Power Performance strut brace...

[Ed]

Anyone fitted one of these http://www.powersperformance.co.uk/store/slug/chas...

If so, any noticeable difference over the standard transmission plate?

Ed

[Ed]

Ed said:

Anyone fitted one of these http://www.powersperformance.co.uk/store/slug/chas...

If so, any noticeable difference over the standard transmission plate?

Ed

Anyone?

[Don1]

No, but I like it (I added extra bracing to the old LS Tamora though. It helped).

[ceejay]

One like this on the t350 racer, just lighter than original.

[BuzzBillsberry]

Indeed lighter but reduced rigidity. Only worth while if racing or sprinting etc.

Buzz

[m4tti]

BuzzBillsberry said:

Indeed lighter but reduced rigidity. Only worth while if racing or sprinting etc.

Buzz

Huh it's creating a triangulated structure. It will add rigidity.

Edited by m4tti on Saturday 16th April 18:34

[Sagi Badger]

Excuse the poor quality photo but here is a little something I made, and yes it does make a difference. If you take the standard trays off you will see they often spring out of shape and will show signs of fretting around the bolt holes. The TVR chassis is essentially a channel between the front and rear suspension pick ups, it is fabricated from ERW with the bottom rails being rectangular, they twist quite easily compared to round tube and given that the only bracing is on the sides and over the top the whole thing twists as it is a three sided shape. After fitting these the car didn't creak as much and feels a whole lot stiffer, it is now a four sided shape. I drilled close tolerance holes and used thicker material on the tabs, the anti roll bar straps are made from mild steel the tubes are all ERW the "three hole ears" are just to use a bolt hole up either side...

Next mod is to add weld on bushes to the chassis and increase the amount and size of bracing, next year..

J

[Ed]

Sagi Badger said:

Excuse the poor quality photo but here is a little something I made, and yes it does make a difference. If you take the standard trays off you will see they often spring out of shape and will show signs of fretting around the bolt holes. The TVR chassis is essentially a channel between the front and rear suspension pick ups, it is fabricated from ERW with the bottom rails being rectangular, they twist quite easily compared to round tube and given that the only bracing is on the sides and over the top the whole thing twists as it is a three sided shape. After fitting these the car didn't creak as much and feels a whole lot stiffer, it is now a four sided shape. I drilled close tolerance holes and used thicker material on the tabs, the anti roll bar straps are made from mild steel the tubes are all ERW the "three hole ears" are just to use a bolt hole up either side...

Next mod is to add weld on bushes to the chassis and increase the amount and size of bracing, next year..

J

Wow, that is a pretty serious piece of kit.

[mk1fan]

I spoke to Powers about this. They made it up as a couple of cars came in without the factory trays. Was told if the factory tray is fitted then it wasn't a big upgrade.