Re: 3 Questions
Ok here are some photos. Anyone see anything wrong? If you see the first photo, the fork was stuck all the way forward and would give me no movement. Now I can see possibly it appears that either the
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ZenHorizon
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Re: 3 Questions
Ok so I may need to pull my trans again. I had jae's input shaft installed. But when the trans is in the car, the clutch fork sits so far forward. I can't remember but this looks wrong. Am I correct?
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ZenHorizon
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Re: Rear Toe
I can speak from experience as I corrected the alignment defects built in to a Spydersport chassis for Elan some years ago with rudimentary tools. As well described in Tim's posting last year one
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wigl@...
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Re: Rear Toe
So setting the rear toe from the centreline , I gathered the best centreline to measure from would be to initially use a halfway mark on the rear suspension bottom crossbeam. I crawled under the car
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Steve White
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Re: 3 Questions
I appreciate your input and everyone elses. It looks like i have alot of reading to do and I will reach out to Steve as i actually have a order in im about to place. I will add an airbox and all the
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ZenHorizon
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Re: 3 Questions
As Bill pointed out, using a stock-ish airbox is better than an open air filter like a K&N. K&N claims their fileters are freer flowing, so more air will get into the engine, and it will make more
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Tim Engel
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Re: 3 Questions
The airbox was designed to the correct volume for resonant tuning, gives meaningful bump to power in the tuned RPM band. Use one along with a proper air filter and cold air trunking, K&N's for DCOE
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wigl@...
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Re: 3 Questions
Go for the Standard filter/trumpets/airbox re route the intake trunking to the airbox so that the right side cooling ¡°ear¡± intake supplies it. I fitted megajolt distributorless ignition to mine in
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Steve White
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Re: 3 Questions
On 2022-05-22 19:08, ZenHorizon via groups.io wrote: > I have a 79 series 2 esprit. I am close to done with the car, but have > 2 bigh items coming up. I have weber 45 dcoe's that the previous owner >
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Bill Galbraith
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3 Questions
I have a 79 series 2 esprit. I am close to done with the car, but have 2 bigh items coming up. I have weber 45 dcoe's that the previous owner installed years ago. I rebuilt them with a kit, but there
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ZenHorizon
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Oil Switch, Federal
Is the psi value known for the oil switch in series with the Anti Run-On Valve?
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wigl@...
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Re: [LotusEliteType14] Esprit prototype
Further down as if Doug Fraser sent it, I just forwarded and went as that, LotusChrysler engine in an Esprit, Gordon
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gsauerphd1
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Re: [LotusEliteType14] Esprit prototype
Hey Gordon, nothing attached to your posting.
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wigl@...
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[LotusEliteType14] Esprit prototype
Got off Type 14 list! Begin forwarded message:
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gsauerphd1
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Re: Don't use anti-seize on NGK spark plugs
Great info, Bill, thanks!
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wigl@...
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Don't use anti-seize on NGK spark plugs
Ran across an interesting article while researching plug for my Jaguar XKR, but it applies to our Lotus cars as well https://ngksparkplugs.com/en/resources/5-things-you-should-know-about-spark- plugs
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Bill Galbraith
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Re: Mounting Sun Visors
Back to sunvisors for just a moment as I¡¯m not a hat guy at all and sunvisors are useful in Texas with that big windshield so here¡¯s a look at what it is cut open, and I just cut open one side and
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gsauerphd1
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Re: Mounting Sun Visors
Have you seen this ¡°sun visor¡±? Supposed to be ¡°official¡± from the mother country. Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 8:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re:
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LYN A WECHSLER
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Re: Mounting Sun Visors
Love it. Great idea. Do you wear your Lotus shirt to the John Deere gathering? Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 8:48 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Bill Galbraith
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Re: Mounting Sun Visors
Okay, now that we're sliding off topic... I own a few marques that are known for brand loyalty: Citroen, Volvo, VW.? When I go to meets I see plenty of people wearing the brand apparel.? But when I
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Toaph
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