Hmm. There must be a reason to choose a non-metal material. To force regular maintenance, perhaps?As an aside, the Lotus baffled sump fitted to the Exige is a bit of a nuisance, the 'baffles' are made of rubber and are supposed to be replaced every two years, at a cost of £400 extra on the annual service
Probably to avoid the cost of having to make a new oil pan. Is the Toyota pan cast aluminum or stamped sheet metal? A cast one would be the cheaper one to make, but it would still require making a pan, then making the mould from it, and having them cast, and go through the clean-up process on the casting before they could be used. That all adds cost to a part they already have included with the engine from Toyota.
Looking at pictures of various 2GR-FE undersides, it seems the stock pan from Toyota is stamped and painted steel, not an ideal base to weld baffles onto. One more Bespoke Division item to look forward to!
Yes, all too true! My city driving won't need baffling, and the factory tires are already too good for daily use. It's more the feeling of having that piece of equipment, not necessarily using it. But hey, who knows what new tricks I learn during the 3 year warranty period
Billet oil pans anodized in each FE color... Great stuff that nobody gets to see, like my underwear.
Yes but YOU know you're wearing epic underwear, and that's what gives you that extra edge; that extra confidence.
the real question you should be asking yourself is: does it really need additional baffling?
Not all engine designs require additional baffleing in normal track conditions. Your Emira will have a 3 year warranty to find that out
If you run stock tires and hve oil starvation issues on track, that would be pretty weak from lotus since they seem to do extensive track testing...
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