Blueprint Speed 6 Engines
Discussion
rfisher said:
Do such beasts exist?
How can you tell if you've got one?
Were all demonstrator cars blueprinted?
I gots to know.
How can you tell if you've got one?
Were all demonstrator cars blueprinted?
I gots to know.
Yes - they exist
How can you tell? Dunno - ask the factory/pull the engine to bits
I don't think so. Rumour has it some dealers always got 'quick engines' while others didn't. Chris Watton's was a demo and that is blueprinted (IIRC)
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Mine was a demo from Cheltenham TVR.
When I rang them up before buying it asking about blueprint engines they denied all knowledge of such things.
It's a bit like the X-files trying to get hold of this information sometimes.
She still sounds fantastic though and does the moving the car through the air bit very well.
Would like to know if she's bp though.
When I rang them up before buying it asking about blueprint engines they denied all knowledge of such things.
It's a bit like the X-files trying to get hold of this information sometimes.
She still sounds fantastic though and does the moving the car through the air bit very well.
Would like to know if she's bp though.
Yes they do exist, more will soon exist with the owners being told of their exact provenance. Er, possibly not be TVR per se though!
You will not know if your engine is blueprinted unless you know who it was built by and confirmed by them. Then there is of course a pecking order of who built your engine, not all the engine boys were created equal of course!
You will not know if your engine is blueprinted unless you know who it was built by and confirmed by them. Then there is of course a pecking order of who built your engine, not all the engine boys were created equal of course!
Who cares? Two things are important:
- How long the engine lasts before major work
- How much torque/power it makes across the power band (i.e. not necessarily the absolute figures).
I read an advert recently for some sporty car or other saying how the engine was built by hand. So what? This probably introduces more possiblity of error than being built by robot IMO (assuming robot is programmed correctly and not assimilated by the Borg). Saying that, I'd rather my engine were built by an 'old timer' greasy expert kind of guy who knows what his doing than a YTS trainee who is too busy thinking about upping the power of his Corsa 1.2.
- How long the engine lasts before major work
- How much torque/power it makes across the power band (i.e. not necessarily the absolute figures).
I read an advert recently for some sporty car or other saying how the engine was built by hand. So what? This probably introduces more possiblity of error than being built by robot IMO (assuming robot is programmed correctly and not assimilated by the Borg). Saying that, I'd rather my engine were built by an 'old timer' greasy expert kind of guy who knows what his doing than a YTS trainee who is too busy thinking about upping the power of his Corsa 1.2.
nubbin said:
TVR Power blueprint the Speed Six - ask alt who has had it done, and is very happy with the result. Costs about £4000.
Yep, had my 2002 3.6 Tamora blueprinted at TVR Power last December.
Problems were found during its 30,000 mile service so the blueprint/rebuild option was recommended.
It included many new parts including 4.0l cams so it's now a 4.0l Tamora.
On their dyno it recently made 312bhp at the rear wheels (approx. 375bhp at flywheel which is a very good reading.
Cheers... Andrew
Hi Nubbin, I knew the car wasn't running well as it was noisey and was prone to stalling when cold. It was diagnosed as being low on compression and only running on five cylinders. I'm not the most mechanically minded but can dig out the invoices if you want to know what parts were replaced?
Cheers... Andrew
Cheers... Andrew
Leadfoot said:
The sales invoice for my Tuscan ('02 S) has "Press engine" itemised on it, wonder what that might imply?
It means they ran out of Speed Sixes and nipped next door to the chinese laundry and borrowed a clothes press. Have you noticed the engine emitting any white smoke? Does the car feel like its flattening bumps in the road?
Leadfoot said:
The sales invoice for my Tuscan ('02 S) has "Press engine" itemised on it, wonder what that might imply?
I don't know .. it certainly wouldn't be an extra sepcial powerful engine designed to impress the media and con the buying public into believing the car was faster than the std production versions available to the man in the street .. 'cos that would be immoral and deceitful and something that (i'm sure) tvr would never get involved in.
trackcar said:
Leadfoot said:
The sales invoice for my Tuscan ('02 S) has "Press engine" itemised on it, wonder what that might imply?
I don't know .. it certainly wouldn't be an extra sepcial powerful engine designed to impress the media and con the buying public into believing the car was faster than the std production versions available to the man in the street .. 'cos that would be immoral and deceitful and something that (i'm sure) tvr would never get involved in.
Absolutely - just like the E-type that hit 150mph when first released - that was standard as well.
nubbin said:
trackcar said:
Leadfoot said:
The sales invoice for my Tuscan ('02 S) has "Press engine" itemised on it, wonder what that might imply?
I don't know .. it certainly wouldn't be an extra sepcial powerful engine designed to impress the media and con the buying public into believing the car was faster than the std production versions available to the man in the street .. 'cos that would be immoral and deceitful and something that (i'm sure) tvr would never get involved in.
Absolutely - just like the E-type that hit 150mph when first released - that was standard as well.
what you mean it happens all the time? 
alt said:
nubbin said:
TVR Power blueprint the Speed Six - ask alt who has had it done, and is very happy with the result. Costs about £4000.
Yep, had my 2002 3.6 Tamora blueprinted at TVR Power last December.
Problems were found during its 30,000 mile service so the blueprint/rebuild option was recommended.
It included many new parts including 4.0l cams so it's now a 4.0l Tamora.
On their dyno it recently made 312bhp at the rear wheels (approx. 375bhp at flywheel which is a very good reading.
Cheers... Andrew
4.0 ltr would require new crank and new rods as a minimum, as the difference between the 3.6 and the 4.0 is the stroke of the engine, not the bore size. Unless you had the 4.0 crank, which is 1800 +vat and rods, then you simply have a 3.6 with higher lift cams!
Mr F
alt said:
nubbin said:
TVR Power blueprint the Speed Six - ask alt who has had it done, and is very happy with the result. Costs about £4000.
Yep, had my 2002 3.6 Tamora blueprinted at TVR Power last December.
Problems were found during its 30,000 mile service so the blueprint/rebuild option was recommended.
It included many new parts including 4.0l cams so it's now a 4.0l Tamora.
On their dyno it recently made 312bhp at the rear wheels (approx. 375bhp at flywheel which is a very good reading.
Cheers... Andrew
WOW! That must be Q-wick!
I totally approve of rebuilding to a higher spec, it doesn't cost that much more (ok it does) but it turns an unfortunate incident into a positive result. I did it on my Caterham when it's k-series let go. The car is massively improved and dramatically quicker with the new higher spec internals. If the engine hadn't blown up I'd never have done it.
alt said:
nubbin said:
TVR Power blueprint the Speed Six - ask alt who has had it done, and is very happy with the result. Costs about £4000.
Yep, had my 2002 3.6 Tamora blueprinted at TVR Power last December.
Problems were found during its 30,000 mile service so the blueprint/rebuild option was recommended.
It included many new parts including 4.0l cams so it's now a 4.0l Tamora.
On their dyno it recently made 312bhp at the rear wheels (approx. 375bhp at flywheel which is a very good reading.
Cheers... Andrew
Do you know what exactly they did to the engine to make it blue print and what blue print engineering drawings/data were used in the process? Can you list the blue printing mods?
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