From Cerb to Chim

[N7GTX]

Sold the Cerb late last year and been looking for another TVR. Was lining up an early Griff (4.3) but after reading the article on Powers website re the turbo upgrade, decided a Chimaera 400 was the way.
Bought the car yesterday and now arranging to get it to Powers for the turbo, cam kit and 500 clutch.

To say I am excited is an understatement....

Hello fellow Chimaera owners

[N7GTX]

NickOrangeTVR said:

What power are they quoting you will get with the Turbo fitted? and have you looked at all the alternative options?

This is taken from powers own website:

"Certainly the Turbo’s figures cannot be argued with. The 4.0 litre supercharger which I took across the Alps, from its original 190bhp and 210lb ft of torque at the rear wheels, delivered in excess of 260bhp with 260lb ft of torque. But the turbo is in another league. From its original 191bhp and 213lb ft of torque at the rear wheels, the Powers Perfomance 4.0 litre RV8 Turbo charger produces 317bhp with 380lb ft of torque running with 15 pounds of boost, or 338 bhp with a huge 427lb ft of torque at the rear wheels running with 20 pounds of boost. That is incredibly 30% more bhp than the supercharger and 64% more torque. Unbelievable! The Alps are beckoning."

The whole article is here: http://www.powersperformance.co.uk/upgrades/rv8-tu...

The only alternative I looked at was the supercharger route and the figures are in the quote too for comparison.
I selected Powers simply because they built this engine in the first place and have an outstanding reputation but I will look at the alternative shown by Siliconekid - thanks!

And thanks for the welcome. Back in the TVR madhouse....

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[N7GTX]

NickOrangeTVR said:

Quoted from the website -

£4250 - Full Turbo kit, uprated injectors with ECU, coil packs and sensors Everything you need for the install supplied with base map ready for rolling road mapping

£150 - Uprated fuel pump and wiring

£740 - Fitting available drive in drive out

£450 - Mapping

That not £2500 - which keeps getting quoted which is just the kit, you NEED everything above for a proper installation.

oh - when you said 'smooooth' - were you being sarcastic? have you ever seen a Turbo power curve? #bumpy

Plus I need a clutch from a 500 to take this extra oomph. With the engine just coming to 50k a new camshaft kit is needed so those costs need to be added to the figures above.

[N7GTX]

@ Macdeb. Thanks!

Checking the prices the full installation from Torque V8 is £5590 (with vat I assume?).
The Powers price is £5,495 + vat so very little between them.

Plus I need a new cam kit with the engine on 50k and as advised by Dom, a clutch from a 500.
Appreciate the options suggested and any more are welcome.

[N7GTX]

db484bhpv8 said:

Clutch could be another can of worms. The 500 is limited. There are some more capable plates from AP (dont get a paddle clutch!). Or better still consider the Mcleod RST. That will be my next choice. At the moment i have an AP cerametallic plate and a rather heavy AP racing cover plate that are still holding out with 500 lb/ft going through them.

A fellow SD1 owner too so I'd better listen then!
The choice of clutch was Dom's but I will mention your options and see where that goes.

[N7GTX]

db484bhpv8 said:

Luv it

The craic and banter in this thread is excellent.

There are some big willies here, that's for sure. Need to get your new challenge going asap.....

[N7GTX]

macdeb said:

N7GTX, as I said before, you've made a good decision that's right for you. That decision should be respected and your fireworks should not be pissed on. I look forward to hearing you experience

The car should go to Powers by the end of the week if all goes to plan, MOT etc. So far and never having met Dom, I am encouraged by his attitude and his willingness to sort things. I'll let you know when I come down from 10,000 feet....

I'll let the bigger willies play with themselves