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HowardRoark

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  • Birthday 29/03/1971

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  • Name
    Matt Mandigo
  • Car
    1985 VW Scirocco Wolfsburg Edition (sold), 1989 Lotus Esprit SE (sold) 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 Silver (sold), 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 White (sold) 2020 Lotus Evora GT
  • Location
    San Diego, CA.

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  1. No worries for the gents who do not care for the accents, everyone has their own taste and they are entitled to it. 😀 I love the red accents my GT has now and it makes me SMILE every time I walk into my garage. I love it more than any Evora I have seen (except maybe a JPS version with gold rims, those are the business.). Cheers! 😀👍
  2. Hi Steve, I found some Petronas Syntium 7000 on EBay. There is a store in Australia that shipped it to me. 2020 Evora GT. Cheers
  3. I added some red to my 2020 GT. San Diego,CA. Cheers
  4. Hello all, i have a new 2020 Evora GT with 1400 miles on it since July. In the last 50 miles or so, the clutch started to feel different. Instead of feeling really smooth when the clutch pedal is depressed, the clutch has a ”grindy” rough feel to it now. The grind/rough feel is correlated with speed/load. It feels smooth at idle when simply depressing to shift into 1st gear, but feels rough at higher RPM when depressing the clutch pedal. I am about to take the car in for my first ever oil change. Should I be changing the transmission oil a well? Anything else that would cause this rough clutch feel? cheers
  5. Thanks Atwell. I’ve heard that Lotus USA has recommended DexCool, Do you know if that is correct? And how do you like the DexCool product, if you are familiar with it? Any other recommendations on coolants for the V8? Makis - yes I had an upgraded Aluminum Radiator installed when I had the entire engine rebuilt a couple of years ago. I live in San Diego and my car performs very well in the warm weather. While driving, it stays right at the 88* mark or a bit under on cooler days. Pics of engine rebuild and the old radiator. I’m happy with the upgraded one. cheers
  6. Hi all, 1999 Esprit V8 in the US, California. I am going to top up my engine coolant, and I wanted to see what product the V8 owners are using. I would ask the tech who last serviced my car but he does not work at the shop anymore where I last took the car. My coolant in the car looks to be orange in color, I took a bit out of the header tank. I am guessing this is Zerex, either DexCool or the G05 in the gold container? cheers
  7. Hello - what part number is the motor lift control unit? Just want to be sure I am clear on the part. Cheers!
  8. Here are options but they are from the SE. My V8 is Magnolia and Monaco White.
  9. My headlamp pods went up (and lights turned on) but now pods won’t retract, even though headlights are turned off. Do you mean this Pod Delay Unit?. https://www.sjsportscars.com/parts-and-accessories/C082M6325F.htm C082M6325F cheers
  10. Hi Artie - they do have the plastic clip retainers where you can put them over a little clip and twist turn it to secure them. They are pretty cool. Cheers
  11. Hello all, i was watching a video about an 87 HCI Turbo, and the chap pulled on the boot lever, and the boot popped up automatically, I assume because of the strong hydraulic struts. I have never seen this happen before, because when I pull the lever on my ‘99 V8 (USA) the boot just pops up about 2 inches, and then I manually lift the cover open. My question is - did the boot on certain models pop up automatically? Or is this just a mod with much stronger struts attached? I would love to see if this can be done on the V8. cheers
  12. Hi all, my tech has checked the exhaust and there doesn’t appear to be any leaks. Question - would a faulty Waste Gate valve cause some backfiring, by letting too much gas back in the exhaust?? I am wondering if it could help with the issue? As I understand it, the WG prevents too much boost going back in when you let off of the throttle, and my car does backfire when I do let off of the throttle. Are these related? cheers
  13. Hi there, I think AP Exhaust and Magnaflow offer a Cat for your car.
  14. Hi all, I am looking for a new set of Lotus OEM Catalytic Converters for the Esprit V8 in the USA. Please send me a message if you have some for sale! I don’t think the aftermarket Cats would pass the California emissions so I am looking for Lotus OEM. Cheers
  15. Hi all, I am looking for a new set of Lotus OEM Catalytic Converters for the USA. Please send me a message if you have some for sale! I don’t think the aftermarket Cats would pass the California emissions so I am looking for Lotus OEM. Cheers!
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