LT-5 prototype engine - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

LGAFF · 02-02-2009

Anyone got one of these:

tccrab · 02-02-2009

Hmmm....
All these Lotus engines look vaguely familiar.
What's up with that?

TomC
"Crabs"

jonszr1 · 02-02-2009

wow wouldnt that have been nice to have a timming belt instead of chains

flyin ryan · 02-03-2009

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Originally Posted by jonszr1

wow wouldnt that have been nice to have a timming belt instead of chains

Yup...

tomtom72 · 02-03-2009

Forgive my dumbness.....but why a belt/ or belts(?) instead of chains?

Polo-1 · 02-03-2009

rubber bands will go on passed the 8,000 rpm. Are chains will not. Weight of the metal chains not so good.

02-02-2009	#1
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,180	LT-5 prototype engine Anyone got one of these: __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359

02-02-2009	#2
tccrab Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Folsom CA Posts: 1,663	Re: LT-5 prototype engine Hmmm.... All these Lotus engines look vaguely familiar. What's up with that? TomC "Crabs"

02-02-2009	#3
jonszr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes Posts: 1,406	Re: LT-5 prototype engine wow wouldnt that have been nice to have a timming belt instead of chains

02-03-2009	#5
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,609	Re: LT-5 prototype engine Forgive my dumbness.....but why a belt/ or belts(?) instead of chains? __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

02-03-2009	#6
Polo-1 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 952	Re: LT-5 prototype engine rubber bands will go on passed the 8,000 rpm. Are chains will not. Weight of the metal chains not so good.