Wildcat Heads

[BIG COL]

Tried the the Chimaera forum, but no luck so I'm going to try here.

I know this was discussed a few years ago and there were afew problems with the castings (porous)has the quality improved since and more to the point has anyone here had any fitted, what are the results, Good,Bad or Ugly

BC

[eliot]

or consider the new realsteel merlin heads:
http://www.v-8.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1123

[rev-erend]

Well at last the Merlins are available .. but looking at the figures and they dont quote cfm figures for the heads - they look pretty comparable with a set of big valve heads..

So if you have a big valve head - which most TVR's have : then unless your heads are scrap for some reason then there not a big reason to change.

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The wait.

Ian sure takes his time

Edited by rev-erend on Friday 25th May 23:07

[hiltonig]

Question is are you going to be using the car on the track ?, is it normally going to be used on the road ??, I like the idea of the wildcat but I still want driveablity. Not sure even with the likes of the stealth cam that they would work, any ideas anyone >>????

Edited by hiltonig on Saturday 26th May 06:14

[Markh]

I seem to remember there is some bloke with a +8 Morgan who has them fitted to his car and he drives into London every day with it. I have a friend who has just bought a set of thoses Merlin heads, don't think he has them fitted yet, so don't know the results yet.

[hiltonig]

Hello MarkH , Tell your friend to keep us posted on the Merlin heads, Is he the chap selling the v8 developments heads ?do you know why he went for the merlin ones ?

Edited by hiltonig on Saturday 26th May 17:26

[Markh]

Hi Nigel
No not him, he was selling a set of TVR 500 recently, I guess the reason for the change is he is power junkie! he is going to build a 4.8 with throttle bodies.

[rev-erend]

It did mention that the exhaust ports were in a higher position on the Merlin heads (Wildcat's too..)

So it's likely that exhaust manifolds would need to be converted to fit...

[jamieheasman]

Any alternative castings would need to be coupled with a very good bottom-end (steels rods/crank & forged pisons etc) to realise their potential, most of which will be at higher revs. So don't expect an LS7 basher by putting Wildcats or Merlins on a standard TVR 5.0litre.

[350Matt]

Those Merlin heads look like pretty good value at 1100 quid the pair is anyone using them?

Matt

[Markh]

350Matt said:

Those Merlin heads look like pretty good value at 1100 quid the pair is anyone using them?

Matt

Matt I know a guy who has bought a pair don't know if he has fitted them yet, will drop him a line and see

[ihatesissycars]

I have some RS heads!

They look cool, thats about all i can tell you about them though as i've not built and engine with them yet

[Markh]

ihatesissycars said:

I have some RS heads!

They look cool, thats about all i can tell you about them though as i've not built and engine with them yet

Hi Gav, welcome aboard!! heads look very cool, am back in blighty next week fancy hooking up for a beer

Mark

[ihatesissycars]

Hello Mark!!!!!

Yup there's always time for beer! Where are you gonna be?

[Boosted LS1]

Evening Gav,

Welcome aboard as well

Boosted.

[ihatesissycars]

Yo Mike!

Small world this eh!