Is it all doom and gloom?????????

[nickyboyblue]

My last three cars have been a Chimp, a griff, a 1997 4.2 Cerbie and now I am purchasing a 2000 Tuscan 4.0 ... I collect it on Saturday and was really pleased with myself. Having just read all these stories about engine problems I really don't know if I want one now!!! Do the engines all go pop....!

Can you have the parts replaced before the engine goes ? and is it cheeper to do it this way?

Also if the engine is going to be in pieces could someone give my an idiots guide to getting closer to 390bhp without red rosinging it.......

thanks all

[2 Smokin Barrels]

nickyboyblue said:

Do the engines all go pop....!

All? probably not. Most..probably, eventually

nickyboyblue said:

Can you have the parts replaced before the engine goes ? and is it cheeper to do it this way?

Where would you start?

You pay your money & take your chance.



>> Edited by 2 Smokin Barrels on Wednesday 23 February 19:43

>> Edited by 2 Smokin Barrels on Wednesday 23 February 19:48

[J_S_G]

nickyboyblue said:

I am purchasing a 2000 Tuscan 4.0 ... Do the engines all go pop....!

Hmmm. How to answer this tactfully. Well, when I ran the survey last summer, over 70% of Tuscans from '00 had had an engine rebuild. And of the remaining 30%, they'd largely done <10k miles. And that figure's now gone up. Ones that had been rebuilt recently were largely fine, other than for freak occurences.

If it's not had a rebuild, I'd think carefully before parting with your cash on such a car. Or if it's from a dealer, I'd get it in writing that any engine problems will be covered. Or I'd budget for a minimum of a few grand.

nickyboyblue said:

Can you have the parts replaced before the engine goes?

Yes.

nickyboyblue said:

is it cheeper to do it this way?

Sometimes. Less hassle, for sure. But guaranteed financial outlay.

If the followers have started to wear, there could well be bits of crap throughout the engine, which can lead to a not-just-the-top-end-rebuild. Which'll cost you significantly more than the cost of a RR upgrade now that the factory isn't being so helpful with rebuild costs. And if that's already started to happen, it'll be particularly expensive regardless.

nickyboyblue said:

could someone give my an idiots guide to getting closer to 390bhp without red rosinging

Taking it in for a £3.5k RR rebuild is a reasonable way of getting 390BHP. Although, I think TVR Power has just put their prices up by a few hundred quid. There's another thread on here about an alternative place - TVR Craft - that'll do a rebuild and up the power for you, too. And Austec can do a remapping, I believe, which might release some extra horses. General rule of thumb is usually £100 per BHP, though.

Would upgrade the suspension before the engine, too.

I won't advertise my car on this thread because that'd be a bit distasteful, and even I've got some moral standards...

[Big Al.]

J_S_G said:

I won't advertise my car on this thread because that'd be a bit distasteful, and even I've got some moral standards...

No you havn't, good luck with the sale.

BTW it's a good en! OH

[J_S_G]

Big Al. said:

No you havn't

Yeah, I have... they're just recessive.