86esprits3

Looking for 4 cylinder models reasonably priced in the united States. mdiromualdo@hotmail.com

Hi I live in the US, and as a kid drooled over the Lotus Esprit G car. I bought a 1987 HCI back in 2006 or so. It was ok, but did not seem fast at all. I sold it. It was tight and small and vowed never to get another one. 4 years later, I bought a red Stevens S4 (1993 I believe). It was fun,but reaked of exhaust in the cabin which I was not fond of. Could never isolated the problem. I owned a 93 vette, and have to say it was very fun because of the low end power. The lotus just never had that and both where downright a dog out of the hole. Are they all like that? All cars are gone now including the vette. I never want a Ferrari 308. I should have bought one a few years ago because they where only 30,000 dollars. For some reason they soared to no less than 60,000 now so it would have been a great investment. I drove 2, and did not get excited at all. The esprit was much better. I drove 2 lotus elise, and they where very cool as well. Never bought one. Honestly I never put much time behind the wheel in either esprit only clocking 200 miles on each car in the 2 years ownership of each one. I think I never trusted it. So....do I get a vette that I know will work, but they are not very rare. I will be in the "me too" crowd. Or go back to a lotus? I never had a carb esprit, and wonder if they are faster? I love that they are rare. I am wondering when the prices of these rare cars will go through the roof. Any thoughts?

My first esprit G car was 17k, and I sold it for 20k in 2008. The second was a 1994 bought for 25k, and sold 3 years later for 23k. These guys lately are CRAZY in the US!!! That car will never get that price unless an idiot buys it. The Ferrari 308's where 27k 5 years ago and now NONE are under 60k. I have no lotus right now because to be honest I was not that impressed with it. It was tight as hell ( I am 5'10"), and it was not that fast. Cringe...my corvette was more fun...sold it though. So why am I back? Not sure. I guess if I can get a blue Essex I am back in.

Who makes a race chip for this car? I thought the computers where pretty generic, and the chips where not replaceable. haha, not a new s4.... a used, but new one for me. I bought it last year. How do I check to see if chargecooler is working? I was pretty knowledgeable with my 1986 hci, but this is a little different. Actually a lot! I have a weird valve sticking out of the intake manifold. I will get photos.

I run with windows open to air it out. I never tried it with them up. It got worse with sunroof unlatched and propped up.

My esprit s4 runs with great torque and constant acceleration around 4000 rpm. Is this correct and safe range normal? I think redline is much higher. Just want to know if I am driving it correctly. Very fun car and handles like a dream. I think it is better than a boxster s which I thought about buying before this. I thought about an elise and drove 2 but I think this is better when looking at the tight fit of elise. The guy I bought it from said you had to drive it like a lotus in the higher rpm range. Need your feedback guys. Thanks. Turbo spools well! Good boost.

I am going to check exhaust and the cam covers.

Not gas. Smells like a combination of oil, rubber and exhaust. I worried this is dangerous not to mention poisonous on my s4. What do I check for? It runs great but I am not driving it because it stinks!

I see you did it on your car. Ok....was it a noticeable improvement?

oops! I know it is a 1993. S4 Did they make a s4s in 1993? I have to look. 1993 S4, and I am sticking to it..lol! My mistake

Hi everyone. I am back after being gone for a few years. I used to own a 1986 esprit hci, sold it. Now I have a 1993 S3S. Real nice, but it suffers the same problem as the other one, and probably all esprits. They are embarrassingly slow off the line. I mean, my ford explorer suv is faster till the turbo kicks in. Is there anything I can do to make it faster? I really do not want to go to a corvette...lol. I drove an elise, and while that was not neck snapping either, it was actually too stiff to drive. I wonder if I need a newer model, or a v8 esprit. For an exotic, this baby should be able to do a burnout, and it will not.

I am having second thoughts all of a sudden. I don't like the wheels or the color of the car. I would really like the standard wheels and make the inside section black with a nice deep blue paint, and black leather interior. Can I custom order one? lol

The last car i bought, I drove 14 hours round trip to see it, and I new it had manifold problems, so i had it shipped to my house.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OezVs5N5JCk&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OezVs5N5JCk&feature=youtu.be WHAT IS UP WITH THE EXHAUST ON THIS?

I started a new topic just in case the other topic would not spur any interest. This is a video of the car i am thinking about buying. It is 750 miles away from me, so I am not going to get it. i am going to ship it. What do you think? I am concerned about the smoke coming out of the rear louvers.

My old car and the one that is red is a 1986, but it has since been sold. i am looking at a 1983 blue one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OezVs5N5JCk&feature=youtu.be check out the video. i am concerned about the smoke coming out of the rear louvers. what do you guys think? ok?

Correct me if I am wrong, but is the sole purpose of the air rail and air pump for emmissions control?

Thanks Bibs. I appreciate your time spent on this. So...what exactly is the air pump and air rail for? This car runs and they are driving it. I have not yet seen it in person. It is a 12 hour drive from me.

I do know that the voltage stabilizer for that gauge looks like it was made in 1910! It is a piece of metal that changes with heat, and I think it cuts out a thermal switch. I replaced my gauge with a new modern one and took the thermostat sender out of the car and verified it with an accurate thermometer in hot water to make sure the gauge was reading correctly. My inaccurate gauge problems where solved. Then I drilled a hole in the face of the gauge and inserted a small green LED. I wired this into the radiator fan circuit. it worked great! When the fans turned on, so did the green led in the dial of the temp gauge. When I was driving on a hot day, I had no doubt to whether the fans where spinning or not.

I am not sure. I heard that spoilers do nothing until you are at grand pirx speeds anyway...lol

I was told that the air conditioner was removed. I thought the heat shields where missing. Hi Bibs What do you mean by the belt driven air pump? My 1986, which is the red one in the photo had an air pump that fed vacume and what not and it was located all the way on the bottom forward section (driver...US) left side of car. Will the car work without it? Is it relocated on this model? Why would anyone remove it. What do you think? basket case...move on? Car has 30,000 miles on it and the exterior looks wonderful. It has a modified exhaust. 2 pipes instead of one. One on each side, and whoever did the fiberglass work did one heck of a nice job because the flaring and hole cutout is exactly like that of the other side. Check out this car. It is gorgeous. Look at the dual exhaust. There is one on both sides. What is up with that? http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s291/markd514/rear.jpg Made a mistake, it is a 1983 Ok great..thanks guys I compared some photos with my 86 hci turbo and confirmed that the aluminum fitting to the far right had a hose that connected to the airbox besides it that was much larger, but it also sat on top of the k jetronic airflow/fuel assembly. I wonder why this is like that? The 86 had no air rail on top of the ex manifold. What is that air rail for?

This is a car i am thinking about buying. I do not know what the hose fittings are for that are on the left side. There are no hoses on it. Does this engine look serviceable? Anything missing? it is a United States car..1984. thanks