Cosworth Esprit

[clivef38]

Hi all.

I was on my way home from work and half way between Brandon Suffolk and Mundford Norfolk. [And yes passport ok.]

There was a black Esprit on the side of the road with hazard flashers going. So i stopped to see if i could help with parts as i only live down the road. Only problem was it was fitted with an ford cosworth turbo so i could not help with parts, Then tow truck arrived so i came home.

It looked like an interesting conversion.

By the way i have a 1978 Elite 504

 

All the best Clive

[cbclotus]

Hi Clive.i remember seeing a car at a lotus show fitted with a cosworth engine.Might of been by Andy Banks.Mike

[Daniel]

Doesn't a Cosworth engine have a cast iron block?

 

Seems an odd conversion.

[Laurie Cross]

There was a black esprit with a cosworth engine fitted for sale last year, needed finishing I think It was 6.5k. more than likely the same car.

[lotus-62]

I remember a cosworth powered esprit at donington years ago think it was a red stevens one, 

[Guy W Johnson]

I found 2 of them

link1

http://www.driftworks.com/forum/misc-sale-private-sales/199046-lotus-esprit-yb-cosworth-engined.html

link2

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.148352945233205.34666.148250865243413

 

Guy

[The Pits]

Having owned both a Sierra Cosworth and an Esprit I can tell you that the 910 Lotus engine is by far the smoother if the two! It's a better engine overall in my opinion, all you could say about the Cossie lump is it has cheaper parts and greater tuning potential perhaps?

I did love the cossies I had, the engine was endearingly raucous and thrashy (if there is such a thing) but the 910 feels light years ahead in terms of refinement and turbo lag.

[vintaylor]

There is a cosworth power G turbo esprit in Malta too and its also black lol

[clivef38]

Guy.

The Esprit on the driftwork site is the one because it also had the bulge at the front and it looked only a little better in the engine bay.

 

Thanks Clive

[esprit22]

How to ruin an Esprit in one easy lesson..