Another member to the 400bhp club?

[Cerbdog]

Just got her back tonight after a remap and short induction kit fitted by joolz at TCS. So after a short blast i'm impressed already. It revs much more cleanly all the way through the rev range, with a much more linear power delivery and i'm sure the engine sounds less harsh if that's possible, plus i love the look of the new intake pipes!

Anyway, she made 398bhp & 350ft/lbs (355bhp before), which if you take into account the damp conditions in Scotand, must be an easy 400bhp from the more dense fuel/air mix More importantly... it goes like stink!

But there's more.. even better than the engine improvements, was the suspension fettling... it drives like a proper car now, much more compliant, consequently a vast improvement in ride quality. So even though the Gaz Golds leaked after only a few months and had to be repaired, they seem to be doing a proper job now thanks to Joolz

[Cyclone1]

Remap and Whirlwind Induction always deliver......the car will drive much more smoothly now as well...Enjoy!!

I bet the drive all the way back from Joolz's place was fantastic....

Jules.

[Cyclone1]

Remap and Whirlwind Induction always deliver......the car will drive much more smoothly now as well...Enjoy!!

I bet the drive all the way back from Joolz's place was fantastic....

Jules.

[Boosted LS1]

Cyclone1 said:

Remap and Whirlwind Induction always deliver......the car will drive much more smoothly now as well...Enjoy!!

I bet the drive all the way back from Joolz's place was fantastic....

Jules.

Best of 3

[Cerbdog]

Cyclone1 said:

Remap and Whirlwind Induction always deliver......the car will drive much more smoothly now as well...Enjoy!!

I bet the drive all the way back from Joolz's place was fantastic....

Jules.

Errr, i wish i could say the drive back was fantastic, but i took the lazy option and paid for it to be transported to and from Aberdeen, not much more money and saved me using up my holidays.

so why do i feel guilty...

[RUSSELLM]

Cerbdog said:

Errr, i wish i could say the drive back was fantastic, but i took the lazy option and paid for it to be transported to and from Aberdeen, not much more money and saved me using up my holidays.

so why do i feel guilty...

I can't quite get my head around making a car better to drive, but then at the first opportunity, putting it on the back of a trailer, unless you're using it for racing or something.

I don't doubt for a second that it makes sense, but in my twisted head, I struggle to see it

Congrats on the figures by the way .... Mines in there at week on Monday :rubhandssmiley:

ETA

That said, that is quite a jaunt, and you've got to endure a lift there & back or a train journey or two to drop it off....... I can half see the logic in it

Edited by RUSSELLM on Thursday 20th March 08:34

[trackcar]

I know what you're saying Russell but it made good sense to me .. I regularly see cars coming in on transporters or trailers because the owners live a long way away and have important jobs / heavy timetables etc etc. It's always nice to meet oners face to face of course and that's one of the great things about my job : meeting TVR enthusiasts , but I fully understand that not everybody has the luxury of being able to take a day off work to collect a car. It would have been a VERY long day to come from Aberdeen and then drive all the way back especially as the first part of the journey may have been on public transport :shudder:

Edited by trackcar on Thursday 20th March 08:46

[RUSSELLM]

Yeh.. looking at it, my first thought was.....I drive mine at every opportunity...... but then again, given the thought of having a lift off my dad for that kind of distance or having to knock a couple of days off work, I can see why people do it

Cerbdog, out of interest, is yours a std exhaust or sports, and what situation are you in with the cats ?

Russ

[Cerbdog]

RUSSELLM said:

Yeh.. looking at it, my first thought was.....I drive mine at every opportunity...... but then again, given the thought of having a lift off my dad for that kind of distance or having to knock a couple of days off work, I can see why people do it

Cerbdog, out of interest, is yours a std exhaust or sports, and what situation are you in with the cats ?

Russ

I really don't like public transport and it would have been a very long day too. Plus my inurance has just gone down from a quoted £900 to £350 with A plan, but i do have restricted mileage, so i'll be saving that for the summer (those two days in September!!)

Standard exhaust, cats removed, non-linked bypass tubes. Some rather pleasant aural effects

[petclub]

I've only driven my own 4.5 which has had the same treatment and for such a car it is very driveable, I think it's an impressive mod to have. Good luck

[Scrooloose]

trackcar said:

I know what you're saying Russell but it made good sense to me .. I regularly see cars coming in on transporters or trailers because the owners live a long way away and have important jobs / heavy timetables etc etc. It's always nice to meet oners face to face of course and that's one of the great things about my job : meeting TVR enthusiasts , but I fully understand that not everybody has the luxury of being able to take a day off work to collect a car. It would have been a VERY long day to come from Aberdeen and then drive all the way back especially as the first part of the journey may have been on public transport :shudder:

Edited by trackcar on Thursday 20th March 08:46

Is there anyone you would recommend for this service?

[cirvy]

Had mine done at Joolz last year, he got it up to a nice big fat 414BHP!

My drive home was in the dark at around -1 degree with gritter lorries overtaking me on the M1

[RUSSELLM]

418bhp in the Cerb

Those gritter lorries, couldn't have been hanging about