LAST CALL!!!! SP6 Rolling Road day........

[billynomates]

nelly1 said:

Around midday kickoff - if we get there for about 11ish, we could slip off for a quick half somewhere? Charlie reckons we'll do about 4 cars / hour, so the blat home should commence about 3-4ish

OK see you there...

As for the blat home .. won't be much of one for me..I'm about 15 mins away at a snails pace from Chars gaff

[whitey]

Nelly1. Can you get people to list the build dates and original spec of their cars? ie Red Rose/S/3.6/4.0 etc and if it has had the engine re-build, then to what specification and when? Even to add engine mileage, when last valve clearances checked and catted or decatted would help.

The reason being we all unofficially know TVR have continuously improved the engines, so it will be interesting to see if the BHP has varied over the years. Indeed recently they changed the 405/6 bhp quote for the S/Sagaris spec engine down to 380 bhp. I believe this to be purely due to magazines/customers beginning to rolling road the engines.

For interest, my 2001 Red Rose rebuild got 339bhp and 291 ft torque in Sept 2005 on the SRR. 17000 miles since rebuild and recent valve clearances, running cats.

Will be interesting to see what it's like when I get it back from the factory with the latest Tuscan S/Sagaris spec engine. Hence why I cannot make it on Saturday!

cheers
Whitey

>> Edited by whitey on Sunday 16th April 11:57

[nelly1]

whitey said:

Can you get people to list the build dates and original spec of their cars? ie Red Rose/S/3.6/4.0 etc and if it has had the engine re-build, then to what specification and when? Even to add engine mileage, when last valve clearances checked and catted or decatted would help. The reason being we all unofficially know TVR have continuously improved the engines, so it will be interesting to see if the BHP has varied over the years. Indeed recently they changed the 405/6 bhp quote for the S/Sagaris spec engine down to 380 bhp. I believe this to be purely due to magazines/customers beginning to rolling road the engines.

I'll try and get as much info. as possible, but I don't think spec / dates / etc will give the whole picture.

There are a whole plethora of things that could knock back an engines performance - weak spark / dodgy plugs/leads / faulty sensor(s) / throttle pots / air leaks / compression / loose earth / poor connections / and so on.

These could apply to any engine of any spec in any car, and the fact that we'll have such a small sample size (!) means the figures won't be truly representative.

At the end of the day, it's just a bit of fun...and I don't really want this to turn into something that will just add to the SP6 debate.....Lord knows there's enough sh*t flying around already

Neill

[whitey]

nelly1 said:

At the end of the day, it's just a bit of fun...and I don't really want this to turn into something that will just add to the SP6 debate.....Lord knows there's enough sh*t flying around already Neill

Either do I, just think this will be a good opportunity to see if BHP outputs have varied over the years etc

Just wish I could attend with my car

cheers
Andrew

[nelly1]

Andrew

Never mind mate - there's always next time!

Who knows....after this one, maybe a few more owners will get curious and gain the courage / trust in their cars to have a go......

Here's hoping.....

Neill

[vixpy1]

Hi,

Here is the running order for the Speed six day day on Sat. Please note we have MOVED from our last location and are now on the old Chobham/Longross MOD facility. Map on the website. Do not use Satnav to find us, you will get lost!

This however has some drawbacks, we are only allowed 4 cars outside the unit at any one time, so all the others will have to go in the big carpark just outside the security barrier, its only 50 meters from the unit and you can walk in to the unit. The plan is to have the 4 cars for every hour in the estate at any one time.

Everything is covered by CCTV which is monitored by the security staff 24 hours a day, please please please don't wander off around the estate! It is still a secure site with sensitive MOD stuff going on in the testtrack, they take the security very seriously! Also, no dougnuts in the car park please unless of the jam variety.

If anyone is in the wrong time bracket please let me know and i will sort it.

11am
Nelly1................Tuscan S
Billynomates........Tuscan
JasperJ..............Sagaris
Drum4it2............Tuscan S

12am
Rev-erend.........T350C
PTOTY.............Tamora (prov.)
Andyvdg...........Tuscan 2 S
Mclark..............Sagaris

1am
Rottey(Austec)...Tamora
Darty................Tuscan S
Dartys mate........V8 TVR
RUSSELLM..........Cerb 4.2 (maybe)

You are welcome to turb up earlier or later than your slot and watch, but please leave you car in the main car park

Charlie

www.surreyrollingroad.co.uk

>> Edited by vixpy1 on Thursday 13th April 13:53

[drum4it2]

sorry guys... can't make it - I have to work - and before you sound off at me again Neil, I'm in the middle of the biggest contract I've ever had & I'm really up against it...

Have fun everyone & I hope you'll be posting the results on here!

[nelly1]

Ok Mate - thanks for letting me know.

Don't work too hard mind!

Are you up for the next Ruby night BTW?

ATB

Neill

[rev-erend]

OK CU there..

[darty]

As I'm down for the third slot, I will probably get there for about 11:30ish. Hope thats OK. See you all tomorrow.

Darty

[RUSSELLM]

It's touch & go whether my car gets there or not Neill. My starter motor that's been in all of two weeks, has just let me down.

After a few attempts it burst in to life & just about managed to fire the engine up..

I've since parked it on a hill, to try it again & nothing, so I bump started it.

I've now reversed it on to my drive facing downhill & it's turning over again.

I'm going to put the battery on charge and see how it goes.

I'll mail you my mobile over in case you need me to confirm.

I find it very hard to book anything in advance of more than a minute with this car.

I've booked a driving holiday to Italy in July & I just know I'm going to end up going in my van

[drum4it2]

nelly1 said:

Ok Mate - thanks for letting me know. Don't work too hard mind! Are you up for the next Ruby night BTW? ATB Neill

I will be at the curry night... spoke to Roger about it last night, not sure who else is coming? You could invite a couple of lads from the rolling road meet???

Again, sorry I can't make it but I have a big Tender that's due in on the 20th & I still have a few days work to put in to get it done etc etc.. will reveal all at the Curry-Up!

drive safe!!

[darty]

Neill/Charlie,

Thanks for arranging the event today. Turned out to be a good laugh, and all the cars performed WITHOUT any problems... Its a shame a few more people did not make it... At least one satified customer anyway.

Cheers,

Darty

[andyvdg]

Interesting set of results. Here's mine :-

bhp/torque wheel 291/235, est. flywheel 350/285, miles 5100, Tuscan MkII S

I've no idea how accurate the flywheel estimate is supposed to be.
My AFR was about 12.5 until about 6000rpm, then bounced between 12 and 13
It also had a dip under 12 around 4000 rpm.

Cheers,

Andy.

[nelly1]

Hi y'all!

Firstly....many thanks to everyone that attended today - sorry we had to turn so many away....no-one expected such a HUGE turnout!

OK - that's the sarcasm out of the way

So....to the SIX guys that did turn up....

Five SP6's, lowest 343Bhp, highest 367Bhp (take a Chris!) - all within a metaphorical gnats of each other.

It was great to see nothing blew up / seized / etc - indeed it was nice to see the cobwebs being blown out of the exhausts of certain cars

...I don't know..."never taken mine over 6500rpm!"...yeah, right...I heard how you took off down the road mate!!...

Special thanks go out to Charlie, who took time out from his salvage business to sort us out......Mate - I think you should try www.carsfoundinswamps.com for more 'bargains'

Anyhoo...here's the graph from mine.....



Obviously there's something wrong with it - not being the highest of the day.....mutter, mutter...

Oh....and huge thanks to Darty's mate in his Chim - right on the money mate!
...still think it sounded too quiet though...and there might be something wrong with your fuel pump - should it be making that whirring noise???

Also - cheers to Rev-erend - shame you forgot which car you were supposed to be in....


>> Edited by nelly1 on Saturday 15th April 22:06

[vixpy1]

nelly1 said:

Special thanks go out to Charlie, who took time out from his salvage business to sort us out......Mate - I think you should try www.carsfoundinswamps.com for more 'bargains'

I fixed it with a screwdriver!

Thanks all for coming down

[nelly1]

vixpy1 said:

I fixed it with a screwdriver!

You mean all that mould came off with a screwdriver....??



...did sound sweet though!

[vixpy1]

nelly1 said:

vixpy1 said: I fixed it with a screwdriver! You mean all that mould came off with a screwdriver....?? ...did sound sweet though!

We took the fairy liquid to it this afternoon and it all came off

[Frik]

vixpy1 said:

We took the fairy liquid to it this afternoon and it all came off

You didn't actually need the Marigold's though...

[whitey]

Interesting results there.

Darty is your engine still on it's 2002 S first build? Is it standard? Who tunes it and when was it last done? That must be the highest the SRR has seen on a Speed 6?

cheers
Whitey