Visiting the Lotus Esprit Whisperer

[@klassicracer]

Great video and of interest to me as a longtime S1 owner. I've met Mathew on numerous occasions & always enjoy chatting with him and picking up tips on maintenance and improvements.

[@SportsandGT]

Thank you. Yes he’s a mine of information and a lovely chap.

[@duncanhone9370]

I owned a 1985 S3 Esprit in Silver. Best handling car i have ever owned. LOve this keep up the good work making me want another Esprit now!

[@SportsandGT]

Thank you for watching. There are quite a few around for sale at the moment! 😉

[@duncanhone9370]

LOL I wish i now live in Australia but maybe I`ll do a personal Import! Keep up the goodd work gotta love these cars.@@SportsandGT

[@SportsandGT]

@@duncanhone9370 ah well, plenty of sonorous V8s down under to play with

[@drew699]

Sounds like brilliant advice. Fingers crossed they’ll solve your issues. Good vid. Thanks for posting!

[@SportsandGT]

Thank you - I’ll find out in the next couple of days when I remount the carbs.

[@michaelwhelan564]

The workshop manual specifies the gap between the central plate which carries the "O" rings and the carb and manifold. Simply adhering to the cap ensures the carbs are mounted properly.....according to Lotus anyway!

[@SportsandGT]

@@michaelwhelan564 you’re right but, having now done it, I take issue with the word “simply” 😂

[@michaelwhelan564]

@@SportsandGT Nothing is ever simple on the Esprit.1🙂

[@SportsandGT]

@@michaelwhelan564 correct

[@rpmotorwerks]

Great video, would love to see some more of that garage! Thanks for sharing

[@SportsandGT]

Thank you. There are more Esprits stored elsewhere too!

[@jackthehatphoto]

I need that reversing camera system immediately! 😂

[@SportsandGT]

cool isn't it

[@blakeriley6690]

Man, i wish there was a good solution besides standard carb maintenence to keep your mind off carbs leaking on to the distributor. Its was scares me when driving mine, so i dont even enjoy the car. may as well just bite the bullet and do distributorless injection bah. Also that backup camera magic piece was incredible lol, so much want

[@SportsandGT]

There’s always 123-Ignition which replaces the mechanical dizzy with an electronic one but the carbs are still there. I don’t know if anyone has made a fuel injection system but take both of these things together and it kind of changes the character if the engine and car. Thank you for watching.

[@blakeriley6690]

@@SportsandGT lotus prepared by Claudius has a true distributor less ignition system. Lotus bits has developed a fuel injection kit for the 907 . I have searched but can't find anyone who has bought it. Thanks, enjoy the content

[@SportsandGT]

@@blakeriley6690 👍🏻

[@TheSawyer10702]

Great videos, I don't have a lotus Espirit, have a 907 in my jensen healey. Nice car the Espirit. Does Mathew have a book of notes and tips he might have published. I liked how he pulled spark plugs wires off to see which cylinders are doing the most work, great tip.maybe he has a site?. I'm in California USA. Cheers

[@SportsandGT]

Hi - I don't think he has a book but this is what he does for crude balance checking. For finer tuning, he pulls one plug then uses a length of hose to listen to the tune of the air going into each of the other 3 intake trumpets, adjusting the idle screws to achieve the same note - then replaces the plug and pulls another - repeating until all are done.

[@TheSawyer10702]

@@SportsandGT cheers mate appreciate your reply! That’s good information!

[@SportsandGT]

@@TheSawyer10702 no problem, I’ll be fine tuning mine with a manometer in the new year which I will try and film

[@TheSawyer10702]

@@SportsandGT that will be good to see. Look forward has to all your videos! Regards Daniel USA

[@SportsandGT]

@@TheSawyer10702 very kind - thank you

[@MightySchultz]

Nice I like this Colab content

[@SportsandGT]

He’s forgotten more than I know!

[@TheGav0071]

if I was back in the UK I would offer to buy his white S1. My absolute dream car. I've always wondered if there is room to replace the original 4 cylinder engine in an S1 with a brand new 4 cylinder turbo engine from the Emira? I think the V6 would be too big, would it?

[@SportsandGT]

Probably room for all sorts - they managed to get a V8 in later on. Whether the chassis etc would take it I’m less sure. 😂

[@edwinblank58]

false air due throttle shaft bearings with play could also be the cause.

[@SportsandGT]

Thanks - I’ll add that to the list in case the other solution doesn’t work!