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My brother who got 1984 and 1985 Esprits discovered that even stronger US MADE CWP gears are available on US eBay, and are a lot cheaper at $1,780.00 One is listed now on ebay. See item 334947899790 Zig

Sometimes updating existing lights deems sufficient.. (LED based brake lights on my S4S) Zig

Roy Lewington wrote: "I do not want a blue belt on my car". My question is: WHY??? The Blue timing belt was developed originally for competition Nissan engines in Japan and is the most durable timing belt on the market. Blue belt is over 300% stronger than HSN material. Does not age as fast as HSN one. Originally I was working with Gates Engineering on getting few engineering samples imported (for my personal use). During the follow-up discussion with one of the engineers I learned that a new "party" joined and was also interested in acquiring a few belts. I was told that the contact name was "Jeff" from JAE. I did call Jeff and discussed his project. I was not interested in independently marketing the belt. We agreed that Jeff will help me getting the timing belt through his project and I will sees my project... The rest is history. Zig

The best is to do search for "Lotus Esprit C35 Citroen Ring&Pinion" instead of the item number which can change as the kit get sold or re-listed...

What Elise has to do with this? I thought the bloody discussion was about Esprit spare tire. Cheers, Zig

I was also made aware that the spare tire is a part of front crash absorption zone. The spare tire was specified as a part of the Esprit front end crash zone protection in US bound cars and were crash tested that way. Can't comment on the cost saving spare tyre delete by the factory on GT3 and V8 GT models which were never US bound... BTW... How long non-airbag models were sold in UK while airbag was a requirement for US market? Zig

Great inputs. Thanks everyone!

I appreciate all the inputs I received. Cam sprockets arrived yesterday :-) Thanks to Dave's Cam timing article I feel now confident in setting cams correctly. Cheers, Zig

I have 1995 S4S US version and recently had an opportunity to acquire adjustable cams sprockets. Instead of experimenting on my own, I would prefer the word of the wise members of this list… Looking to find out what would be the optimal intake and exhaust settings for 910 engine to be used mostly on highways and possibly track excursions? I have the High-Torque-S4s-code chip which came with the car. I also have the Red-Race-code version PUK e-prom. Engine also has triple ceramic ball bearing turbo, Alunox headers, cat test pipe and RC injectors. Cheers, Zig

They are Morse cables custom built for Lotus. I would check with Bell & Colvill... http://www.deroure.com/partinfo.asp?MAK=0&MDL=0&TBL=0&SMA=0&SMO=0&ST=A082F6551S&SC=1&PBID=330727 Factory cables for my S4S were listed at £71.40 Price (each) Part Number: A082F6551S (yours probably have a different part numbers) Description: CONTROL CABLE-GEARCHANGE (SP) You are on the same side of the pond as Bell & Colvill is... so shipping and duty clearance charges will not double the costs... like it happens on my side. Cheers, Zig

I used Buffalo Clutch Co. as recommended Keny (89esprit ) in previous post (attached below). Craig from Buffalo Clutch said that my pressure plate fingers were too worn out to rebuild, but they did use my clutch disk to rebuild it as 16 puck disk. Contact: Craig Buffalo Clutch Co 1810 Dale Road Cheektowaga, NY 14225 Phone: 716-892-2828 Fax 716-892-2727

Alunox design of the latest version of Esprit Exhaust Manifold with CNC'd flanges they should be proud of. So far we only run into documented fitment problem on Bob Moore 83 Esprit and Jenna 83 Esprit. Can Mark Kassim intervene and assist in resolving Jenna fitment problem? Mark was the driving force in organizing this group buy and providing status updates on the project, so it seems that he has an established working relationship with Leon. I would think that Leon would actively try to resolve the fitment issues and protect Alunox name and the record of their engineering abilities from any negative feedback (which tends to stay on web forever) and may impact future business opportunities. Hopefully Alunox will step up and honor their warranty (though the warranty has been reduced from 2 years of last group buy to 1 year this time). Zig

You can always have clutch disk rebuilt or modified using 16 pucks... (see picture) and just buy pressure plate and clutch bearing. Zig

Really appreciate all the replies. Zig

I am considering implementing Ram Air modification to my S4S. OEM air ducts reconfiguration provides direct path to air cleaner by bypassing fender chamber which acts as the muffler chamber. Chamber also serves as moisture extractor during rain keeping air filter element dry. My main concern is with possible water issue in Ram Air configuration. Can someone who already has Ram Air setup provide feedback regarding driving during rain? Thank you in advance. Zig