Aurelius's question No 1
Discussion
Dollyman1850 said:
V6Pushfit said:
Yes I'm surprised -what engine did you have and how was it wrecked?
Probably a slightly warmed over vixen!! 
Haha. So owners of the roadgoing variety with less than 150HP (so 95%) should be fine with the standard GT6 diff. Otherwise its like telling a DeLorean owner they arent any good without this mod:
Something's got to be the weakest link in the drive train and for the Vixen it's highly likely to be the diff. That said, the old Triumph unit is still readily available, cheap as chips and only takes an a couple of hours to swap if you bust it. I fully accept that for competition work you don't want something that you know to be fragile but for road work I can't see the problem, even if your engine is punching out a bit more power than the original Truimph 6 pot. As a young lad I had a mk2 GT6 (not the best handling car I've ever driven) and I did my best to break it but failed miserably. A bus finished it off in the end! I guess if you have a hot engine and are hell bent on pulling away with lots of wheel spin on every occasion then you may well have to think about your diff choice. For me it's not an issue.
Dollyman1850 said:
V6Pushfit said:
Yes I'm surprised -what engine did you have and how was it wrecked?
Probably a slightly warmed over vixen!! More folk were getting on with running their day to day transport, fewer folk trying to prove they knew "stuff"
Never mind eh.
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 29th November 18:59
Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 29th November 20:10
TVRMs said:
Dollyman1850 said:
V6Pushfit said:
Yes I'm surprised -what engine did you have and how was it wrecked?
Probably a slightly warmed over vixen!! The spitfire diff is as weak as dishwater. That said it will always be plenty strong enough for cars which are infrequently used…
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V6Pushfit said:
TVRMs said:
folk trying to prove they knew "stuff"
Yes it's a dangerous thing here giving an opinion when there's someone that 'knows' different 
It lunched it's diff. That wasn't an opinion.
It wasn't/isn't unusual and that seems to be backed up by others after my post?
If you have other experience, why not share it?
Maybe I'm becoming paranoid, but it seems everything I post you snipe at. I'm a simple being and I react - sorry.
If you have a problem with me, please let me know. I can be considered as well as sarcastic and if I know there is a problem I can temper my responses, probably to the benefit of the forum
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 30th November 07:08
V6Pushfit said:
I said the GT6 diff is fine on my Vixen which is correct, that's all. Your opinion that I was purporting to 'know stuff' and being patronising just because you believe otherwise isn't necessary.
Anyway moving on
I don't recollect you mentioning your Vixen, and I always thought you were a V6 person - as I don't think I know you.Anyway moving on
The back to the future snipe tipped me over the edge in terms of folk being patronising.
Happy to move on and don't want to have the last word.
When i got my Vixen my Friend locally who drove a Vixen as his daily driver in the 70s and had to change his a few times and like David y rummaged through scrap yards (oh i wish they still existed) and got replacements.
He warned me that they where a weak point.
I said well if it goes it goes just fit another.
As most know my Vixen gets good use and not exactly slow driving and about 8000 miles in my care and so far no issues.
I spoke with Alan bell last night who re built her 7 years ago and he just fitted what came with the car but added an oil drain point and good quality oil.
It may well have been uprated inside but Alan does not know he just fitted new seals.
Some drive there cars trying not to break them however i tend to drive the opposite if it brakes then i have had the fun paid the price and move on.
Maybe in period there was a lot of rubbish Diffs out there and as they re built them or later ones they where improved who knows but i dont hear of many breaking them these days but most cars are not getting a lot of use Sadly.
Andrew
He warned me that they where a weak point.
I said well if it goes it goes just fit another.
As most know my Vixen gets good use and not exactly slow driving and about 8000 miles in my care and so far no issues.
I spoke with Alan bell last night who re built her 7 years ago and he just fitted what came with the car but added an oil drain point and good quality oil.
It may well have been uprated inside but Alan does not know he just fitted new seals.
Some drive there cars trying not to break them however i tend to drive the opposite if it brakes then i have had the fun paid the price and move on.
Maybe in period there was a lot of rubbish Diffs out there and as they re built them or later ones they where improved who knows but i dont hear of many breaking them these days but most cars are not getting a lot of use Sadly.
Andrew
The DeLorean pic certainly made me smile, as did the comment regarding me putting my diff into a bus! What didn't amuse me is the constant trend on this forum for folks to rubbish other peoples views. Of course we won't agree, it would be boring as hell if we did but surely we can all respect the fact that people come to classic TVR from many different angles and therefore will have contrasting experiences and opinions.
Does it really matter that much that some only want to preserve and polish whilst others want to modify and race? Opinions and views are never right or wrong, they are just opinions but its a shame that some of us feel we constantly have to tread on egg shells for fear of getting ridiculed.
One of the joys of a forum like this should be about helping those who might be new to old TVRs and have a problem, or who are looking for ideas and are looking for an opportunity to be able to openly share their own experiences and aspirations for their car. It shouldn't matter if you are hugely experienced and an engineering wizard, or if like me you are an enthusiastic amateur and are relatively new to the marque. Perhaps we might encourage others to be more involved in sharing their own experiences if we were a tad more inclusive on this forum. God, I'm turning into my Dad!
Does it really matter that much that some only want to preserve and polish whilst others want to modify and race? Opinions and views are never right or wrong, they are just opinions but its a shame that some of us feel we constantly have to tread on egg shells for fear of getting ridiculed.
One of the joys of a forum like this should be about helping those who might be new to old TVRs and have a problem, or who are looking for ideas and are looking for an opportunity to be able to openly share their own experiences and aspirations for their car. It shouldn't matter if you are hugely experienced and an engineering wizard, or if like me you are an enthusiastic amateur and are relatively new to the marque. Perhaps we might encourage others to be more involved in sharing their own experiences if we were a tad more inclusive on this forum. God, I'm turning into my Dad!
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