performance air filters for v8

Sunday 7th October 2001

Hello All Does anyone know where I can get some performance air filters for a 98 V8 as direct replacements for the standard paper ones! Any help greatly appreciated. Best regards Orange.

2,861 posts

278 months

Sunday 7th October 2001

I got my K&N filters for my V8 from Classic and Rally Services www.cars-gb.com/ The guy who runs the company (Les) is currently restoring an esprit, so he knows his stuff. Cheers Rob.

orange1

Original Poster

3 posts

270 months

Thursday 11th October 2001

Thanks a lot Rob.
Ive ordered and looking forward to installing and testing with my right foot!
Regards
Orange

2,861 posts

278 months

Monday 15th October 2001

No worries - watch out for your knuckles when you fit them!

Are you on the Yahoo group??

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uklotusesprit

We've got over 160 UK based esprit owners now.. another plug!!
cheers
Rob.

PetrolTed

34,428 posts

303 months

Monday 15th October 2001

Apart from EspritFactFile.com, what are the top Esprit sites that people revisit?

2,861 posts

278 months

Tuesday 16th October 2001

PetrolTed -here's a short list i compiled for you:

Adrian's Home Page Info and stories of 3 esprits, plus running cost info www.adrianmugridge.co.uk

Alan Rae's site: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/planet42/

Andy Whittakers homepage - Freescan Software (plug your laptop into your ecu), a few videos and other handy tips www.andywhittaker.com

Barry Ely Sports Cars Independent Lotus Specialist/Dealer www.barryelysportscars.co.uk/

Bill's mad about Lotus My Esprit S2 + other Lotus Cars (Eclat, Elan, Elan+2) at the London to Brighton 2001 www.members.aol.com/madaboutlotus
Christopher Neil Independent Lotus Specialist/Dealer www.chrisneil.co.uk/

Classic and Rally Services les twigg's company - lots of lotus experience www.cars-gb.com/

Classic Car Data Web Classic Car Resource www.ccdata.com/

Compomotive Wheels Aftermarket wheel supplier - esprit fitments available www.compomotive.co.uk/

D J Dean Independent Lotus Specialist www.djdean.co.uk/

D&T Performance - Mental Aussie Esprit tuners www.dtperformance.com.au/esprit.htm

David Loomes' Esprit Details of extensive restoration project www.daleksw.freeserve.co.uk/lotus
Esprit Desktop Theme Have an Esprit on your desktop too! http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/vsi_x/Esprit_T.html

Fiske Wheels Another wheel supplier... with lotus experience www.fikse.com/

Golden Gate Lotus Club Tech Info & Tips, Events.
www.gglotus.org

Hayward and Scott Exhausts Stailess Steel Exhaust Supplier www.haywardandscott.co.uk/

HRE Wheels High Quality (forged) replacement wheels - they have supplied wheels to several US esprit owners www.hrewheels.com/

I spy petrol check out the cheapest petrol in you post code area (UK)www.ispypetrol.com

Ian Fenech-Soler's modified V8 Esprit US based V8 esprit with lots of mods - 450bhp apparently.. Watch that transmission...!! http://members.home.net/shokwave/

Ian's Home page Lotus Esprit JPS commemorative edition www.king.igs.net/~nadb

Johan Hybinette's Extreme Esprit Mental wide-body esprit, lots of "how-tos" and pictures www.hybinette.com/lotus/

Kato's site Model info, owners pages, reviews, etc http://dreamwater.org/lotusesprit/

Kenesis Wheels These guys made the custom wheels for KFM's car www.kinesismotorsport.com/

KFM's factfile Karl-Franz Marquez Esprit factfile - excellent info www.espritfactfile.com/

Lakeside Engineering They do lotus stuff.. www.lakesideengineering.com/

Lotus BBS
www.british-cars.co.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=lotusbbs

Lotus Books.
www.lotus-books.com/

Lotus Cars Webring lots of lotus related links, some good, so not so good..! www.fastcorner.com/lotusring/

Lotus Classic Cars Lotus Restoration Specialist www.lotusclassiccars.com/lotus-restoration-specialist.htm

Lotus Drivers Club website of lotus club with 1000+ members www.lotusdriversclub.org

Lotus Web Shop Free International Lotus Classified Ads and an Online Lotus/Team Lotus Shop. www.lotuswebshop.com

Lotus Web Shop, selling lotus stuff... www.lotuswebshop.com/index2.htm

Lotus, Limited America's Largest Lotus Club -- Established 1973 www.lotuscarclub.org

Mad About Lotus Scott Westbury's web site. www.madaboutlotus.com

Moto Concept - Germany German company offering tuning stuff for esprit http://shop.moto-concept.de/esprit/index_esprit.htm

O Z Wheels Lotus OEM wheel supplier. www.ozracing.com/

Paul Matty Sportscars Independent Lotus Specialist/Dealer www.racecar.co.uk/pmattysportscars/

Pristine Wheels Wheel Refurbishment www.britisha2z.net/pristine/

Quicksilver London based exhaust supplier, does straight pipes for V8 www.quicksilverexhausts.com

Rons links page lots of links to lotus related stuff... www.teamlotusf1.com/lotlink.htm

Sanj's Lotus Esprit ('90 Esprit SE) and other related subjects http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/TurboEsprit/index.html

Sean Ruckel's Lotus Page Pictures www.geocities.com/sruckel/lotuspage.htm

SJ Sportscars Independent Lotus Specialist www.sjsportscars.co.uk/

South West Lotus Centre Independent Lotus Specialist www.thelotuscentre.fsnet.co.uk/start.htm

Southwest European, Scottsdale, Arizona Performance parts for Esprit 4 and 8 cylinder cars, including exhaust systems. www.sweuro.com/LotusSpeed.htm

Stebro Exhausts Exhaust suppliers, they do systems for both 4 and 8 cylinder esprits http://infoweb.magi.com/~andypet/ltct.htm

The "other" yahoo esprit group Mostly Yanks, some good chat too – 950+ members. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/turboesprit

Tony's Black '89 Pictures of my Black '89 Non-SE and other interesting projects http://geocities.com/black89lotus

Top Marques Usually several esprit for sale here... www.topmarques.co.uk/

TUBI STYLE Exhausts home page Exhaust Suppliers www.tubistyle.it

Web Lotus On-Line Lotus Resource
If i think of any others i'll post them up....

cheers
Rob
98 V8-GT

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