Modification table
No. | Owner | Model | Engine mods | BHP | Torque | Other modifications | Favourite mod | Least impressed with |
1 | MarkTVRchim | 400 | 6.2 Supercharged LSA | 626 | 640 | Sportmotive Evolution Chassis, all new running gear including T56 Magnum 6 speed gearbox, Spider alloys | The whole package is like driving a new car | The few remaining original parts left on the car |
2 | db484bhpv8 | 450 | 4.6 crossbolted block, top hat liners, 400 pistons, CR 10:1, worked 500 heads, typhoon cam, full decat with clivef Y piece, MS2, 72mm plenum, ported inlet, blended trumpet base, 2 stage nitrous oxide. | 329 NA, 484 with nitrous | 330 NA, 550 with nitrous | Nitrons, 3.08:1 BTR, SP12s, RS3s, Mickey Thompsons for the strip | N2O | So called 'experts' |
3 | Macdeb | 450 | Lots of bling stuff and a turbo. | 458 | 554 | Even more blingy stuff | Turbo | life before turbo |
4 | Richard 858 | 450 | All cats removed, Shortened & radiused induction trumpets, Rotrex C38 Supercharger c/w Intercooler, Bosch "Green Giant" 440cc injectors, Plenum insulator & spacer, Alloy radiator, Larger Bosch AFM (still on Lucas 14CUX, single coil & distributor), Powerspark 8.5mm HT leads & uprated fuel pump, OBP 1 litre oil catch tank, Clive Ford stainless 'Y' piece | 430 | 425 | Nitron Racing Red adjustable shocks, WMS 4 pot front brakes c/w 300mm vented discs, HiSpec 2 pot rear brakes c/w 300mm vented discs, Stainless braided clutch & brake hoses all round, Lupo headlight conversion, 16" Imolas all round, Intatrim OdysseyII seats c/w Sabelt 3 point road legal harness | All | None |
5 | Phazed | 550 | 5.5 V8D engine built by Rob Robertson. Top hated large journal block Cross bolted, Special stroker crank, Cat 6" steel H beam forged rods, ARP bolts, Forged Diamond pistons, Total Seal gapless rings, 404 solid camshaft, Solid lifters, Yelled Terra roller rockers, ACT Triple plenum and trumpet base, Stage 4 ported heads, 10.5 :1 Comp, Ported and polished inlet manifold, 30lb Accell Injectors, JE alternator bracket, P38 coil pack, Accel 8mm leads, McLeod 10.5" clutch, (rated to 350 horses, hmm), Forged Mcleod lightweight alloy flywheel, Decatted, ACT Y piece, Larger Pipercross filter, Megasquirt 2 & new engine harness | 384 | 430 | Aaron alloy radiator, 34 row Oil cooler, Wideband gauge, Nitron Pro 46mm Dampers for track with Eibach 500/400 Springs, GAZ Monos for road with, Eibach 450/400 Springs, 5 stud conversion, RL7 wheels, 17" all found with R1Rs for road, RL7 wheels 17" & 18" with R888s for track, Braided hoses, Tuscan 4 pot big brake conversion with DS2500 pads, Thicker 25mm & 19mm ARBs fitted, Superflex ARB bushes, Mondeo estate rear rose joint drop links, Civic front drop links, Superflex Polyurethane bushes all round, TR Lane roll bar, Converted to electric/hydraulic PS pump, (pug 106), Series 2 Elise seats, Additional vents to front valance | Proper seats | Ashtrays |
6 | Longbaz383bhp | 500 | Smooth bore induction, 72mm plenum, carbon trumpets, clive y piece, pre cats out, 50shot of Nos. | 383 | 440 | Gaz shocks. Mickey T’s | NOS | Gaz shocks |
7 | ChimpOnGas | 400 | ACT de-cat Y Piece, Pe-cats removed, Lightened flywheel, Uprated Helix clutch, SC-Power plenum spacer, one main throttle return spring, trumpets dropped slightly, Vectra 250cc injectors, NGK Iridium & platinum projected electrode spark plugs, plug extenders deleted, V8 Developments Stealth cam, full ACT induction kit with K&N, Canems Dual Fuel engine managements system with wasted spark ignition, Wireless AEM Lambda sensor AFR & twin EGT sensor feedback, MSD Mustang coil packs, MSD Super Conductor HT leads, MagicJet LPG injectors, Prins vaporiser | 250 | 263 | Braided brake hoses, Gaz Gold Pro coil overs, Leven drop links, ARB poly bushes, JE alternator bracket, bespoke 5 gallon petrol tank, twin 2.2 litre aluminum swirl pots, twin LPG tanks (65 litre fill), Bosch +25% volume fuel pump, BMW fuel cooler, 3200 lumen LED headlights, folding Surrey top, loads of other little things with the focus on the car being as smooth & nice to drive as possible | LPG delivering 43mpg average vs 23mpg average on petrol | Hypocrites |
10000 | Goaty Bill | 500 | Rebuilt | Enough | Enough | White Shock absorbers | None | Modifiers |