Well trod topid, sports exhaust for a Tam
Discussion
I have just been on ACT's website and I see they do a Tam Sports exhaust for £325 inc Vat, which seems reasonable.
After following Mongoose's Tuscan on Sunday, and hearing the pops and bangs from that exhaust, mine sounds positively asthmatic in comparison!
Is the £325 worth it, will I be able to hear the difference (especially on over run), and do they really give 10-15BHP more??
Cheers
Chris
After following Mongoose's Tuscan on Sunday, and hearing the pops and bangs from that exhaust, mine sounds positively asthmatic in comparison!
Is the £325 worth it, will I be able to hear the difference (especially on over run), and do they really give 10-15BHP more??
Cheers
Chris
chris watton said:
Am gutted!! the prongs that hold the exhaust up are the wrong orientation! Goddammit! hey ho,, well,, anyone else got one going spare for a 2002 Tam,, otherwise I'll have to just bite the bullit and buy a new one!
Chris
Mmm, I was gutted too, wouldn't fit my Tam either! I'm very tempted to extract some more out of the rapidly diminishing savings account and take the plunge.... If you get yours first, let me know what you think please?!
happypoof said:
Mmm, I was gutted too, wouldn't fit my Tam either! I'm very tempted to extract some more out of the rapidly diminishing savings account and take the plunge.... If you get yours first, let me know what you think please?!
LOL, know exactly what you mean re- diminishing accounts,, but,, as we all know, the car comes first
, so I may order one in the next week (wish I'd have checked the spelling of the post title before commiting, most annoying!!! lol)
>> Edited by chris watton on Friday 3rd September 13:22
chris watton said:
I have just been on ACT's website and I see they do a Tam Sports exhaust for £325 inc Vat, which seems reasonable.
Chris - what is the ACT website address? That sounds pretty reasonable price - is it stainless steel?
EDIT - found it, and yes they are ss!
www.actproducts.co.uk/silencing.php
>> Edited by AlexRWD on Wednesday 8th September 11:36
chris watton said:
Chan said I could have one for my birthday
Luckily, the stainless steel steering wheel nuts that came yesterday didn't count! phew
When's your birthday??! Dunno if I can wait for you to get your's and make me jealous or should I just give in....? Now what was that website......?!
happypoof said:
Totally O/T
Just realised yours is the same colour as mine Chris, just I've got the little wheels!
Ellis
Yes, I looked at your Tam also
very nice, sometimes I wonder if the smaller wheels are better, as there seems to be very little tyre wall with the 18" tyres and wheels, very bumpy at times, which is why I asked about Nitrons. Did you buy your's from new Ellis?
chris watton said:
Totally O/T
Just realised yours is the same colour as mine Chris, just I've got the little wheels!
Ellis
Yes, I looked at your Tam also
No, only had it a few weeks. Said I was never gonna have another expensive car again, but then this one came up cheap on ebay......
Over the moon with it, best TVR I've owned/driven. Handling is sublime. The press say they're better on the 16's but I haven't driven one on bigger wheels so can't compare. Must say I don't want for much on the handling side and it's hard to imagine it being much better. Compared to other cars I own/owned though - my old Cossie with about £7k of handling kit is crap in comparison (and not a hell of a lot quicker really). My old E46 M3 would struggle. In the dry the Esprit V8 may have just had the edge but in the wet I'd leave it at home and walk, but in the Tam I feel fairly relaxed in the wet. The only car that had a real edge was the Lotus 340R, but that was slow...! (Although about the same power to weight as the Tam)
They do look pretty with the bigger wheels though!
Ellis
Ah, I remember the thread about your Tam now, good price . You've definately had some pretty decent cars in the past too!
the Chim 450 I had before the Tam really does not compare regarding the speed and handling, but yet, I have become so 'obsessed'(quite scary really, especially for Mrs Watton!lol) with my Tam that I can't stop spending money (I havent really got!) on it!
I want the sports exhaust and definately taking it in for a front end respray (including getting the black trim on the bonnet colour coded) early next year, but I would love one of TVR Power's 'upgrades', but a new kitchen has to come into the equation at some point too, but that doesn't really get me going like the Tam does! lol
. You've definately had some pretty decent cars in the past too! the Chim 450 I had before the Tam really does not compare regarding the speed and handling, but yet, I have become so 'obsessed'(quite scary really, especially for Mrs Watton!lol) with my Tam that I can't stop spending money (I havent really got!) on it!
I want the sports exhaust and definately taking it in for a front end respray (including getting the black trim on the bonnet colour coded) early next year, but I would love one of TVR Power's 'upgrades', but a new kitchen has to come into the equation at some point too, but that doesn't really get me going like the Tam does! lol
chris watton said:
After following Mongoose's Tuscan on Sunday, and hearing the pops and bangs from that exhaust, mine sounds positively asthmatic in comparison!
Saw a Tuscan pootling down West St in Brighton yesterday afternoon at low speed, and the amount of pops and bangs from that were ridiculous!
Chris - have you heard a Tam with this sports exhaust? I can't imagine it would transform it into the same sound as the Tuscan? Be very intrested to hear your car once you get it.
I have the ACT exhaust, and trust me, it pops and bangs like a good 'un once the engine warms up - you'll find yourself dropping into 2nd. in town traffic, and constantly leaving gaps ahead into which to accelerate, just to get the overrun percussion!! lol
Chris, I am considering having further alterations to my exhaust, by an excellent local exhaust maker in Sheffield - which means my ACT exhaust would be surplus to requirements
Would you be interested - Mrs. Chris would be pleased with a lesser expense, I imagine? 
>> Edited by nubbin on Thursday 9th September 08:46
>> Edited by nubbin on Thursday 9th September 08:55
Chris, I am considering having further alterations to my exhaust, by an excellent local exhaust maker in Sheffield - which means my ACT exhaust would be surplus to requirements
Would you be interested - Mrs. Chris would be pleased with a lesser expense, I imagine? >> Edited by nubbin on Thursday 9th September 08:46
>> Edited by nubbin on Thursday 9th September 08:55
Gassing Station | Tamora, T350 & Sagaris | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff