John smirthwaite and his team at js motorsport have decades of experience in rebuilding and providing race support for championship winning lotus twin cam engines. Five take a lotus crank the other three were originally used in 1600cc crossflow motors.
1964 Lotus Elan S1 For Sale On Bat Auctions Sold For
Lotus twin cam engine numbers. Cast into the the centre of the four engine mount bolt holes is a large letter l which indicates this cylinder block was cast by the ford motor company for lotus. 1 early mk2 engines the ford 120e was ground off and overstamped with 3020 leaving it as 3020 6015. Lotus built 25000 engines in 8 years at hethel. Jap villiers and norton villiers had built some 7100 twincam engines by then in 4 years and a total of 32600 engines were built by the end of 1975. Fl844 burton power have redesigned the lotus twin cam front cover. Lotus twin cam engine number.
With over 14000 different products we can supply everything from door seals to wiring looms wheel nuts to. The twin cam was used in a variety of vehicles until lotus stopped production in 1973. Available from stock. The photograph above clearly shows the engine number e16238b. Powergrip belt 1 x 38 fp225dk 285l100 fp225d4. During that time we have established quite a name for ourselves with a string of championship winning engines granting us a reputation as one of the best lotus twin cam workshops in the world.
He also has pictures of a cast l between the 4 holes where the engine mount goes and says that although cast by ford this denotes a block made primarily for lotus ford twin cam engines. It was succeeded by the lotus 907 engine. Parts by engine ford ford lotus twin cam 1558cc 8v. Cosworth and lotus twin cam performance tuning parts burton power have been delivering the best in quality service and value for money for over 50 years. These are the numbers to look for. Lotus twin cam the lotus twin cam is a 1558 cc engine developed for the 1962 lotus elanand also used in a variety of other vehicles up until mid 1970s.
He splits the blocks into 3 categories. The lotus ford twin cam is an inline four petrol engine developed by lotus for the 1962 lotus elan. Cooling system 7. Lotus twin cam our heritage with the lotus ford twin cam spans more than 30 years. There are eight different blocks which can be of use to us. 122e 6015 early lotus gt very rare 120e 6015 1500 cortina capri lotus cortina lc 1500gt 2731 6015 mkii 1500 cortina 681f 6015 mkii lc.
A few early examples displaced 15 litres but the majority were 155 litre engines. Ford cosworth lotus twin cam performance engine tuning parts specialist. The unique engine serial number is usually found stamped on platform above the inlet engine mount. It used a ford 116e iron cylinder block and a new aluminium cylinder head with dual overhead camshafts.
Gallery of Lotus Twin Cam Engine Numbers
