aero on the front to rebalance this? Appreciate any thoughts.

Thanks. My car is a standard set up 400. The thing that has me confused is why there is no mention of it being out of alignment at an MOT. I’m wondering whether what is lighting up the road signs and opposing traffic is simply glare rather than beam. I’ll double check according to manuals.

I’ve not had any problems at MOT time but since I’ve owned my car, it’s felt like the headlight aim is a bit high. I occasionally get oncoming traffic flash their lights too. Any ideas as to whether this is a headlight design issue or an adjustment issue (notwithstanding that MOT has never mentioned it). Cheers.

Cable ties are essential. You mentioned you added an extra one. The general approach is like this.

I put a deposit on an Emira 2 days after the Goodwood launch. Cancelled it 20 months later after driving one. Couldn’t realistically see it as a big enough step forward from the Evora and in terms of practicality it was retrograde. I likened it to someone ditching their wife for a younger woman. It may be all shiny and new for a while but then after the gloss has faded, it’s all very much the same - and they are significantly lighter in the pocket.

Thank you for sharing this. Look forward to hearing more about your experiences with these changes..

When you strip it all away the cabin of the Evora is effectively a composite bath tub with the acoustic qualities to match so it’s not surprise it’s a bit boomy. It’ll take some doing to reduce this but why not try? I have used (off Amazon) Canopus sound deadening material on the inside of my doors and the sub enclosure. It’s self adhesive and easy to work with. I wouldn’t know if it’s the best on the market but it did the job for what o was after. I’d say that under the back seat and behind it would be a good place to start. Then the floors, underseats and doors etc. in terms of weight, it is around 4kg for every 10sq ft. I get the comments about weight but I’m 72kg, and no one seems to suggest that a driver who is 80kg makes a substantial difference to a car and if it’s that much of an issue one can leave a couple of gallons of fuel out to balance it out Besides, having the weight at floor level would reduce the centre of gravity by a fraction of an inch to compensate. The only thing is that if you do this and don’t like it, it will be a pig to unstick it all. I really wouldn’t fancy that job.

Currently in South Africa and wondered what the local market was like for Lotus cars. There are currently 5 for sale. An Elan, 2 dubious looking non badged Sevens (ie kit cars) and 2 Emiras. Here’s one of the Emira’s - current exchange rate is around 23 rand to the pound, so north of £100k being asked. Cars here are definitely more expensive than in the UK but this is really big money!

Suggest you also research the insurance aspects carefully. A few years back I was looking to retrofit cruise control to an older car and the insurance companies didn’t like the idea of such mods.

Those pressures sound v high, certainly compared to the specification for Michelin PSS on the 400. I’m wondering whether there’s a different pressure that works better for the Contis than what the original spec tyres were for the S. Could that make a difference?

Yes this sounds pretty crappy. I can’t escape the thought that it’s a manufacturers warranty and not a dealers warranty. If it was built in September and not sold until let’s say a year later, why would that be that down to the manufacturer? Hopefully, the issues you have are more niggly than serious.