Turbo HCI?
Turbo HCI?
Author
Discussion

brandenh

Original Poster:

11 posts

272 months

Tuesday 12th August 2003
quotequote all
Hi everyone, I've got an 85 Lotus Turbo Esprit, but it says HCI on the side of the car, but this is a twin carb'd engine. Does anyone know what the deal is?

cnh1990

3,035 posts

287 months

Tuesday 12th August 2003
quotequote all
Someone put a decal on there.

lotusguy

1,798 posts

281 months

Wednesday 13th August 2003
quotequote all
Hi,

No such thing as a N/A HC engine known to be sold in the US Market. There was, however, a N/A HC engine sold in other parts of the world as is known as the 912 engine.

To be certain what you have, check your engine serial number. The 4th, 5th and 6th characters (going from left to right) denote the engine type. These will be either 907 (N/A 2.0 Litre), 910 (Turbocharged 2.2 Litre), or 912 (N/A 2.2 Litre High Compression). I am betting that your car's engine number denotes a 910 engine, especially if your 1st character in your engine number is 'L' which indicates that it is a US Market car. Happy Motoring! Jim'85TE