Post Cars With Flatplane V8s 

"S65" (granthp) 09/07/2016 at 19:40 • Filed to: Lotus Esprit V8, Lotus, Type 918, Flatplane V8, Esprit

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deprecated account > S65 09/07/2016 at 19:44

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HNNNNGGGGGGHHHHH

S65 > deprecated account 09/07/2016 at 19:48

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Damn right.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > S65 09/07/2016 at 19:50

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Red one mine, white one an acquaintance’s.

PatBateman > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/07/2016 at 20:01

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A Ferrari isn't a Ferrari to me unless it's red. Nice car.

Vicente Esteve > S65 09/07/2016 at 20:14

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I'm just here for the audio clips.

S65 > Vicente Esteve 09/07/2016 at 20:21

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Oh well

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > PatBateman 09/07/2016 at 20:26

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Thanks......it’s my first so it had to be red. If I buy another one later on I would be open to other colours.

CAR_IS_MI > S65 09/07/2016 at 20:28

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whoarder is tellurium > S65 09/07/2016 at 20:33

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I got this

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > S65 09/07/2016 at 20:48

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deprecated account > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/07/2016 at 21:53

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That’s sweet! You’ve gotta be loaded though. I could buy a couple decent cars for the same amount as annual service!

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > deprecated account 09/07/2016 at 22:15

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“Loaded” is a relative term. I’ve done one 5-digit major service on this car and will probably do only one more before selling it—my bank account is getting tired of the expense and I will eventually get tired of the frequent downtime (there’s ALWAYS something broken or needing improvement).

Annual service is $800 at the dealer, $400 at my local exotic specialist. Not out of line with, say, Porsche.

deprecated account > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/07/2016 at 22:27

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So it’s not as bad as everyone makes it out to be? Then again it's gotta be worth it when you’re hearing that engine note.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > deprecated account 09/07/2016 at 22:33

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The annual, yes. The major every 5 years is as bad as everyone makes it out to be. Mine was $14k, of which $11k was parts. Check out my post on it if you’ve got a few minutes.

Granted, that’s a bad major where a lot of expensive one-time fixes were applied. Ever heard of the famous melting headers?

deprecated account > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/07/2016 at 22:43

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Ah, the famous melting headers. Which is worse, those, or the valve guides?

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > deprecated account 09/07/2016 at 22:50

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Definitely the valve guides. Fortunately, my mechanic told me that he saw the updated valve guides on my ‘98.

Bad valve guides are not immediately observable, and can result in 40 bent valves. That will cost five digits, and the leading digit will not be a 1. Most of these disasters have already happened, so the chances of landing a car with this time bomb are low and still decreasing.

A header that has melted holes in itself will inform you quite quickly, as it did on mine.

deprecated account > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever 09/07/2016 at 22:52

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Just read the article; sound a like a headache, but worth it!

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > S65 09/07/2016 at 23:17

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Bruh