Engine bay

Engine bay

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DVR V8

Original Poster:

544 posts

223 months

Wednesday 26th June 2024
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I have deleted my initial message from this topic.

Edited by DVR V8 on Saturday 13th July 09:42

TR4man

5,371 posts

186 months

Wednesday 26th June 2024
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You have set the bar too high!

There won’t be many whose engine bays look as well as your’s does. I’d be interested to learn how you keep it so pristine.

Harvy500

316 posts

22 months

Thursday 27th June 2024
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BritishTvr450

491 posts

11 months

Thursday 27th June 2024
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Cue Matthew Poxon’s car. thumbup

grahambone

28 posts

294 months

Thursday 27th June 2024
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MisterT

325 posts

238 months

Thursday 27th June 2024
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BritishTvr450

491 posts

11 months

Thursday 27th June 2024
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Other than the top picture all three below that are running later Ecu and ignition systems using coil packs, trigger wheels etc.

In answer to your question yes.
Better reliability, better use of advance ignition and fuelling equalling more power where you need and use it all though overall hp won’t increase very much.
On my Chim using later Ecu I have more torque and better throttle control = linear power curve.
As I had mine mapped using cat and it’s emissions are low to the point one MOT chap ( non TVR experience ) considered it must be running lean. biggrin
This was based on his experience of older RV8 based cars presumably operating on CUX.
I started my car for the first time in over a year yesterday and it instantly fired up and ran clean and smooth as it’s ever done.
If it’s a keeper and you feel the cars worth the investment it’s possibly the best work you can have done for longevity similar to a complete body off chassis repair.
All in my humble opinion of course but for me later Ecu transform the car in a way few other mods can.

macdeb

8,643 posts

267 months

Friday 28th June 2024
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This was mine, miss that car.

Johno

8,546 posts

294 months

Saturday 29th June 2024
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MisterT said:
I don’t remember noticing a serp setup without a tensioner before, interesting to see.

MisterT

325 posts

238 months

Saturday 29th June 2024
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Johno said:
I don’t remember noticing a serp setup without a tensioner before, interesting to see.
It’s a John Eales alternator bracket with a small rose jointed adjuster

Johno

8,546 posts

294 months

Saturday 29th June 2024
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MisterT said:
Johno said:
I don’t remember noticing a serp setup without a tensioner before, interesting to see.
It’s a John Eales alternator bracket with a small rose jointed adjuster
That prompted my memory of them ….

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Hadn’t seen one installed in a long time.