does this spec remind you of anything...?
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Taken from pistonheads news regarding Lotus engine...
''We're promised a high tech, compact, lightweight 4.8 litre unit that's good for between 570hp and 620hp in normally aspirated guise. (It's also capable of being a 'stressed' chassis unit for motorsport purposes - although as we understand it this won't be the case in the new Esprit where it appears first.)''
''The engine will be 40 percent smaller than the Toyota V8 first mooted for the new Esprit (in fact the Toyota engine wouldn't even have fitted in Lotus designer Donato Coco's Esprit concept shown at Paris last year - the wheelbase was too short), helped in part by being dry sumped. At 170kgs 'naked' it's also a whopping 80kgs lighter than the Toyota unit, and has an architecture 'perfect for a supercar, and not optimised for a sedan', says Wolf. The unit is 612mm long, and looks very much like a race-type engine, he tells us, with a 180 degree flat plane crank and a rev limiter set to over 9,000rpm.''
Not sure about the hp outputs or the 9000rpm but some of the other stuff is similar to the magic AJP....yes / no?
''We're promised a high tech, compact, lightweight 4.8 litre unit that's good for between 570hp and 620hp in normally aspirated guise. (It's also capable of being a 'stressed' chassis unit for motorsport purposes - although as we understand it this won't be the case in the new Esprit where it appears first.)''
''The engine will be 40 percent smaller than the Toyota V8 first mooted for the new Esprit (in fact the Toyota engine wouldn't even have fitted in Lotus designer Donato Coco's Esprit concept shown at Paris last year - the wheelbase was too short), helped in part by being dry sumped. At 170kgs 'naked' it's also a whopping 80kgs lighter than the Toyota unit, and has an architecture 'perfect for a supercar, and not optimised for a sedan', says Wolf. The unit is 612mm long, and looks very much like a race-type engine, he tells us, with a 180 degree flat plane crank and a rev limiter set to over 9,000rpm.''
Not sure about the hp outputs or the 9000rpm but some of the other stuff is similar to the magic AJP....yes / no?
Loved the 4.2 AJP in my Cerb when I had it...loved reading the 'Classic Cars' 'engines that moved us' series too.
From that article...4.2 AJP weight 121 Kg's (presumably naked)...length 54.2cm
Lotus V8...At 170kgs 'naked' it's also a whopping 80kgs lighter than the Toyota unit...The unit is 612mm long (extra length and weight maybe due to extra capacity...bore diameters?)
From that article...4.2 AJP weight 121 Kg's (presumably naked)...length 54.2cm
Lotus V8...At 170kgs 'naked' it's also a whopping 80kgs lighter than the Toyota unit...The unit is 612mm long (extra length and weight maybe due to extra capacity...bore diameters?)
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