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I wanted a Dino also. I went back and forth on the two. I love the looks of the Dino and the Dino badge and history made it even better. I missed out on 2 Dinos. They are starting to really go up in price.
Yes the 308 is exactly the same as the Dino. It came with a GT4 Dino shop manual. I agree it is not quick but it is fast. My car is a US car but has a Euro engine. I need to pull the air cleaner and look at the fast idle mechanism. If I set the idle cold it is to low when it is at running temp. If I set it at running temp, when it's cold it idles at like 3000 RPMs. Good way to screw up the motor.

You may be just the guy to ask this question. Do you think I should use a ZDDP additive to protect the cam sense modern oils do not have much? I may also add it to my X1/9 since the cam/tappets are the same.

 

Excellent thanks Dave! I did not know about the Castrol Classic. I will take a look at it.

 

Also I am running Motul X-gen in the lotus and I have been adding ZDDP. The high can run on slipper plates. After 4500 oil pressure engages the hi lift lobes. Maybe I would be better off running the VR1 in it also.

 

The Toyota 2ZZ motor in the lotus uses both. The small lobe has a roller the large lobe (or second cam) uses slipper plates. The stock setup in most Toyota applications the second cam does not engage till around 6500 or 7500 RPN. Louts stock is 6500 my tune like most others it engages at 4500 depending on throttle position and load. My tune keeps it engaged so it does not go back and forth between shifts. Oddly enough the guys that track their cars have less can wipe the those that only street their cars. Makes me wonder if part of the damage happens at engagement. Here is a picture of my cams. Also if i can find it there is a cool video of how it works if I can find it.

 

Yes not that that helps. The second day I had it a cat did this

so mad

 

True! It is the getting up and my back hurts for days!

 

I have a long sad story. I don’t know the ending yet but here it is so far…….

On Monday a guy messaged me on BAT about the car. He called me and told me he had a client that found a 308 really cheep and was about to wire the dealer the Monet. He stoped him and till he could look into it. He found the dealer web sight in Austin TX had lifted all the pictures and description from BAT. I called them and acted like a buyer. After a while I told him that was my car,I called him a dumb a$$ perhaps I should not have lost my temper. I told them take it down or I would go to the TX State police. They did take it down. Then on Wednesday I went to register the car, after a 2 hour wait I was told my car was reported stolen in TX and I could not get a tag. I have talked to the Austin Police and filed a report with my local police. They are going to work together. So now I wait.

When I went to file the report the officer at the deck said they would tow my car, that is not an option. Another officer straightened that out and they took the report.

The car has never been in TX so I am convinced it’s the scammers just causing trouble.