Tuscan race car - This months EVO
Tuscan race car - This months EVO
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shep1001

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4,620 posts

218 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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Got the latest issue today. Inside back page interview/article on a Tuscan racer. De-tuned to 500bhp... Bonkers power for raod use yikes


Shep

tvrolet

4,748 posts

311 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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shep1001 said:
Got the latest issue today. Inside back page interview/article on a Tuscan racer. De-tuned to 500bhp... Bonkers power for raod use yikes


Shep
Don't read Evo, but I do have a road registerd Tuscan racer....with 500bhp smile
Never found the power too 'bonkers'. Just there when you need it wink

Who's is it - what's in it? Most things need tuned 'up' to 500bhp - even the factory racers were 'only' making 450ish IIRC (but with less weight to carry than mine).


shep1001

Original Poster:

4,620 posts

218 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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tvrolet said:
shep1001 said:
Got the latest issue today. Inside back page interview/article on a Tuscan racer. De-tuned to 500bhp... Bonkers power for raod use yikes


Shep
Don't read Evo, but I do have a road registerd Tuscan racer....with 500bhp smile
Never found the power too 'bonkers'. Just there when you need it wink

Who's is it - what's in it? Most things need tuned 'up' to 500bhp - even the factory racers were 'only' making 450ish IIRC (but with less weight to carry than mine).
James Birkby's car. Engine by Tim Adams

tvrolet

4,748 posts

311 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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shep1001 said:
tvrolet said:
shep1001 said:
Got the latest issue today. Inside back page interview/article on a Tuscan racer. De-tuned to 500bhp... Bonkers power for raod use yikes


Shep
Don't read Evo, but I do have a road registerd Tuscan racer....with 500bhp smile
Never found the power too 'bonkers'. Just there when you need it wink

Who's is it - what's in it? Most things need tuned 'up' to 500bhp - even the factory racers were 'only' making 450ish IIRC (but with less weight to carry than mine).
James Birkby's car. Engine by Tim Adams
scratchchin Tim built my motor up too, but he never mentioned doing another one for another TVR except for Richard Thorpe's Thorpedo racer IIRC. I wonder if it's that motor?

Guillotine

5,516 posts

293 months

Monday 11th October 2010
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Nope, that one went with the Thorpedo last winter.

It was done by RT though...the birkby car.

Terminator

2,421 posts

313 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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Richard acquired two engines of ASCAR origin, one for his Challenge car (which was later sold to James) and one for Steve Hall's Thorpedo, which kept blowing up wink

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blackiepaul

1,973 posts

223 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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shep1001 said:
Got the latest issue today. Inside back page interview/article on a Tuscan racer. De-tuned to 500bhp... Bonkers power for raod use yikes


Shep
Not really, sounds a sensible output to me

RichardD

3,608 posts

274 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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blackiepaul said:
shep1001 said:
Got the latest issue today. Inside back page interview/article on a Tuscan racer. De-tuned to 500bhp... Bonkers power for raod use yikes


Shep
Not really, sounds a sensible output to me
Indeed. Its all about being able to control the power when you need to smile

I had a 130ish bhp lightweight kitcar that compared to your Sag would be useless... in snow hehe - because the engine wouldn't drive the car below 1800rpm frown

Bluebottle

3,498 posts

269 months

Tuesday 12th October 2010
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blackiepaul said:
shep1001 said:
Got the latest issue today. Inside back page interview/article on a Tuscan racer. De-tuned to 500bhp... Bonkers power for raod use yikes


Shep
Not really, sounds a sensible output to me
yes...