Rory, Were you still running the stock-style of exhaust manifold to cylinder head gasket?   If so,  then the Lotus Esprit Turbo gaskets are a vast improvement.   ...   10-28-2005 02:10 am

That's a space constraint. There is nothing inherent about the 907 that requires an offset. If the car you are building has room for the ...   10-13-2005 11:23 pm

Mark, I believe the main reason for the vacuum retard had to do with reducing the spike in oxides of nitrogen that occurred on closed-throttle over-run.   Something ...   10-10-2005 11:32 pm

The 107 cams don't make huge horsepower,  but they do make a pretty dramatic improvement in low end torque.   The car's top speed (horsepower) won't ...   06-10-2005 08:27 pm

Paul, I don't know exactly where the 911 interferes with the Jensen-Healey,  but I would think all the Lotus 2.2 liter engines would have the same issues.   ...   05-31-2005 11:57 pm

I have a Word.doc containing information on Lotus water pumps and rebuilding. It's not written with Jensen-Healey in mind, but most of it applies.   Is ...   05-22-2005 05:33 am

In the US,  Valvoline markets a line of transfer pumps designed to screw onto the threaded neck of a bottle.   They're plunger pumps similar to ...   05-17-2005 07:58 pm

Judson Manning wrote: Tim, I got one of those cranks with the 1986 HCI engine I bought a few years ago.  That rear pilot bearing is ...   05-02-2005 08:18 pm

Mark Rosenbaum wrote: Judson, if the figures you're quoting for post-10480 cams are from the shop manual, General Specifications pg. 2, then it's my understanding ...   05-02-2005 08:01 pm

Judson Manning wrote: Tim, How about specs for the N/A Esprit 2.2?  My 107 cam specs differ from the 107 specs you listed, and I think ...   05-02-2005 07:03 pm

Start be measureing and recording all the valve clearances. Removing and replacing the cams is pretty easy once the cam carrier is off the engine. Remove the ...   05-01-2005 09:03 pm

Lotus Cams Cam ID ..........  Duration........  Lift......  Overlap...  MOP C or 101 cam......  272° ........ .340" .....  52° ......  110° / Red dot D or 102 cam......  270° ...   05-01-2005 07:15 pm

Dan Eiland wrote: I have read that Lotus used several versions of the 2.2 crank over the years, are some better than others for a ...   05-01-2005 06:26 pm

For both front and rear seals,  insert them into the housings from the outside inward.   The open gap in the seal (between rim and seal ...   05-01-2005 06:02 pm