Tamora - AJPV8? LSx? will they?
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dickieandjulie said:
Ah, saw him the other week! Arrived at Lyden with his MONSTER wedge and its trailer, did a practice lap, got pulled for noise, spent the next two hours on the spanners, went out and wragged the are off it for another timed lap, packed up and went home!
Fantastic
Ah...a true Wedger hooligan. Fantastic
The answer is.... a definite maybe. 
While doing the Cerbera-LSx conversion. we measured up a Tuscan and yes it will fit. Can't see any reason why it wouldn't on a Tamora. Not quite as easy as with a Cerbera because it is always easier replacing a V8 with a V8 but nothing that a bit of extra work can't solve or address. The ball park figure for the Cerb conversion is around 7k ex vat inc engine. That is drive in - drive out. I would budget a little more for the Tuscan/Tamora.
As for Lydden... the inlet manifold pressures went funny and either the engine was having a valve problem or the regulator was leaking neat fuel into the inlets. This was then going through the engine and exploding in the exhaust and thus causing the excessive noise. The engine is in the process of coming out for some TLC and further mods to liberate a coulple more PSI boost. Each psi is roughly 7% power increase. It might start approaching the 600 bhp level.
While doing the Cerbera-LSx conversion. we measured up a Tuscan and yes it will fit. Can't see any reason why it wouldn't on a Tamora. Not quite as easy as with a Cerbera because it is always easier replacing a V8 with a V8 but nothing that a bit of extra work can't solve or address. The ball park figure for the Cerb conversion is around 7k ex vat inc engine. That is drive in - drive out. I would budget a little more for the Tuscan/Tamora.
As for Lydden... the inlet manifold pressures went funny and either the engine was having a valve problem or the regulator was leaking neat fuel into the inlets. This was then going through the engine and exploding in the exhaust and thus causing the excessive noise. The engine is in the process of coming out for some TLC and further mods to liberate a coulple more PSI boost. Each psi is roughly 7% power increase. It might start approaching the 600 bhp level.
dickieandjulie said:
Well the good news is I shouldnt need to, just it all checked at the 24k service and got a clean bill of health!
Game on
Good luck - but alot of the point of an LS Swap (partcularly for an SP6 engined thing is to get reliablity.Game on
Yep it is fine now and will be till suddenly it is a VERY expensive must do (or it ain't ever going anywhere again) fix.
Keep minimum of £5k in a high interest account
Jellison
I appreciate your comment but I am not going to spend a fortune relacing the engine when the one thats in it is perfectly ok.
The reason for my post was simply to guage some thoughts so that IF i got the inevitable bad news (and lets not forget that my last car, Rover V8 had a rebuild at 40k miles and there are plenty of Griff owners around that have had partial or full rebuilds) I could consider something different.
I have to say that all things considered, were the S6 to go bang I would be inclined to get an AJPV8 in there as I love the engine and its still TVR
But thats just me.
I appreciate your comment but I am not going to spend a fortune relacing the engine when the one thats in it is perfectly ok.
The reason for my post was simply to guage some thoughts so that IF i got the inevitable bad news (and lets not forget that my last car, Rover V8 had a rebuild at 40k miles and there are plenty of Griff owners around that have had partial or full rebuilds) I could consider something different.
I have to say that all things considered, were the S6 to go bang I would be inclined to get an AJPV8 in there as I love the engine and its still TVR
But thats just me.
dickieandjulie said:
Jellison
I appreciate your comment but I am not going to spend a fortune relacing the engine when the one thats in it is perfectly ok.
The reason for my post was simply to guage some thoughts so that IF i got the inevitable bad news (and lets not forget that my last car, Rover V8 had a rebuild at 40k miles and there are plenty of Griff owners around that have had partial or full rebuilds) I could consider something different.
I have to say that all things considered, were the S6 to go bang I would be inclined to get an AJPV8 in there as I love the engine and its still TVR
But thats just me.
AJPV8 make sense - late one don't seem to give much problem - the only proper Engine TVR Made really (the SP6 well they will all die out eventually and be replaced by something reliable) and the RV8 is hardly TVR, just a Mildly worked vitess lump with different stroke crank and rods (and well over 50 years old in design).I appreciate your comment but I am not going to spend a fortune relacing the engine when the one thats in it is perfectly ok.
The reason for my post was simply to guage some thoughts so that IF i got the inevitable bad news (and lets not forget that my last car, Rover V8 had a rebuild at 40k miles and there are plenty of Griff owners around that have had partial or full rebuilds) I could consider something different.
I have to say that all things considered, were the S6 to go bang I would be inclined to get an AJPV8 in there as I love the engine and its still TVR
But thats just me.
Good luck with the AJPV8 (have the head skimmed to about 11:1 and remap (that is most of what a RR setup is).
J
jellison said:
G20RG B said:
jellison said:
Jellison
(the SP6 well they will all die out eventually and be replaced by something reliable)
what a lot of nonsense!!!!
yet more drivell from the ill-informed...
New to pH then! Not put you hand in your pocket YET then for you S6 (the SP6 well they will all die out eventually and be replaced by something reliable)
what a lot of nonsense!!!!
yet more drivell from the ill-informed...
Remind me how much you will lose on your chim when you eventually have to give it away...............
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