TVR and BHP

[Flyin Banana]

does anybody know what the real bhp and torque figures are for standard TVR'S

Wedge's
280
350
400
430
450

Chim/Griff
400
430
450
500

T cars

3.6
4.0
4.0s

cheers Rob

[SAGRIFF]

a good well maintained standard,

500 270/290bhp 320/340lb ft
3.6 350/360bhp 270/280lb ft
4.0S 360/380bhp 300/320lb ft
4.5SS 380/420bhp 340/360lb ft

Edited by SAGRIFF on Thursday 13th October 15:46

[pwd95]

My old Wedge 400SE with B/V heads made 251bhp
My old 450SE with B/V heads made 283bhp
My old Chimp 430 I think without B/V made 255
My old Griff 500 with a worn cam made 227

All calculated flywheel figures.

[blueg33]

My decatted Tuscan Mk 1 (TVR Power rebuild but otherise a standard 4.0l) = 363 bhp at the fly

[Pursyluv]

Tam 3.6 - 352 bhp, TVR Power exhaust/ACT decats

[JR]

Flyin Banana said:

does anybody know what the real bhp and torque figures are for standard TVR'S

Wedge's
280
350
400
430
450

Add in 200, 280 turbo, 350SE (4 litre engine) 390, 420 and 660.

I'd guess for all RV8 engined TVR's 15% down on claimed. Why do you ask?

[FlipFlopGriff]

I'm guessing his Chimp doesn't feel anywhere near the feel of the Griff he sold.
FFG

[rico23]

Tam 3.6 = 352bhp & 270ftlb TVR Power exhaust
T350 3.6 = 360BHP & 280ftlb RG exhaust & lightweight flywheel

[900T-R]

JR said:

I'd guess for all RV8 engined TVR's 15% down on claimed.

That would give unusually strong 500s though...

[Chilliman]

FlipFlopGriff said:

I'm guessing his Chimp doesn't feel anywhere near the feel of the Griff he sold.
FFG

Never miss an opportunity eh FFG

[clive f]

about 5 years ago, my 500 griff when still all bog standard was 270bhp and 290ft/lbs

the sag last April, again standard, was 355bhp and 290ftlbs torque.

[Englishman]

Very similar to my Sag in June, 354bhp and 300ft/lbs

[HiAsAKite]

Chim 400, 220bhp calculated at the fly following a new cam, prior to this, with 5 worn lobes of which 3 were circular, around 170-180 at the fly...

[FlipFlopGriff]

Chilliman said:

Never miss an opportunity eh FFG

A rib at Rob really, but him having a Chimp makes it a bit sweeter. Wonder if he'll come to the Growl next year??
FFG

[domV8]

clive f said:

about 5 years ago, my 500 griff when still all bog standard was 270bhp and 290ft/lbs

the sag last April, again standard, was 355bhp and 290ftlbs torque.

Englishman said:

Very similar to my Sag in June, 354bhp and 300ft/lbs

That surprises me - both much lower BHP than I would have thought...

I thought these were "supposed" to be ~400BHP-ish...?

And the (modified) 3.6's listed a couple of posts above seem very close in terms of power...



Dom

[900T-R]

Same as with the 4.0/4.3/4.5 and 5.0 RV8s or 4.2 and 4.5 Cerbs - cooking versions actually could make something pretty close to their stated power (if you were lucky), but the power differential between them and the top b*ll*ck versions was always massively overstated...

[Gazzab]

domV8 said:

That surprises me - both much lower BHP than I would have thought...

I thought these were "supposed" to be ~400BHP-ish...?

And the (modified) 3.6's listed a couple of posts above seem very close in terms of power...



Dom

The Sags look spot on to me.

[JR]

900T-R said:

Same as with the 4.0/4.3/4.5 and 5.0 RV8s or 4.2 and 4.5 Cerbs - cooking versions actually could make something pretty close to their stated power (if you were lucky), but the power differential between them and the top b*ll*ck versions was always massively overstated...

I think that this is close to it without a long answer. Same with the S6 designed as a 3.0 and 3.6. Wonder away from the 'sweet spot' in cc that the engine was designed for and it can take quite a few mods to get the same bhp/litre. (Forget who it is now but someone at the factory said that no 4.5 AJP V8 ever left the factory with more bhp than a 4.2.)

[julian64]

JR said:

900T-R said:

Same as with the 4.0/4.3/4.5 and 5.0 RV8s or 4.2 and 4.5 Cerbs - cooking versions actually could make something pretty close to their stated power (if you were lucky), but the power differential between them and the top b*ll*ck versions was always massively overstated...

I think that this is close to it without a long answer. Same with the S6 designed as a 3.0 and 3.6. Wonder away from the 'sweet spot' in cc that the engine was designed for and it can take quite a few mods to get the same bhp/litre. (Forget who it is now but someone at the factory said that no 4.5 AJP V8 ever left the factory with more bhp than a 4.2.)

He'd be wrong then.

[Chilliman]

Englishman said:

Very similar to my Sag in June, 354bhp and 300ft/lbs

Thats less than my Chim