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WildfireS3 said:
Got a J reg S3, was wondering if it could be a S3C, is there any quick way I can tell? Never had to deal with Cats when I did minis.
You cannot miss them ,they are large silver foil covered cannisters set into the exhuast pipes as they curve round the front of the engine. Yours would certainly have had them fitted, although they could have been removed and then replaced with regular pipe.
I think the S3C had a different arrnagement behind the air filter. 
Ask Podie to take a photo of his and compare it to yours. (oo-er missus 
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Other than that, you can try the LSD test i.e. floor it, drop the clutch and spin the wheels, then check whether you have one or two lines of rubber.
Ask Podie to take a photo of his and compare it to yours. (oo-er missus ) Other than that, you can try the LSD test i.e. floor it, drop the clutch and spin the wheels, then check whether you have one or two lines of rubber.
RichardR said:
I think the S3C had a different arrnagement behind the air filter.
Other than that, you can try the LSD test i.e. floor it, drop the clutch and spin the wheels, then check whether you have one or two lines of rubber.
Happy to take a photo at the weekend...
So I guess if I have a CAT I have a LSD on it? Is there anyway I can test for the LSD other than the afore mentioned method of revving it and dumping the clutch?
What is the impact of having the LSD on the rear? Never driven a car with and LSD before.
I do have the S2 style bonnet.
Just want to find out if it is a S3C or not.
Podie, a pic would be really helpful. (Am I setting myself up for a nob gag?)
What is the impact of having the LSD on the rear? Never driven a car with and LSD before.
I do have the S2 style bonnet.
Just want to find out if it is a S3C or not.
Podie, a pic would be really helpful. (Am I setting myself up for a nob gag?)
Wildfire, you have an S3C bonnet! (driving/fog lamps) - bonnet didn't change until S4 (see Podie profile - he has an S4 bonnet)
And J reg means diddly squat - mine's a J and still has early S3 interior (leather dash/no leccy mirrors)
If cats are down the front as mentioned, they will be really obvious - if all you can see is pipe and joins - no cat as they stick out like sore thumb.
But you know TVR by now, there are even some S2Cs
Edited to say - Ooh... if its an S3C, there will be warning stickers somewhere warning you to keep your petrol tank away from lead!! (surely even TVR wouldn't forget that one?)
>> Edited by S3 Kieran on Tuesday 9th September 16:44
And J reg means diddly squat - mine's a J and still has early S3 interior (leather dash/no leccy mirrors)
If cats are down the front as mentioned, they will be really obvious - if all you can see is pipe and joins - no cat as they stick out like sore thumb.
But you know TVR by now, there are even some S2Cs
Edited to say - Ooh... if its an S3C, there will be warning stickers somewhere warning you to keep your petrol tank away from lead!! (surely even TVR wouldn't forget that one?)
>> Edited by S3 Kieran on Tuesday 9th September 16:44
No, deffo S4, but of course S3C bonnet with lights, does not an S3C make!!
I believe original bonnets no longer available, so replacement ones are going to be with extra light anyway - I'm now hoping for someone to gently reverse into mine so I can get the driving lamps
(You do not want to know the cost of replacing an S bonnet!)
I believe original bonnets no longer available, so replacement ones are going to be with extra light anyway - I'm now hoping for someone to gently reverse into mine so I can get the driving lamps
(You do not want to know the cost of replacing an S bonnet!)
WildfireS3 said:If i remember right i think you can test for a LSD by jacking the back of the car off the ground and turning one wheel. If the opposite wheel turns in the same direction, I think you have a LSD. If it goes in the opposite direction you have a normal diff. Think that’s right, but don't quote me.
So I guess if I have a CAT I have a LSD on it? Is there anyway I can test for the LSD other than the afore mentioned method of revving it and dumping the clutch?
S3 Kieran said:Mines an S3 with the S3C bonnet.
No, deffo S4, but of course S3C bonnet with lights, does not an S3C make!!
S3 Kieran said:This company seem to do brand new V8S bonnets (driving lamps and no air scoop in the drawing) for £750, and I've heard the figure of £1000 bandied around for a full front end respray.
Is it a lot? Can't be as much as the body.
Something like £1200 + paint + labour!
Mine is an S3C, Shnozz's old car was virtually next out of the factory and is an S3.. The two cars are very different both bonnet wise and interior layout. Mine has fewer cigarette butts 
The S3 had an airflow meter just to the left of the nearside wheel, mine just has a pair of (retrofitted) K&Ns and no meter on the end of the plenum. I think thats another way to tell the difference..
Oh, and the S3C decal on the side
The S3 had an airflow meter just to the left of the nearside wheel, mine just has a pair of (retrofitted) K&Ns and no meter on the end of the plenum. I think thats another way to tell the difference..
Oh, and the S3C decal on the side
mine is an S3C and doesn't have hydraulic tappets - I don't think any of the 2.8 or 2.9 Ford V6 engines had hydraulic tappets throughout the life of the Granada / Scorpio...?
Note that the above post has subsequently been demonstrated to be a pile of slavering pi5h... the 2.9 engine with catalysts DID in fact have hydraulic tappets, as confirmed by TVRMark (Thanks mate) so now I have to reset mine because I adjusted them didn't I?
D'oh!
>> Edited by haggishead on Sunday 14th September 08:38
Note that the above post has subsequently been demonstrated to be a pile of slavering pi5h... the 2.9 engine with catalysts DID in fact have hydraulic tappets, as confirmed by TVRMark (Thanks mate) so now I have to reset mine because I adjusted them didn't I?
D'oh!
>> Edited by haggishead on Sunday 14th September 08:38
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