With some other projects nearly done and a bit of time off at Christmas, it was time to actively get started on our project Lotus Elan.
We decided to start by taking our engine and transmission to Twin Cam Sportscars.
Noted Lotus expert and shop proprietor Steve Smith had come very well recommend a…
Those cams run in tiny little shell bearings, yes?
Are you going to update the water pump? Now might be the right time.
good thing most of the parts are still in a good condition
Jerry From LA wrote: Those cams run in tiny little shell bearings, yes?
Yes
JE pistons are great. I had 20 over ones in the engine that got hit by the right hand corner oil pickup problem. Also if you want to really get it breathing, John McCoy at Omnitech Engineering has an excellent high lift cam grind and porting that can give around 150hp@7,000 while still being nice on the street and autocross.
roblamoreaux - the engine had SE spec cams in it that were in good shape, so we kept them. The engine is now all rebuilt, as is the transmission.
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