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I have been on the PH forums for a long time and I own a number of TVRs but never a Chimaera. That will all be changing on Wednesday when I pick up a good 4.0 which I intend to do a little restoration work on (not much - mainly carpet, roof and the dash panel) and then drive & track it.
It is a great car - the best I can find locally with a solid chassis and engine. The engine has been mapped by Mark Adams and it made a healthy 235 (I think that was the number - I will have to check the dyno sheet). I was surprised by how smooth the delivery is, no shunting at all through the whole rev range and although it is much lower power than my other TVRs it is no slouch. In fact it surprised me how quick it was.
The only other thing I need to check is the clutch is very heavy. It has recently has a new clutch fitted by racing green I believe so not sure why it is so heavy.
No doubt I will have many more questions and find other little jobs that need doing as you always do once you start living with a car.
I will try and get a pic up here for you once I have charged my phone back up.
It is a great car - the best I can find locally with a solid chassis and engine. The engine has been mapped by Mark Adams and it made a healthy 235 (I think that was the number - I will have to check the dyno sheet). I was surprised by how smooth the delivery is, no shunting at all through the whole rev range and although it is much lower power than my other TVRs it is no slouch. In fact it surprised me how quick it was.
The only other thing I need to check is the clutch is very heavy. It has recently has a new clutch fitted by racing green I believe so not sure why it is so heavy.
No doubt I will have many more questions and find other little jobs that need doing as you always do once you start living with a car.
I will try and get a pic up here for you once I have charged my phone back up.
SILICONEKID345HP said:
Its probably a heavy duty clutch . Engineer 1949 does upgrade ,he fits a second servo to drop the pedal pressure by 50%
Thanks for that - it feels like it is sprung if that makes any sense with a strong spring. I will get myself down to a meet and then hopefully I can have a quick feel of somebody elses and they can feel mine - er...that didn't sound right but you know what I mean.QBee said:
I have Engineer 1949's prototype lighter clutch in my car, if you find yourself heading east.....
But I read on here in the last few days that a super-heavy clutch happens when the hydraulics are about to die....
I will check the invoice to see hold long the new clutch RG fitted has been in and if the master/slave have been done also recently. It has a massive box folder of history so will take a while to go through it all.But I read on here in the last few days that a super-heavy clutch happens when the hydraulics are about to die....
caduceus said:
Hi Tim. I remember you from the Cerb forum. So you've crossed over too huh... Chims are better for drifting aren't they 
Welcome
Hi Ged - I remember you too. I am more spanning the divide than crossed over...I still have a Cerb too. I am starting to sound greedy now aren't I. Welcome
I think the Chim will be better for drifting than my Cerb but (and don't take this the wrong way guys) it is because it makes half the power of my Cerb (even without the NOS on) and is much more controllable. What I liked about the test drive is that I could use all the power nearly all the time and as I would like to go on some track days a Chim is perfect. A to B over bumpy roads there wouldn't be much in it between a 4.0 Chim and my 4.7AJP NOS breathing Cerbera (so long as there weren't too many straight bits).
OleVix said:
welcome! Had issues with my clutch after changing clutch, master and slave. The clutch became heavy and jerky after fitting the new slave from racetech. I think the bore on the slave was a tad to big, making the piston no not straight and touching metal on metal... I saw some clear stripes in the slave after i took it out again.
Then I honed the old slave I had and used the new piston and new seal in that... works great now
Then I honed the old slave I had and used the new piston and new seal in that... works great now
rigga said:
Racing green is clever Trevor right? If its had a clutch slave cylinder fitted along with the clutch from them it might explain it, I had a cylinder from them and the pedal feel definitely went stiffer over the original.
Not so much that its too heavy so you may have other issues too.
Nice colour combination with the body and wheels btw.
Thanks guys - that sound like what I am experiencing. I would like to get it sorted as the engine is smooth as anything and if the clutch was smoother it would make the car perfect to drive.Not so much that its too heavy so you may have other issues too.
Nice colour combination with the body and wheels btw.
ChilliWhizz said:
I sensed that the Chim was strong in you when we met at Sportmotive last year Tim 
Yes, I have been eyeing up a few Chims recently and thought bugger it. Lets get one and see what's what. I want to get into track days and a Chim is about perfect for the track. Not too much power like my Cerb so I won't stuff it into something at warp speed whilst I am still learning.portzi said:
hi Tim,
Don't tell flip flop griff your experimenting with the chim owners, he will be thinking about defectings to us also;) after he has realised what he has been missing out on all these years!;) . nice car by the way.
mark
I'm just a TVR wDon't tell flip flop griff your experimenting with the chim owners, he will be thinking about defectings to us also;) after he has realised what he has been missing out on all these years!;)
. nice car by the way. mark
e. I am yet to venture into the dark world of the speed 6 though...caduceus said:
AV8 said:
Very tidy looking Chim. The side repeaters look interesting, what are they off?
I'd like to know too. Need to get rid of my horrible orange ones.They will most likely be an ebay special though but they do look OK. Back backing with clear leds (flash orange) and no covers.
Well it has been a few days since I picked up the car and I have been very busy - driving!
It is excellent. Really much better than I was expecting and it is a real credit to the previous owner(s). The engine is silky smooth and pulls very hard through the entire rev range. It doesn't shunt at all and I mean at all - it is like driving my range rover it is that smooth.
The color is down as "Silverstone" but I don't have the paint code yet. The reg plate is just stuck on the front with some very sticky double sided tape.
So two and a half days into ownership, about 300 miles driven and I am loving it.
I just need to find some time now to work on the little fixes I want to do, carpets could do with a dye, the petrol gauge shows either full or empty (once down to about half a tank) and the suspension (has some newly fitted GGP) needs stiffening up a little but that is about it.
It is excellent. Really much better than I was expecting and it is a real credit to the previous owner(s). The engine is silky smooth and pulls very hard through the entire rev range. It doesn't shunt at all and I mean at all - it is like driving my range rover it is that smooth.
The color is down as "Silverstone" but I don't have the paint code yet. The reg plate is just stuck on the front with some very sticky double sided tape.
So two and a half days into ownership, about 300 miles driven and I am loving it.
I just need to find some time now to work on the little fixes I want to do, carpets could do with a dye, the petrol gauge shows either full or empty (once down to about half a tank) and the suspension (has some newly fitted GGP) needs stiffening up a little but that is about it.
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