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Info resource for the classic lotus elan owner.

The Gated and Baffled Sump

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For the past few years, we’ve been sharing information with lotus twin cam owners about how come to grips with the problem of controlling oil surge. Oil surge at it’s worst, is potentially the most evil thing that could destroy your expensive twin cam engine in a matter of seconds. Oil surge is caused though […]

Cam Follower Sleeve Removal.

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The Lotus Twin Cam Cylinder Head. At some point during the life of the Lotus Twin Cam engine, wear and tear within will require the cast iron cam follower sleeves to be removed and replaced with new sleeves. At first glance, the operation would appear to be a major project requiring special tools, and one […]

A Nice Bit Of Kit.

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Who would have thought that an unknown, (At the time) but passionate Aussie Lotus elan bloke, would one day have the Lotus elan fraternity come literally knocking on his door to buy a world class product, a product that has become well known across the globe that delivers total drive line reliability for the lotus […]

Lotus elan Front Suspension Action.

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The front suspension of the elan has always been considered to be very well designed. And as Peter Egan of Road And Track Say’s. The Elan definitely gets the Pure Exquisiteness of Driving Award. It’s the ballet slipper of sports cars, with an urgency and immediacy usually found only in single-seater racing cars. I suspect […]

Cam Caps-DIY Replacements.

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During the manufacturing period of the twin cam engine, lotus Engrg perfected the art of machining accuracy which enabled the production of a multitude of identical parts. The alloy pressure die cast cam caps of the twin cam the cylinder head were produced in high numbers, then assembled onto the head and line bored on […]

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About The Elan .

A Motoring Scribes Description Of The Lotus Elan..... A well maintained lotus elan is like automotive LSD. There is nothing else like it, no Porsche, no Jaguar, nothing drives like this car does. Kind of like what it is like to date a really beautiful woman---- total Nirvana while it lasts, and not impossible to keep it going as long as you continue to maintain, do preventative servicing, the elan will serve you well. Why Not Make That Total Nirvana Keep On - Keeping On, Install a elantrikbits CVDS Conversion.

The Lotus Elan

For a 1650cc engine coupled with an ultra close ratio gearbox, and a well tuned chassis and suspension, the elan just squats, rips, grips and goes. I have never driven such a nicely balanced sports car that provides great acceleration, and simply the best fun fixing grins going.

Duckworthisms – (Source – Cosworth – The Search For Power).

> A genius can make for a penny, what a good engineer can only make for 10p.
> It is better to be uninformed than ill-informed.
> One of my principles is that young fools go on to become old fools.