1974 Jensen-Healey engine w/dual side draft Zenith-Stromberg carburetors for North-America
The Lotus Type 907 twin-cam engine fitted with European spec Dell'Orto carburetors in a Jensen Healey

The Lotus 907 is an inline-4 automobile engine designed and manufactured by Lotus Cars. Displacing 1,973 cubic centimetres (120.4 cu in), it is all-alloy, and features dual overhead camshafts (DOHC) and 16 valves. It developed approximately 144 bhp (107 kW) with dual side-draft Dell'Orto carburetors in most markets and Zenith Stromberg carburetors for US cars. It was nicknamed "The Torqueless Wonder" for its lack of bottom end but good high end horsepower.

History

The Lotus 907 was the first production variant of the Lotus 900 series engine. The Jensen-Healey was the first production car to receive the 907.

It is said that when Vauxhall unveiled its new slant-four engine at the 1967 Earls Court Motor Show its bore centres were exactly the same as those proposed by Lotus.[1]:38 Colin Chapman immediately negotiated a deal with Vauxhall to buy some of their cast-iron blocks so that development of Lotus' own aluminium cylinder head could be sped up to produce the 907 engine.

Applications

References

  1. Adcock, Ian (1 April 1995). Lotus Heritage. Motorbooks International. ISBN 978-1-85532-508-1.
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