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1. I have discovered the same as ozzadavies (a small touch of mayo on the dipstick, oil seems fresh after dipping second time), so some engine work is urgent. I also know the engine is burning oil, and there seems to be a bit too much oil mist coming out of the breather tubes.
2. The "while you are at it" stuff does indeed drive the cost of a rebuild dramatically up. Excel is an excellent tool for breaking hopes and dreams. All the small stuff does indeed add up. Add freight to a remote corner of Europe and put 25% VAT on top of that again, and your wallet starts screaming. Although freight to Norway is almost as much as the engine itself, getting a complete 907 engine (ex-Esprit) from Lotusbits is by far the cheapest way of getting a sound(er) engine and just a little bit more oomph. Is 107 cams still the ticket on the Esprit version of the 907?
BTW: Mike at Lotusbits said that 4 dowels is enough, and that 10-doweling isn't needed even for quite hot 2.2s. He also claimed that line boring wasn't necessary if the dowel job was done correctly.
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Joachim