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101. Cam Lift and duration : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
QED make a thin cam .03 platform and I have read about taking .04 of the spring retainer. My question is 'If both these mod's ...
... want to recess the seats. James Any cam recommendations for a mildly+ tweeked 1700 cc twin cam. I was thinking the old L2 profile holywood3645 Ask QED ...
102. Compression Values? : Archive by LotusElan.net [Mailing List Archive]
I finally got up the nerve to compression check my engine after the rebuild and run-in last spring. Happy to say, it's 200-200-210-205. I know ...
... My notes show when I rebuilt my first proper 1600 engine (last was a 1700) 83.5 pistons, BRM phase 3 cams and a head depth of 4.485 ...
103. Cam cover vent : Archive by LotusElan.net [Mailing List Archive]
In the Lotus Elan .net web site ,in series 4 photo`s section Tom Roberd`s cam cover appears to have a vent pipe going to a ...
... front than from the original vent point. Rohan rgh0 When I upgraded to a 1700 stroker motor, I found that the stock breather system was totally overwhelmed. ...
Drove the S3 to the Black Swan In Ockham Surrey for lunch today. Got talking to a lovely retired chap in the carpark who explained ...
... , once the Esprit and its futuristic wedge shape arrived. Massive discounts apparently ?1700 I think he said. Could have chatted to him for hours but family ...
105. Gear Set choice for Voigt 5 speed : Drive Train / Gearbox / Final Drive by LotusElan.net [Drive Train / Gearbox / Final Drive]
It appears that I may be getting closer to getting my Voigt T9 conversion (waiting since Dec 2018). Alan Voigt has proposed three options for ...
... to 7000 such that the existing semi-close ratios stay within the peak band, (1700 cc, stroked) when shifting at redline (I use 6900) . ...
106. Weber settings : Fuel System / Carbs - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Classifieds]
Sorry- forgot to add in the above that I have 36mm chokes-brain fade strikes again. Mark
... great at 27.5. webbslinger Another data point for you. I have engine of 1700 cc about 10.5:1 chokes 32, main 130, air 200, ...
(I had posted this in the 'Tires and Wheels' section but realised it was lost there) Last Friday (May 5th) I set out on the ...
... and we had dry roads and even some sun. The total distance covered was 1700 kms in three days. The car had maybe sixty miles on it when ...
108. Deck height to piston depth question : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I just had my block relined and the deck was milled about 10 thou to clean and true it up. I do not believe the ...
... And what CR were you shooting for on the rebuild? When I built my 1700 cc QED 420S SuperSprint motor (711M block) the pistons were flush with ...
109. Erratic to no-existent oil pressure - diadnostic help wanted : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
What I have always found this forum fantastic at is diagnosing seemingly unfathomable problems. I hope you all can help this time. This is likely ...
... no leakage therefore no oil being pumped. Removed oil pump (which is only 1700 miles old BTW) expecting stripped gear / broken shaft or something of the ...
110. poor fuel consumption : Fuel System / Carbs by LotusElan.net [Classifieds]
Hi All, I have finally lost patience. I have rebuilt the TC big valve with new just about everything, pistons valves etc... I have overhauled ...
... the time towing the 2 wheeled trailer with the Elan loaded. The Elan with 1700 cc and 1300 pounds is in the 15mpg range when out for a drive ...
111. Advice please on turning engine over by hand, Plus 2S : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hello from the states. Looking for advice on the easiest way to turn the engine over by hand and the required tools, need to see ...
... or deep required? Also not sure what tools are even available. Unfortunately I'm 1700 miles away and can't see the car myself. I would pull the plugs ...
The Classic Lotus Elan Register (CLER) is pleased to invite all Elan (Types 26, 36, 45 50) owners and enthusiasts to gather for a ‘Picnic ...
... will be open from 0830 hours and visitors should be away from the site by 1700 hours. Please note there will be no access to the factory or the ...
113. Close ratio Bullet gearbox in a +2 : Drive Train / Gearbox / Final Drive - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Drive Train / Gearbox / Final Drive]
Salut Saw mention of a 3.44 in an authorative book - anyone used it or heard of one? @+ Vernon mis print or bul! 3.9 ...
... for a lot more money. There are quite a few folks now that have 1700 engines and these just cry out for a tall rear axle ratio (in ...
114. 1960s cross-country trip : Archive by LotusElan.net [Mailing List Archive]
Does anyone remember an old magazine article about 2 guys from Lotus who drove an Elan cross-country from the east coast of the US to ...
... Just curious. I drove the Elan from Connecticut to Texas in the 80's (1700 miles) . Took three days. Fast travels, but No tickets, ...
115. Broken valve spring : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
IMG_1197.JPG Went for a short drive in my newly recommissioned 130/5. All seemed well but noticed a strange ticking. Got back to my garage and ...
... checked was now 120thou. Trouble I thought. The engine is a tall block 1700 with L14 cams Cosworth springs and bigger valves and has covered about 500 miles ...
Elan S3 FHC 1966, pre-airflow, converted to negative ground, LHD. Excellent mechanical condition. New motor built up from a naked, trued 711 tall block. Slight ...
... from a naked, trued 711 tall block. Slight overbore to 83.31 mm, 1700 cc (1692 +) . New JE pistons. Re-machined conrods. Twincam ...
Given the price Elan parts are making on eBay (in the UK at least) I wonder how long it will be before some people start ...
... ?200 for a pair of side indicators ?121 for a nose badge ?1700 for a couple of window frames ?5000 for an engine To name a ...
118. Old Heads ID Please : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
In Car LP1485 (1).JPG In Car LP1485 (1).JPG In Car LP1485 (1).JPG In Car LP1485 (1).JPG I have recovered a couple of heads from the ...
... old these heads may be. The head on the car is fitted to a 1700 tall block, the car spent most of its life out in South Africa ...
119. Alternative valve springs : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I'm currently trying to sort out an issue with a T/C head regarding valve springs. The current valve springs are QED standard valve springs. In ...
... my opinion they are way too stiff for the engine to be used in (1700, sprint cams, 6500rpm) . So, I want to change to ...
I just read in some 356 network they do have the same cranking up fuel issue as many of us have. One found a simple ...
... . But thats just me. I went with the electric fuel pump in the 1700 cc twin cam as it runs with a shortened jackshaft and the option of ...
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