Modified TVR's
Discussion
I have this conversation many times as you might expect, I make my living making fast cars go faster ..
What I say is that if you think your car is too fast, don't press the accelerator pedal so far ..
I often put forward this scenario ..
Consider accelerating past a line of traffic .. if you are in a lower powered car with your foot to the floor you cannot accelerate any quicker past the traffic.
If you are in an incredibly powerful car you can use whatever lever of acceleration you see fit to pass the traffic, because you have so much of it (acceleration) available.
I have yet to experience a TVR with too much power - i just choose to not use all the power if I don't want to.
On the other hand, there is a lot of pleasure to be had from wringing the neck of an underpowered car to extract as much performance as you can .. but you could achieve the same effect by limiting a very powerful car to say 1/10th throttle pedal travel .. then go back to 10/10ths when you want.
remember : you can always make a fast car go slower.
What I say is that if you think your car is too fast, don't press the accelerator pedal so far ..
I often put forward this scenario ..
Consider accelerating past a line of traffic .. if you are in a lower powered car with your foot to the floor you cannot accelerate any quicker past the traffic.
If you are in an incredibly powerful car you can use whatever lever of acceleration you see fit to pass the traffic, because you have so much of it (acceleration) available.
I have yet to experience a TVR with too much power - i just choose to not use all the power if I don't want to.
On the other hand, there is a lot of pleasure to be had from wringing the neck of an underpowered car to extract as much performance as you can .. but you could achieve the same effect by limiting a very powerful car to say 1/10th throttle pedal travel .. then go back to 10/10ths when you want.
remember : you can always make a fast car go slower.
I like modified TVR's
There are enough standard ones, specially from the higher build numbers ala Chimaera and Griffith.
so, engine swaps, or like yours Rotrex supercharged, or crazier LS3, 7, 9 or LT Chevy V8's
bigger brakes, better bushings better seats, whats not to like.
even in the old days with Grantura's (or even before those) Griffith's and so on, those were mostly modified, or for weekend racing or? they changed a lot, many resprays as well as you find out when someone wants to restore a old grantiura or vixen, many different colors appear when sanding them down :-)
I also like Restomod cars, of course when nicely done.
There are enough standard ones, specially from the higher build numbers ala Chimaera and Griffith.
so, engine swaps, or like yours Rotrex supercharged, or crazier LS3, 7, 9 or LT Chevy V8's
bigger brakes, better bushings better seats, whats not to like.
even in the old days with Grantura's (or even before those) Griffith's and so on, those were mostly modified, or for weekend racing or? they changed a lot, many resprays as well as you find out when someone wants to restore a old grantiura or vixen, many different colors appear when sanding them down :-)
I also like Restomod cars, of course when nicely done.
Your probably finding out yourself that most Tvr and classic car buyers crave originality, maybe it’s because they hope it will make it more valuable in the future.
I’ve never bought a car with future values in mind personally but most do.
I love to explore the full revs of an engine, especially on a glorious V8 but everyone is different.
My 115 Bhp Mazda Mx5 is a joy to drive but I do wonder what it would be like with a boosted conversion.
I’ve never bought a car with future values in mind personally but most do.
I love to explore the full revs of an engine, especially on a glorious V8 but everyone is different.
My 115 Bhp Mazda Mx5 is a joy to drive but I do wonder what it would be like with a boosted conversion.
I’m of the opinion if you have a car, like a TVR, and upgrade the handling and brakes with different shocks springs, calipers , pads, bushes etc, or tune the engine say with bigger valve heads , cams , carbs, injectors, remaps etc.
These are all enhancements!
If you swap out the engine, put suspension from another vehicle etc.
These are modifications.
I quite like both, as well as original.
These are all enhancements!
If you swap out the engine, put suspension from another vehicle etc.
These are modifications.
I quite like both, as well as original.
I’m not sure why people mess around changing steering wheels etc, the interior is one thing they got spot on in my opinion.
They are a very difficult car to get out of your system once owned, not perfect by any means but as a petrolhead who likes old school cars they are great and an event every time you drive them.
It’s such a pity they didn’t up the quality slightly on the cars, they would still be around today.
A standard 450 may be the car for you, plenty of power but not ott, and can be used daily if required not that you would want to.
I dread to think what 500 Bhp feels like in one of these, they were never known for their chassis structural rigidity so it’s an interesting proposition.
What’s the suspension set up on it?
They are a very difficult car to get out of your system once owned, not perfect by any means but as a petrolhead who likes old school cars they are great and an event every time you drive them.
It’s such a pity they didn’t up the quality slightly on the cars, they would still be around today.
A standard 450 may be the car for you, plenty of power but not ott, and can be used daily if required not that you would want to.
I dread to think what 500 Bhp feels like in one of these, they were never known for their chassis structural rigidity so it’s an interesting proposition.
What’s the suspension set up on it?
rockits said:
I just think at this stage of my life with things as they are I think this is a little bit too raw and visceral for me curently for what I'm after.
It would be relatively cheap to go for a softer and more compliant suspension setup. It seems that might suit you better than the current setup which sounds track focussed.
last week I came across this TVR, its a V8S and I thought, hm, that looks nice, nice color and good state, but I could not remember those rear lights.
I once owned a V8S myself but remembered it differently and they were, but non the less, I think it looks good, a bit older Corvette or Opel GT or even Ferrari-ish :-)
It also has a nice set of wheels, that are a modification, but easily done, its about the rear lights, not bad, I like.
I once owned a V8S myself but remembered it differently and they were, but non the less, I think it looks good, a bit older Corvette or Opel GT or even Ferrari-ish :-)
It also has a nice set of wheels, that are a modification, but easily done, its about the rear lights, not bad, I like.
There is a chap currently modifying his S to take a twin turbo Lexus V8 and he has used those (or very similar) rear lights - they do look good. Like the wheels too.
I modified my S1 to take a Jag V6 (265bhp) and run Griff Bilsteins and AP4 pots - just too big for the 15s so had to go 17's. Modified the chassis to lower the car but still retain ground clearance (exhaust not lower than the chassis.
I modified my S1 to take a Jag V6 (265bhp) and run Griff Bilsteins and AP4 pots - just too big for the 15s so had to go 17's. Modified the chassis to lower the car but still retain ground clearance (exhaust not lower than the chassis.
rockits said:
GTRene said:
last week I came across this TVR, its a V8S and I thought, hm, that looks nice, nice color and good state, but I could not remember those rear lights.
I once owned a V8S myself but remembered it differently and they were, but non the less, I think it looks good, a bit older Corvette or Opel GT or even Ferrari-ish :-)
It also has a nice set of wheels, that are a modification, but easily done, its about the rear lights, not bad, I like.
Those lights definitely look Opal or Corvette ish maybe even Dino like.I once owned a V8S myself but remembered it differently and they were, but non the less, I think it looks good, a bit older Corvette or Opel GT or even Ferrari-ish :-)
It also has a nice set of wheels, that are a modification, but easily done, its about the rear lights, not bad, I like.
rockits said:
GTRene said:
last week I came across this TVR, its a V8S and I thought, hm, that looks nice, nice color and good state, but I could not remember those rear lights.
I once owned a V8S myself but remembered it differently and they were, but non the less, I think it looks good, a bit older Corvette or Opel GT or even Ferrari-ish :-)
It also has a nice set of wheels, that are a modification, but easily done, its about the rear lights, not bad, I like.
Those lights definitely look Opal or Corvette ish maybe even Dino like.I once owned a V8S myself but remembered it differently and they were, but non the less, I think it looks good, a bit older Corvette or Opel GT or even Ferrari-ish :-)
It also has a nice set of wheels, that are a modification, but easily done, its about the rear lights, not bad, I like.
edit to ad, Also Opel Manta GT/E rear lights
Edited by GTRene on Thursday 29th September 22:49
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