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Yes, the baffles were installed by Lotus when the engines were built. It's my understanding -- which may not be correct -- that they were added in response to complaints by owners who raced their cars and experienced low or no oil pressure on long banked turns. I did a survey some years ago and the baffles were present in three quarters of the cars whose owners responded. If I recall correctly (a dubious proposition at my age) they were first used some time after the change in engine design circa engine no. 2760.
UPDATE: In the text above, 2760 is the correct engine s/n, not 2860 as was originally typed. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Last edited on 09-16-2005 02:06 pm by Mark Rosenbaum