Cool build diary, Audi V8 into Lotus Esprit!

[Steve PH]

Now you lot seem to get rather worked up over Lotus Elises, ok they are nice but I think the older Esprit is soooo much sexier! Especialy when you transplant a 4.2 Audi V8 into it.
Be warned it runs for about 14 pages...

http://www.motorgeek.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9648&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0







There are some short videos of it complete and running towards the end too (from page 12)

http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h286/s3esprit/?action=view&current=pullaway.flv

http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h286/s3esprit/?action=view&current=countryside.flv

[RickM]

I love that gen Esprit. Awesome project. Thanks for posting.

[Bill Verburg]

Back when the 964 was stil in development Porsche engineeres built a few mules powered by Audi V8s. Apparantly w/ success as no one was the wiser w/o looking under the hood.

[chapo]

Esprit are cool looking, too bad you need to be less than 5' 8" to drive one

[fuelie600]

Damn, I just lost 1 hour of my life....

[David]

Freak'n awesome, thanks!!!

[Laneco]

Originally Posted by chapo

Esprit are cool looking, too bad you need to be less than 5' 8" to drive one

Woohoo!!! Works for me!
angela (5'5 ish)

[jyl]

I saw an Esprit a week ago, parked in front of my office building. It was beautiful. The owner was waiting for the AAA flatbed tow truck.

[PatrickB]

Way cool!

[Jeff Alton]

I dig the Esprit, I have almost bought a V8 one a couple of times and passed on a S4S once that I should have bought....

Hey Patrick, were you ever able to get some pics or idea of how close your headers are to your rear shocks?

Cheers