Are all 400SE engines a hotwire ?

[maston]

Hi All,

Just doodling for 5 mins at work and came across this :-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-WEDGE-400SE-RED-/301...

Thought all 400SE lumps were hotwire ???

[maston]

Hi Simon,
yeah, they were my thoughts too.
Thought it was too good to be true..............

[simonwedge]

As far as I know all 400's were hotwire. However, looking at the pics that's a flapper system in the pics. i'd say there are 2 scenario's - 1. Someone has put a flapper lump (probably 3.5) in a 400 to replace the previous engine, or 2. Someone has changed the EFI on a 400 engine to the older flapper system. I can't see why anyone would do 2. though?

Reposted in case you're wondering why the posts are out of synch.

[V8 GRF]

simonwedge said:

Reposted in case you're wondering why the posts are out of synch.

Disappointed now, I thought this was a great example of time travel or distance telepathy....

[maston]

I don't like talking about my psychic abilities............

[Number 7]

No. My '89 400se was originally a flapper.

[maston]

Thanks Number 7, well you learn something new everyday...........

[simonwedge]

x2, I stand corrected

[maston]

Unless of course Number 7's 400SE had had an engine transplant at some stage ???

Don't know why but was sure that all 400's had a hotwire?????????

If I am wrong, I'll join you Simon and...

[pwd95]

Seen a few Flapper 400's.

My old 1990 450SE is a Flapper too.... the one in Classifieds now.

[wooly350i]

maston said:

Hi All,

Just doodling for 5 mins at work and came across this :-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-WEDGE-400SE-RED-/301...

Thought all 400SE lumps were hotwire ???

Surely with those spot lamps it must have cooling issues!

[Jack Valiant]

No some of the early 400SE were flappers, my old car was 1989 with a NCK engine and had the flapper EFi system fitted. I think that some of the cars we are seing are or have been, re-engined when the originals fail. 20-25 years down the road it is inevitable that some Range Rover motors are going to find their way into the cars. Nothing wrong with that, but if its a straight swop then the cams that were put in them were designed for a 2 ton car in the mud so the power and torque profiles wil be different I would have thought...

[MARKS6900]

God you guys got me worried for a moment, been checking the paper work and looking at whats under the bonnet, its the original engine, the engine number is NCK218 is that correct for a 4ltr, the flapper is also stamped NCK218, its only had 1 owner between TVR and myself, so we know its original.

Edited by MARKS6900 on Monday 12th May 17:12

[matt-man]

Mines a flapper

[B@man]

My 89 is also flapper, the hotwire seems to be on the H reg (1990 ?) cars - Less snap crackle n pop

[400SE Dave]

Another '89 Flapper engined one here as well

[mrzigazaga]

"Stop flapping about and drive it"....

[adam quantrill]

"Stop whining and drive it!" in my case - started life as a 400SE flapper, now a 400SX flapper ;^)

[maston]

Well considering all the replies I think we can safely say that I know FK all about the history of TVR engines

For the third time today I will

[barrington]

89 400se original engine flapper