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Re: Lotus / DeTomaso similarities

To: rebean@CCGATE.HAC.COM
Subject: Re: Lotus / DeTomaso similarities
From: DWhitesdJr <DWhitesdJr@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 18:33:53 EST
Hate to be anal about this, but the Lotus 30 had a 289 (4.7 liter) while the
Lotus 40 had a 302 (5 liters).  At a couple of races, Team Lotus had problems
with the 302 and used a 289 as a backup.

Another difference was the 30 had a ZF 5DS30 box (similar to the Pantera)
while the 40 had a Hewland.

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