LS6 Chimaera 500

[Erich Stahler]

The car is probably familiar to folks that have been on Pistonheads for some time, but though still may be of interest to some of you, a very detailed write up on the build.

http://www.erichstahler.com/ls6-tvr-chimaera/

[Don1]

The car that first got me thinking about LS engines in a TVR.

[JLF]

This is what did it for me......... http://www.cwrcars.com/showroom/index.php/showroom...

What happened to the Titan?

[SILICONEKID346HP]

That is an old build ,things have moved on since then .It only made 390 hp

Edited by SILICONEKID346HP on Monday 7th April 21:54

[flyingdutchie]

To be honest, the styling of the Titan is very Kitcar like. If they wouls have hired someone who knows what lines there are to follow, the car would be far more attractive. Not with borrowed taillights and so on.... My opinion.

[macdeb]

SILICONEKID346HP said:

That is an old build ,things have moved on since then .It only made 390 hp

Edited by SILICONEKID346HP on Monday 7th April 21:54

Still, nearly fifty more though eh?

[brett84]

sorry but that Titan looks amazing mechanically and I'm sure a great build, but I just think it looks ugly

[Walford]

macdeb said:

SILICONEKID346HP said:

That is an old build ,things have moved on since then .It only made 390 hp

Edited by SILICONEKID346HP on Monday 7th April 21:54

Still, nearly fifty more though eh?

These engines can take 10,000 miles to loosen up, then run for another 100,000+

[JLF]

brett84 said:

sorry but that Titan looks amazing mechanically and I'm sure a great build, but I just think it looks ugly

When I saw it at the Classic Car Show I was impressed. Looked good IMO. What really did it for me was the 400+ bhp or the 500+ LS7. The thought of that power in a car that weight. Then when I went out in the TopCat Racing t350 I was truely sold........on the engine not the Titan

[JLF]

Did they ever sell a Titan?

[jellison]

SILICONEKID346HP said:

That is an old build ,things have moved on since then .It only made 390 hp

Edited by SILICONEKID346HP on Monday 7th April 21:54

It made the 405 it said on the boot lid (2004 - Z06) when I remapped it for 99 octane and it had more miles on it when it had more miles on it. Top end was bloody nuts, you really did not need much over 5500 for it to just waste anything.

It ain't all about power.

I was looking at the extreme Norris Design 1000+bhp Evo Time attack thing today (pointless), 3 sec's slower round knockhill than a BTCC car with a 330bhp and 2 less driven wheels........!

My current one has a good bit more power / torque (or a nice fat carb), weighs less with 5.5" less wheelbase. Things move....!

[m4tti]

jellison said:

I was looking at the extreme Norris Design 1000+bhp Evo Time attack thing today (pointless), 3 sec's slower round knockhill than a BTCC car with a 330bhp and 2 less driven wheels........!

Theres something fundamentally wrong with the setup of it then, or the driver isn't on par with the BTCC driver. DTM cars have a fair bit more power than BTCC and they lap Brandshatch massively quicker than BTCC and only marginally slower than an F1 car.

[jellison]

m4tti said:

jellison said:

I was looking at the extreme Norris Design 1000+bhp Evo Time attack thing today (pointless), 3 sec's slower round knockhill than a BTCC car with a 330bhp and 2 less driven wheels........!

Theres something fundamentally wrong with the setup of it then, or the driver isn't on par with the BTCC driver. DTM cars have a fair bit more power than BTCC and they lap Brandshatch massively quicker than BTCC and only marginally slower than an F1 car.

He did look fairly useless through the middle of the corner, no real commitment (his site is all about how much power they can get for the motor....).

Then you compare it with this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FuGWHIy4E4&li... (maybe about 170bhp) but the guy knows what is doing

[griff 200]

I guess that guy knows that car inside out as he seems to drive it well . So relaxed he had time to make tea down the straight looking at his watch ect. As you say power is not the only answer to fun. My latest project has aprox 340hp six speed and rev to 8000 thou so will be enough for a rank amateur to drive. Thanks for the vid. Richard

[jellison]

Richard - what number is your Griff?

Any pic?

Off to GW Breakfast in mine tomorrow.

[rigga]

JLF said:

Did they ever sell a Titan?

Speaking to one of the guys there the other week, its been "put on the back burner for now "
So going nowhere currently, shame as I like it, but its a limited market.

[macdeb]

Walford said:

These engines can take 10,000 miles to loosen up, then run for another 100,000+

I know, my comment was aimed at Daz.

[Slow M]

jellison said:

He did look fairly useless through the middle of the corner, no real commitment (his site is all about how much power they can get for the motor....).

Then you compare it with this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FuGWHIy4E4&li... (maybe about 170bhp) but the guy knows what is doing

Beautiful to watch!!!

Best,
B.