T350 Engine Re-builds

[theclawxxx]

Hello all,

Having recently put my T350C 04 up for sale and subsequently doing a complete U turn and deciding that it would be the worst mistake of my life and taking it off sale I had a thought.

So there about 300-400 T350's out there from 03-06 apparently. How many of you have had rebuilds and at what age/milage/cost ?

Thought it might be a good one for people looking at buying and giving people some idea of what goes wrong, also anyone ever got 100,000 miles out of a T350 ever ? surely there must be one, surely ? No ok then, lol

[Targarama]

Well there is one with around 60,000 miles on the first engine. Owned by PHer 'Shorts'.

There are various threads on this topic - look on the Speed Six Engine forum.

[EnjyBenjy]

I've got 36K on my 1st. Strong as an Ox.

[icraigmy]

I had an engine rebuild and upgrade to 4.0L Red Rose in April this year. My Tamora(same engine as T350) had done 22,000 miles, but the engine upgrade was my own choice, and the engine had not blown.

[Daftlad]

Been done to death. Dont be lazy do a search. Start again and you'll just dig up a lot of contreversial crap.

[theclawxxx]

OK, lets not bother, I have seen the info i wanted on other threads.

Sorry for waisting peoples time.

Please dont add anything to this thread as its a waist of time

[kmpowell]

theclawxxx said:

OK, lets not bother, I have seen the info i wanted on other threads.

Sorry for waisting peoples time.

Please dont add anything to this thread as its a waist of time

waist –noun
1. the part of the body in humans between the ribs and the hips, usually the narrowest part of the torso.
2. the part of a garment covering this part of the body.
3. blouse (def. 1).
4. the part of a one-piece garment covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, esp. this part of a woman's or child's garment.
5. a child's undergarment to which other articles of apparel may be attached.
6. the part of an object, esp. a central or middle part, that resembles or is analogous to the human waist: the waist of a violin.
7. Nautical. the central part of a ship; that part of the deck between the forecastle and the quarterdeck.
8. the constricted portion of the abdomen of certain insects, as a wasp.

waste –verb (used with object)
1. to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
2. to fail or neglect to use: to waste an opportunity.
3. to destroy or consume gradually; wear away: The waves waste the rock of the shore.
4. to wear down or reduce in bodily substance, health, or strength; emaciate; enfeeble: to be wasted by disease or hunger.
5. to destroy, devastate, or ruin: a country wasted by a long and futile war.
6. Slang. to kill or murder.
–verb (used without object)
7. to be consumed, spent, or employed uselessly or without giving full value or being fully utilized or appreciated.
8. to become gradually consumed, used up, or worn away: A candle wastes in burning.
9. to become physically worn; lose flesh or strength; become emaciated or enfeebled.
10. to diminish gradually; dwindle, as wealth, power, etc.: The might of England is wasting.
11. to pass gradually, as time.
–noun
12. useless consumption or expenditure; use without adequate return; an act or instance of wasting: The project was a waste of material, money, time, and energy.
13. neglect, instead of use: waste of opportunity.
14. gradual destruction, impairment, or decay: the waste and repair of bodily tissue.
15. devastation or ruin, as from war or fire.
16. a region or place devastated or ruined: The forest fire left a blackened waste.
17. anything unused, unproductive, or not properly utilized.
18. an uncultivated tract of land.
19. a wild region or tract of land; desolate country, desert, or the like.
20. an empty, desolate, or dreary tract or extent: a waste of snow.
21. anything left over or superfluous, as excess material or by-products, not of use for the work in hand: a fortune made in salvaging factory wastes.
22. remnants, as from the working of cotton, used for wiping machinery, absorbing oil, etc.
23. Physical Geography. material derived by mechanical and chemical disintegration of rock, as the detritus transported by streams, rivers, etc.
24. garbage; refuse.
25. wastes, excrement.
–adjective
26. not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
27. (of land, regions, etc.) wild, desolate, barren, or uninhabited; desert.
28. (of regions, towns, etc.) in a state of desolation and ruin, as from devastation or decay.
29. left over or superfluous: to utilize waste products of manufacture.
30. having served or fulfilled a purpose; no longer of use.
31. rejected as useless or worthless; refuse: to salvage waste products.
32. Physiology. pertaining to material unused by or unusable to the organism.
33. designed or used to receive, hold, or carry away excess, superfluous, used, or useless material (often in combination): a waste pipe; waste container.
34. Obsolete. excessive; needless.
—Idioms
35. go to waste, to fail to be used or consumed; be wasted: She hates to see good food go to waste.
36. lay waste, to devastate; destroy; ruin: Forest fires lay waste thousands of acres yearly.

[Daftlad]

theclawxxx said:

OK, lets not bother, I have seen the info i wanted on other threads.

Sorry for waisting peoples time.

Please dont add anything to this thread as its a waist of time

No need for sarcasim. It has been done to death and nothing of any value comes of it anymore (if indeed bit did in the first place).

It is the subject that causes most anomosity on these forums and often ends in threads being closed.

[Maxx-Waxx]

Daftlad said:

It is the subject that causes most anomosity on these forums and often ends in threads being closed.

here here

[kmpowell]

Maxx-Waxx said:

here here

here –adverb
1. in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
2. to or toward this place; hither: Come here.
3. at this point; at this juncture: Here the speaker paused.
4. (used to call attention to some person or thing present, or to what the speaker has, offers, brings, or discovers): Here is your paycheck. My friend here knows the circumstances.
5. present (used to answer a roll call).
6. in the present life or existence (often fol. by below): We want but little here below.
7. under consideration, in this instance or case: The matter here is of grave concern to us all.
–noun
8. this place: It's only a short distance from here.
9. this world; this life; the present: The here and the hereafter are equal mysteries to all people.
–adjective
10. (used for emphasis, esp. after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective): this package here.
–interjection
11. (often used to command attention, give comfort, etc.) now; all right: Here, let me try it. Here, don't cry.
—Idioms
12. here and now, at the present moment; without delay; immediately: We must tend to the matter here and now.
13. here and now, the immediate present (usually prec. by the): You can't live only in the here and now.
14. here and there,
a. in this place and in that; at various times or places: He worked here and there, never for long in one town.
b. hither and thither: We drove here and there in the darkness, hoping to find the right roads.
15. here goes, (used to express resolution in beginning a bold or unpleasant action): You've dared me to dive from the highest board, so here goes!
16. here's to, hail to; salutations to: Here's to a long and happy life! Here's to you!
17. neither here nor there, without relevance or importance; immaterial: The fact that her family has no money is neither here nor there.
18. up to here with,
a. having a surfeit of: I'm up to here with work.
b. at a high point of annoyance with: Everyone is up to here with his constant complaining.

hear –verb (used with object)
1. to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
2. to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news.
3. to listen to; give or pay attention to: They refused to hear our side of the argument.
4. to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital.
5. to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case.
6. to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant.
7. to listen to with favor, assent, or compliance.
8. (of a computer) to perceive by speech recognition.
–verb (used without object)
9. to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.
10. to receive information by the ear or otherwise: to hear from a friend.
11. to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often fol. by of): I will not hear of your going.
12. (of a computer) to be capable of perceiving by speech recognition.
13. (used interjectionally in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech).

[theclawxxx]

Tosser.

[kmpowell]

...better to be a tosser than an illiterate tosser, like you are.

[Targarama]

Now now, not everyone is as good at written English. We're all TVR enthusiasts though. (although some of us seem to have chickened out of TVRs and bought another Audi TT?)

[joe@eliteyachtco]

kmpowell said:

Maxx-Waxx said:

here here

here –adverb
1. in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
2. to or toward this place; hither: Come here.
3. at this point; at this juncture: Here the speaker paused.
4. (used to call attention to some person or thing present, or to what the speaker has, offers, brings, or discovers): Here is your paycheck. My friend here knows the circumstances.
5. present (used to answer a roll call).
6. in the present life or existence (often fol. by below): We want but little here below.
7. under consideration, in this instance or case: The matter here is of grave concern to us all.
–noun
8. this place: It's only a short distance from here.
9. this world; this life; the present: The here and the hereafter are equal mysteries to all people.
–adjective
10. (used for emphasis, esp. after a noun modified by a demonstrative adjective): this package here.
–interjection
11. (often used to command attention, give comfort, etc.) now; all right: Here, let me try it. Here, don't cry.
—Idioms
12. here and now, at the present moment; without delay; immediately: We must tend to the matter here and now.
13. here and now, the immediate present (usually prec. by the): You can't live only in the here and now.
14. here and there,
a. in this place and in that; at various times or places: He worked here and there, never for long in one town.
b. hither and thither: We drove here and there in the darkness, hoping to find the right roads.
15. here goes, (used to express resolution in beginning a bold or unpleasant action): You've dared me to dive from the highest board, so here goes!
16. here's to, hail to; salutations to: Here's to a long and happy life! Here's to you!
17. neither here nor there, without relevance or importance; immaterial: The fact that her family has no money is neither here nor there.
18. up to here with,
a. having a surfeit of: I'm up to here with work.
b. at a high point of annoyance with: Everyone is up to here with his constant complaining.

hear –verb (used with object)
1. to perceive by the ear: Didn't you hear the doorbell?
2. to learn by the ear or by being told; be informed of: to hear news.
3. to listen to; give or pay attention to: They refused to hear our side of the argument.
4. to be among the audience at or of (something): to hear a recital.
5. to give a formal, official, or judicial hearing to (something); consider officially, as a judge, sovereign, teacher, or assembly: to hear a case.
6. to take or listen to the evidence or testimony of (someone): to hear the defendant.
7. to listen to with favor, assent, or compliance.
8. (of a computer) to perceive by speech recognition.
–verb (used without object)
9. to be capable of perceiving sound by the ear; have the faculty of perceiving sound vibrations.
10. to receive information by the ear or otherwise: to hear from a friend.
11. to listen with favor, assent, or compliance (often fol. by of): I will not hear of your going.
12. (of a computer) to be capable of perceiving by speech recognition.
13. (used interjectionally in the phrase Hear! Hear! to express approval, as of a speech).

What the f*@k? how sad are you?

[kmpowell]

joe@eliteyachtco" Target="_blank">class="forumQuoter">joe@eliteyachtco said:

how sad are you?

Very sad, at how people manage to butcher our very simple English language.

[Daftlad]

I am probably responsible for one of the few offensive postings in this forum going in the direction it's gone.

I posted what I did earlier for what I believe was good reason - there is a complete forum relating to the engines!

Lets not get silly, start slagging and ultimately alienate owners who can benefit and ultimately offer help to others in the future.

[swanny71]

Hello all, my first post here (although I have lurked for a while) so be gentle if you can.

I'm close to buying my first TVR (it will be a T350) and have read much of what has been posted on the SP6 engine failures/rebuild saga. Very informative and thanks to those who have posted useful info, advice and experiences.

I know some of you think it has 'been done to death' but to many of us who are new here the current and most recent threads on the reliability (or otherwise) of the engine are most useful and relevent to the cars we'll be buying. Please bare with us.

I have been a TVR fan and wannabe driver since I was about 7 years old (I lived on the same street as Haughins Northern TVR Centre as a kid) and all the negative stuff has not put me off wanting one. I just feel much better prepared for the big day when it arrives. As somebody on here once said "go into TVR ownership with your eyes and wallet wide open" - Sound advice it seems.

Swanny

[sidewayz]

You will never regret owning a TVR.
Read all the views, and to be honest they have not really changed since I discovered Pistonheads before I bought my first TVR a few years back and buy as late as you can afford,there are some real bargains around. If you follow the well documented engine warming procedures and set aside some money or buy a warranty you will be fine.
I just got back from a bloody awefull day which started way to early and finished way to late. Five minutes after getting into the Tiv I was blipping the throttle and grinning like a nutter.

Edited by sidewayz on Friday 13th July 20:26

[purpleperil]

sidewayz said:

You will never regret owning a TVR.

Not quite true - but I can guarantee you'll always regret selling a good one!