I know this is not a GT40 question but thru the incredible knowledge and experience on this site I hope you can share some of that with me as I attempt to convert my 1983 4-cylinder turbo Esprit to a V8.
The engine has to be light wieght so the car can maintain its incredible handling. Individual throttle bodies of course. Probably a G50 tranny or Renault. Basically I want to put a GT40 engine/tranny setup into the back of the Esprit. Crazy I know and I will be shunned by the Lotus community as they throw me into the fires of hell. But its my car and I've spent over 3 years rebuilding it back from a scrap heap to where she drives and handles like a Lotus. She deserves what she was meant to have and that's a V8.
I know there are a lot of issues espcially with engine management, fuel tanks, cooling, etc, etc, etc,. This is why I need your experience and advice.
From your experiences who are the best engine and transmission companies to work with? I'm trying to avoid searching a lot of companies. Many times their talk is a lot of hype and just muddies the water. If one company is the best and has most of what I need and the technical advice, great.
I can not tell you how much I enjoy gt40s.com. Always good builds to look at, technical advice and some good laughs along the way.
Many thanks for your time and help,
louis
The engine has to be light wieght so the car can maintain its incredible handling. Individual throttle bodies of course. Probably a G50 tranny or Renault. Basically I want to put a GT40 engine/tranny setup into the back of the Esprit. Crazy I know and I will be shunned by the Lotus community as they throw me into the fires of hell. But its my car and I've spent over 3 years rebuilding it back from a scrap heap to where she drives and handles like a Lotus. She deserves what she was meant to have and that's a V8.
I know there are a lot of issues espcially with engine management, fuel tanks, cooling, etc, etc, etc,. This is why I need your experience and advice.
From your experiences who are the best engine and transmission companies to work with? I'm trying to avoid searching a lot of companies. Many times their talk is a lot of hype and just muddies the water. If one company is the best and has most of what I need and the technical advice, great.
I can not tell you how much I enjoy gt40s.com. Always good builds to look at, technical advice and some good laughs along the way.
Many thanks for your time and help,
louis