TVR Power 4.3 here I come - great deal!

[SergSC]

When I spoke with Dom some months ago re servicing up here at Dreadnought (Claire), that didnt seem to pose any issue at all. I hope its not written in stone and tlhat when my time comes there can be an exception. If not then more options on the table (if any of them allow that, minus the tainted one of course...).
The issue is the ~£200 for the roundtrip petrol to get to the 'approved' service as well as the huge inconvenience of it.

Anyway forgot to say, Congrats!

[Andy_mr2sc]

Sixty miles is not too far to travel. Where I live it would be 400+ mile round trip and a day off work. If I had to leave the car there and pick it up another day that would be a huge cost for the sake of an oil and filter change!
If power would agree for a recognised local (ie Dan Taylor for me at 40m away) to at least do the basic 6k service that would be a great benefit. Having built the engine and having their name on it, I could understand if they insisted on carrying out the 12k where the cam cover has to be removed.

[TV8]

Have a chat with Dan and the people doing the work. When I was looking at a car from a dealer who gives a good warranty if they did the servicing they were happy to work something out with Dan.

[billynobrakes]

chris watton said:

OK, after wanting this since buying my Tam, I have finally booked my car in for the upgrade.

After seeing the TVR Power link on Facebook, about the group buy, and the potential to save almost £1k on normal price, I made sure I grovelled and squirmed enough for my wife to agree - and she did (albeit slightly begrudgingly..)!

This is the deal:
http://www.powersperformance.co.uk/news/slug/power...

"POWERS PERFORMANCE 2015 GROUP BUY
4.3 SPEED SIX REBUILD

INCLUDES:
DRIVE IN DRIVE OUT 4.3 ENGINE UPGRADE (NORMALLY £8398)
UPGRADE STARTER MOTOR (NORMALLY £270)
UPGRADE INJECTORS (NORMALLY £684)
£8400 INC VAT"

I will also b having new cats, alloy rad, silicon and SS hoses, possible engine mounts, alternator and belt, clutch, flywheel and slave cylinder, and new speed transducer (as mine doesn't work at all now - been stuck on around 30k for a while...)

I have no doubt I shall love it for when the sun finally arrives.

Well done Chris I knew you would give in, you will be more than happy with the 4.3

As far as the warranty goes your lucky you only live a few miles away and can get it serviced there with out too much trouble so you can have the 100,000 miles warranty which is as many years as it takes to reach 100,000 miles

Or 5 years unlimited mileage warranty if serviced at other TVR garages such as Andy said Dan Taylor which is not far from him or me

So you have the choice if you want to have it serviced at Doms its 100,000 or at say Dan Taylors 5 year unlimited mileage

Andy also what the terms and condition of the warranty is its not yearly service its every 6000 miles so if you only do 3000 miles a year you don't have to get it serviced till it reaches 6000 miles

Hope that clears up the warranty side of things, I have had my Griff engine rebuilt there and picked her up last Saturday got a train from Sittingbourne to Coventry cost me £17.50

[chris watton]

billynobrakes said:

Well done Chris I knew you would give in, you will be more than happy with the 4.3

As far as the warranty goes your lucky you only live a few miles away and can get it serviced there with out too much trouble so you can have the 100,000 miles warranty which is as many years as it takes to reach 100,000 miles

Or 5 years unlimited mileage warranty if serviced at other TVR garages such as Andy said Dan Taylor which is not far from him or me

So you have the choice if you want to have it serviced at Doms its 100,000 or at say Dan Taylors 5 year unlimited mileage

Andy also what the terms and condition of the warranty is its not yearly service its every 6000 miles so if you only do 3000 miles a year you don't have to get it serviced till it reaches 6000 miles

Hope that clears up the warranty side of things, I have had my Griff engine rebuilt there and picked her up last Saturday got a train from Sittingbourne to Coventry cost me £17.50

The itch wouldn't go away, and when that link for the group buy offer was posted, I had little choice but to scratch it.

Can't really afford it right now, so have gone down the route of getting a small loan to cover some of it. At £8.4K including the starter, injectors and VAT, which means a total on around £9k altogether for Dom fitting all the parts I have already bought (including a new speed transducer supplied by Power), it was too much of a good offer to pass up. I was always anticipating around £12k..

I think that after this, I will finally have the car how I want it - Perhaps later I may get the larger brakes and perhaps a CR box, but for now, I am happy!

[Andy_mr2sc]

Have you run it in yet Gary? Haha
With all these conversions being done I feel a 4, 4.3, 4.5, FFF shootout coming on.... May just convince me to spend some hard earned!

[Pursyluv]

Chris, is the post-running in mapping an additional cost or is that included in the figure quoted?

I'm so tempted to do this, but my 3.6 has just been given a clean bill of health and dyno'd 363bhp, I was sort of hoping for "issues" to crop up that warranted a new engine but no such luck (as yet).

I don't do Facebook.......makes me wonder what other TVR related deals I miss out on.

[chris watton]

Pursyluv said:

Chris, is the post-running in mapping an additional cost or is that included in the figure quoted?

I'm so tempted to do this, but my 3.6 has just been given a clean bill of health and dyno'd 363bhp, I was sort of hoping for "issues" to crop up that warranted a new engine but no such luck (as yet).

I don't do Facebook.......makes me wonder what other TVR related deals I miss out on.

I am not 100% sure, but I don't think the 4.3 has the post-running in mapping as standard - that is for the 4.5 and 5 litre - I think.

You have a very healthy output there!

I think, and I have thought long and hard over this, the 4.3 will be perfect for my Tamora, as I enjoy it most on the twisties. Top speed isn't so important, especially for the open top Tam. I am sure there would be massive problems with the roof flying off (if no extra securing clips haven't been added) past certain speeds. So the peace of mind and better drivabilty/reliability of the 4.3 at (slightly) lower speeds is important to me, especially when I want to drive the Tam to Italy later this year.

You can actually sign up to the TVR Power newsfeed from their site.

[Don1]

Andy_mr2sc said:

Have you run it in yet Gary? Haha
With all these conversions being done I feel a 4, 4.3, 4.5, FFF shootout coming on.... May just convince me to spend some hard earned!

Tried, failed. Closest we have done was 3x Sagaris on the track at the Supercar event event a few years ago. The original Sag was miles behind, the 4.5 had far more low down, but at the top the FFF was closing it at a very large rate of knots.

OP, enjoy! That's a nice little deal Doms put together.

[Zippee]

Pursyluv said:

Chris, is the post-running in mapping an additional cost or is that included in the figure quoted?

I'm so tempted to do this, but my 3.6 has just been given a clean bill of health and dyno'd 363bhp, I was sort of hoping for "issues" to crop up that warranted a new engine but no such luck (as yet).

I don't do Facebook.......makes me wonder what other TVR related deals I miss out on.

The 4.3 shouldn't require any post build mapping, thats more the 4.5 IIRC.
My 3.6 gave a similar level of power to yours and was no slouch so I wouldn't worry too much I see the 4.3 as a big improvement, especially in low down torque and well worth the 3-4 grand over a standard rebuild should you be having to spend the money. However, is it worth the 9k without actually needing a rebuild? IMHO it isn't, wait till you need to have it done unless you have moey to spare.

As for the warranty, Dom has a number of trusted Indies that he will let service the engines and for that you get a 5 year unlimited mileage warranty, if he services it it becomes time unlimited.
End of my 5 years I'll likely take it along to Dom for an inspection and buy an additional warranty from him.

Chris - enjoy it - the torque is addictive.

[Pursyluv]

Chris, now signed up to Powers newsletter, can't wait for that interest free engine deal to come through!

Tony, yes you're right, I'll follow my head and continue to enjoy the engine as it is.

[billynobrakes]

I think that after this, I will finally have the car how I want it - Perhaps later I may get the larger brakes and perhaps a CR box, but for now, I am happy!

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Well done that man , you will notice the difference immediately, its not a revvy engine but the torque makes it so much easier to drive as it just burbles along a bit like a V8 but when you hit the loud peddle she flies

You don't need a re-map on the 4.3 only the 4.5 Dom says its to optimize the engine, after mine was re-mapped it is kicking out 141BHP and 368Lb Ft of Torque which does me just fine

If you could stretch to bigger 330mm discs, its worth it as they are so much better than the 280mm discs

Mines back in the body shop for a bit of snagging and while its in there I am getting the backs of the seats sprayed black as they are a funny silver colour and they don,t match the car since I had it re-trimmed with black carpets, I adapted bonnet stay so that the bonnet opens up more and just get that tidied up while its in body shop then I am done

We will have to meet up one day for once yours is done

[billynobrakes]

Have you run it in yet Gary? Haha
With all these conversions being done I feel a 4, 4.3, 4.5, FFF shootout coming on.... May just convince me to spend some hard earned!

Yep all run in now and managed to get 50MPH out of her and bigger brakes so it stops much better

You already have Doms 4.0 why not stick with that or was watching me catch you up in your rear view mirror that made you think about spending some of that money under your bed, I can't get you to open your wallet and come on a few trips

[Collingbroon]

SergSC said:

"100000 mileage warranty if serviced in house"? Is this new? Not great if you live in Scotland

Don't let it put you off getting it done! I make the journey down from Aberdeen once a year for a service on the 4.3. Dom will get it done in a day if your coming from so far away. I quite enjoy the journey once I get going.

[chris watton]

billynobrakes said:

Well done that man , you will notice the difference immediately, its not a revvy engine but the torque makes it so much easier to drive as it just burbles along a bit like a V8 but when you hit the loud peddle she flies

You don't need a re-map on the 4.3 only the 4.5 Dom says its to optimize the engine, after mine was re-mapped it is kicking out 141BHP and 368Lb Ft of Torque which does me just fine

If you could stretch to bigger 330mm discs, its worth it as they are so much better than the 280mm discs

Mines back in the body shop for a bit of snagging and while its in there I am getting the backs of the seats sprayed black as they are a funny silver colour and they don,t match the car since I had it re-trimmed with black carpets, I adapted bonnet stay so that the bonnet opens up more and just get that tidied up while its in body shop then I am done

We will have to meet up one day for once yours is done

Yes, definitely!
My seat backs were also silver when I bought mine, and had them changed back to black when I had my re-trim back in May.
I hope mine pumps out a little more than 141bhp though!

I think the next thing (after this) is to get some new rubber and then have my rock ‘ard Nitrons sorted – but for now, I am like a 12 year old coming up to Christmas again!

Also, after this outlay, any other changes/mods will seem like small change.
To me, doing stuff like this is more fun than buying a brand new car – buying a middling Tamora that looked tired inside and slowly making it my own and how I want it.

I must also say that my wife is brilliant! How she puts up with my childish wants, I don't know!


Yes, definitely!

[Andy_mr2sc]

141hp Gary?? That must be dissapointing!
I'm pulling my gearbox out so I can rebuild it next week and while its out the suspension is getting some serious work done. After I've got the thing to change gear without crunching and I get it to stop trying to kill me when three figure cornering I'll look at the engine. I think a management change is first on the list to smooth out all the hiccups and squeeze a bit more power. The engine itself still seems really strong so I don't have the 'needs a rebuild anyway' excuse at the moment!

[mk1fan]

Tempting. This or a Wedge / Taimar / [2nd] S3C. 1st world problems are the worst!

[chris watton]

Could someone recommend the best sticky tyres to get, for when the 4.3 is run in?

[Andy_mr2sc]

Running Toyo R1Rs at the moment. Almost as sticky as 888s but with a bit more tread to deal with puddles!

[mk1fan]

Dry fast road, all weather, track?

I rate my Uniroyal Rainsport 3. They have performed well on a few trackdays to.

Toyo T1S are rated too.

if you're only going to be dry running how about Federal 595 RS-R would be worth a look.