The noise! Bwahahahaha

[andymadmak]

I took the newly refurbed 400 to work yesterday, it's a 130 mile round trip!

The performance is hugely improved. Mid range urge is of the "how the did I get to be going this fast, this soon?" variety now, even though I'm still running it in! I'm serious, the throttle response is just electric!
But the best bit by far is the new level and quality of the noise! Wowowowowowow! Hard, mean, gurgling howling. The beast always used to turn heads, but last night I actually made someone drop their bag of chips in terror as I squirted through Belper!

Just a bit more running in to do, and then its off for the new shocks, MOT, tune up and LE MANS!

Yeeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaa! Big Bad Wedge!

Andy

[firefox1712]

I just heard my 420 pull away when the engineers collected it to fix one or two minor items - I don't think I had heard it from the outside before - these cars do have something special, don't they?

Now you don't buy a car because of the way it sounds - but it is good! Certainly a contributory factor.

[rev-erend]

Can't wait to see it at BBWF - are you going to get
it on the rollers after it's run in.. to really see what it's putting out.

What bhp do you think it's got ?

[jmorgan]

Nice isn't it

Had the same feelings after my rebuild.

[andymadmak]

rev-erend said:

Can't wait to see it at BBWF - are you going to get it on the rollers after it's run in.. to really see what it's putting out. What bhp do you think it's got ?

Yup, I'm trying to sort out a session for next month. (time and money allowing!)

I wouldn't know what to guess as to current power output. It is a lot more powerful than it was before, and certainly much quicker than my old Chimaera 4.3!
I am actually quite shocked at the improvement.

Andy

[AM400]

I look forward to seeing/hearing it at BBWF

Cheers,

Andy

[rev-erend]

That could be the difference between real BHP and quoted and assumed TVR BHP.

Can't wait to get mine back after it's couple of mods.. only a few weeks now.. the waiting is driving me crazy

[B19 JAE]

firefox1712 said:

Now you don't buy a car because of the way it sounds -

Now thats a funny thing koz thats exactly why I bort the 350i not knowing anything abowt wedges TVRs or their "they all do that" bits dint even know wot an outrigger was dint even drive it

Now I know I piad a little over the odds, but the car has allot of history turned out to be a gud one
Best toy car I have had for years great crowd and years of fun to come