TVR Engined Land Rovers

[robrover]

In the mid 1990s some TVR engined Range Rovers and Discoverys were produced with the bless of Lord Lichfield. They had TVR badges and used 5 litre Grffith engines detuned for high torque rather than outright power - I think a claimed 290bhp/340ftlb.

Does anyone have any details of what was done to these engines, the camshaft used, etc - was there a special 4x4 chip developed for the 14CUX?

[dhf]

Not sure if this is of help,but remember being up at TVR POWER years back and they were fitting one to a Range Rover destined for the MD of Land Rover South Africa.

[900T-R]

robrover said:

In the mid 1990s some TVR engined Range Rovers and Discoverys were produced with the bless of Lord Lichfield. They had TVR badges and used 5 litre Grffith engines detuned for high torque rather than outright power - I think a claimed 290bhp/340ftlb.

Ah, I remember the adverts for those. Interestingly, 290 bhp/340 lbs.ft was what TVR initially claimed for the Chim 500, too.

[ButtonIt]

Didn't Bowler do that with their Tomcat/Wildcat?

[Jasper Gilder]

In the late 80s the SX Supercharged 3.5s were trialled in Range Rovers prepared by Dreadnought Garage, never seen one and no clue where any are!!

[carob]

Some Rangies were supercharged for he Police have some info somewhere.

Rob

[mark387mw]

IIRC TMS in Melton Mowbray did these.

ETA: http://www.wods.dk/rangerover/hi/conversion/r-hist...

Edited by mark387mw on Friday 21st August 09:25

[Blown2CV]

ButtonIt said:

Didn't Bowler do that with their Tomcat/Wildcat?

Yep!

[HarryW]

I think you'll find Mark Adams had and has a hand in the mapping for all of these, also the wildcats too.

[JR]

HarryW said:

I think you'll find Mark Adams had and has a hand in the mapping for all of these, also the wildcats too.

Some of this pre-dates MA offering RV8 chips etc. AFAIK.

[RichB]

Mark's work on RV8s certainly goes back 15 years or more...

[JR]

RichB said:

Mark's work on RV8s certainly goes back 15 years or more...

Yes but nearly 25 years???

[HarryW]

JR said:

RichB said:

Mark's work on RV8s certainly goes back 15 years or more...

Yes but nearly 25 years???

That must be pre flapper then, twin SU's

[RichB]

Pre-Flapper? Surely not, that would be Victorian!

[Chimjunkie]

Blown2CV said:

ButtonIt said:

Didn't Bowler do that with their Tomcat/Wildcat?

Yep!

I've had a ride in one of these years ago at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Bloody amazing!!!

[mickypee]

Here is a 5.0L engine I biuld for a chap in a Defender Comp Safari car. Pretty impressive performance, although it's a good way of spending your funds to get the whole vehicle up to spec.


It's at Billing this weekend I understand.

[Roo]

Whatever happened the factory Defender with the Griff lump in it? I know it got in the wars a couple of times.

[TT Tim]

I will be building, or buying a 500 RV8 to put in my Rangie, just as soon as it's worked it's way to the top of the to do list.

Nice dual chip from RPi and it'll work with my current LPG set up a treat. So the 'greenies' and go blow it out their ar**!

Tim

[BLUETHUNDER]

Someone i knew had a TVR 500 fitted in a Rangie classic. It now sits in a P38. Someone i know now has a 4.6 SC in a 50th Defender.

[TT Tim]

BLUETHUNDER said:

Someone i knew had a TVR 500 fitted in a Rangie classic. It now sits in a P38. Someone i know now has a 4.6 SC in a 50th Defender.

Mark, how well does it work in the P38? It's high on my wanted list, my old 4.6 could do with a rebuild.

Let me know if you ever want to sell that SWB Defender on your profile, that's lovely.

Tim