Terry's tale. (S3 resto ++)
Discussion
Hi Damian...
My engine unit is a 2006 spec (with only 1200 miles recorded) so has the later type inlet manifold including IMTs. These are plumbed into the ecu. I bought an unbranded 65mm TB, it just needed the fixing holes modifying a little. Original Jag fbw tb was 60mm-ish, Ford 3.0 duratec used 62mm, with popular modified tb's being 65mm, so that's why I used that one, as it'll keep air velocity good (on standard cams).
As my car on purchase had a decent condition s-steel exhaust system, I plan to reuse the silencer & tail pipes. The silencer is twin in & twin out. Probably like you, I have no idea what it will sound like, or if acceptable to my (already degrading) hearing ! Or what power it gains/looses.
My master plan LOL, is that sometime in the autumn (say Oct) I will do an initial fire up, then carry on with the resto (brakes, pas, interior, hood, other mods, etc etc) through the winter (at my retired lazy pace). And get it to move under its own power. & get it road legal finished in the spring/summer 2019. After that we'll get some local miles on it, to gain confidence, reliability etc. With a second master plan to do an open ended Euro tour in 2020, following the coastline from northern Spain, Portugal, France, to at least the Amalfi, Italy, then head north slowly heading home via Austria, Germany, Netherlands.
Phew !!
TerryB.
My engine unit is a 2006 spec (with only 1200 miles recorded) so has the later type inlet manifold including IMTs. These are plumbed into the ecu. I bought an unbranded 65mm TB, it just needed the fixing holes modifying a little. Original Jag fbw tb was 60mm-ish, Ford 3.0 duratec used 62mm, with popular modified tb's being 65mm, so that's why I used that one, as it'll keep air velocity good (on standard cams).
As my car on purchase had a decent condition s-steel exhaust system, I plan to reuse the silencer & tail pipes. The silencer is twin in & twin out. Probably like you, I have no idea what it will sound like, or if acceptable to my (already degrading) hearing ! Or what power it gains/looses.
My master plan LOL, is that sometime in the autumn (say Oct) I will do an initial fire up, then carry on with the resto (brakes, pas, interior, hood, other mods, etc etc) through the winter (at my retired lazy pace). And get it to move under its own power. & get it road legal finished in the spring/summer 2019. After that we'll get some local miles on it, to gain confidence, reliability etc. With a second master plan to do an open ended Euro tour in 2020, following the coastline from northern Spain, Portugal, France, to at least the Amalfi, Italy, then head north slowly heading home via Austria, Germany, Netherlands.
Phew !!
TerryB.
Nice im running a 70mm but its inho too large so the 65mm is probably a good choice.. FYI we mapped the IMT as per jag pdf ie on or off (do you have the engine pdf?) which gave a noticacble sound change and surge as they switched in... later Nobel mapped them in a progressive manner which filled the torque line better than before even if i now dont notice the change. The std exhaust will be loud.. but will howl in a lovely way at highrt revs.. probably be a bit of drone at 1.5-2.5k so keep her spinning.. my mapper said she rips.. rips like paper whatever that means lols.. you will love it. mine is running so sweet right now 
oh make sure you upgrade the fuel pump i have a syvec bosch 044 copy on mine flows plenty..
I would love to see your graph when she is mapped
Damian
oh make sure you upgrade the fuel pump i have a syvec bosch 044 copy on mine flows plenty..
I would love to see your graph when she is mapped
Damian
Blue 30 said:
..... With a second master plan to do an open ended Euro tour in 2020, following the coastline from northern Spain, Portugal, France, to at least the Amalfi, Italy, then head north slowly heading home via Austria, Germany, Netherlands.....
That sounds well worth saving up for. Fancy some company? 
To V8S4ME.
For our eurotour we plan to not plan too much, & wing it as much as we can.
We have done plenty of euro tours before, usually to one country per holiday, so this (in theory) will be just linking those together... Ha !
I guess she who must be obeyed will ensure some strategically placed decent hotels will be pre booked, but eurocamp & canvas holidays do good options too.
Oh, based on what Damian has said about the power of the AJ30 (so that I can swerve the blame)... Only if you can keep up....
TerryB.
For our eurotour we plan to not plan too much, & wing it as much as we can.
We have done plenty of euro tours before, usually to one country per holiday, so this (in theory) will be just linking those together... Ha !
I guess she who must be obeyed will ensure some strategically placed decent hotels will be pre booked, but eurocamp & canvas holidays do good options too.
Oh, based on what Damian has said about the power of the AJ30 (so that I can swerve the blame)... Only if you can keep up....
TerryB.
To Damian...
Thanks. Interesting on the exhaust note, I had surmised that with only one medium sized silencer it was going to be loud... Very Tvr !!
As I'm doing the full resto, plus the drive train swop, plus most of the sensible mods you guys have already done, plus my own Terry-isms, I have to have focus on whatever I'm doing on that day/session. Which means I do 'park' thoughts of 'what about'... 'how to' etc etc, until I actually get around to that job.
At the moment that includes the fine mapping of the ecu. I'm using an Emerald K6, of which has been pre mapped, as Dave Walker informed me that he has done the AJ30 before. Obviously it will need tweeking to suit my installation, plus our discussion included that they didn't use an IAV. But I've dealt with that before. Plus I have an Innovate data logger.... To have a play myself first.
But eventually it will go on a rolling road, to confirm & lock everything down.
I don't have any PDF info so would be grateful for any useful info....
As it saves buying too many rolls of wallpaper.
044 copy already bolted in, thanks.
Keep the info coming... Cheers.
TerryB.
Thanks. Interesting on the exhaust note, I had surmised that with only one medium sized silencer it was going to be loud... Very Tvr !!
As I'm doing the full resto, plus the drive train swop, plus most of the sensible mods you guys have already done, plus my own Terry-isms, I have to have focus on whatever I'm doing on that day/session. Which means I do 'park' thoughts of 'what about'... 'how to' etc etc, until I actually get around to that job.
At the moment that includes the fine mapping of the ecu. I'm using an Emerald K6, of which has been pre mapped, as Dave Walker informed me that he has done the AJ30 before. Obviously it will need tweeking to suit my installation, plus our discussion included that they didn't use an IAV. But I've dealt with that before. Plus I have an Innovate data logger.... To have a play myself first.
But eventually it will go on a rolling road, to confirm & lock everything down.
I don't have any PDF info so would be grateful for any useful info....
As it saves buying too many rolls of wallpaper.
044 copy already bolted in, thanks.
Keep the info coming... Cheers.
TerryB.
Update as of today 28/06/18
Fuel tank stripped of sump plug, gauge sender, and the in tank filter (which was as clean as a whistle), its not going back in so shout if you want it. I washed the tank out, again no debris. Then checked it over & scrapped the outside clean. As I had some Por15 tank sealant paint left over, I painted the outside of the tank with it, finished off with my Blue chassis paint. The sump plug refitted with a new seal & ring. A new Landrover disco gauge sender adjusted to suit & fitted, again using a new seal & ring.
The tank is a bit of a bugger to reinstall when the car is on a four-post lift and you're doing things on your own! Anyway its back in.
New big bore pipe from tank to new pump, plus i have fitted a before the pump in line filter, and a new after pump filter.
I have reused the plastic fuel lines, but with new R9 rubber ends to suit the yet to be fitted layout in the engine bay.
Having decided to re site the battery into the boot (drivers side) plus having loads of surplus 25mm2 cable lying about. I have now run in the main +Ve battery to starter motor & alternator cabling, plus what some might call 'a PME' earth cabling run,
thats from the battery to each of the welded chassis studs, a bit Ott, but it'll stop the bugger having bad earths for a while...
I have trial fitted the new bespoke prop shaft but removed it until the gear linkage is fully adjusted to suit me !! Plus I haven't re fitted the handbrake lever either yet.
Next, I'll be back head in the engine bay re fitting the steering column & mating it up to the pas rack, fitting the fiesta servo/ms, and associated pipework.
More trials to come, no doubt....
TerryB
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Fuel tank stripped of sump plug, gauge sender, and the in tank filter (which was as clean as a whistle), its not going back in so shout if you want it. I washed the tank out, again no debris. Then checked it over & scrapped the outside clean. As I had some Por15 tank sealant paint left over, I painted the outside of the tank with it, finished off with my Blue chassis paint. The sump plug refitted with a new seal & ring. A new Landrover disco gauge sender adjusted to suit & fitted, again using a new seal & ring.
The tank is a bit of a bugger to reinstall when the car is on a four-post lift and you're doing things on your own! Anyway its back in.
New big bore pipe from tank to new pump, plus i have fitted a before the pump in line filter, and a new after pump filter.
I have reused the plastic fuel lines, but with new R9 rubber ends to suit the yet to be fitted layout in the engine bay.
Having decided to re site the battery into the boot (drivers side) plus having loads of surplus 25mm2 cable lying about. I have now run in the main +Ve battery to starter motor & alternator cabling, plus what some might call 'a PME' earth cabling run,
thats from the battery to each of the welded chassis studs, a bit Ott, but it'll stop the bugger having bad earths for a while...
I have trial fitted the new bespoke prop shaft but removed it until the gear linkage is fully adjusted to suit me !! Plus I haven't re fitted the handbrake lever either yet.
Next, I'll be back head in the engine bay re fitting the steering column & mating it up to the pas rack, fitting the fiesta servo/ms, and associated pipework.
More trials to come, no doubt....
TerryB
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and purchased a low mileage manual S-TypeBlue 30 said:
'We' sounds like a good idea...
I have been/am doing mine on my own, so nobody to blame other than myself.
I have just email replied to you Mick.
Enjoy...
I AM going to have a days work on mine on Wednesday.
Next to do is the custom lower steering column to suit the Pas.
TerryB.
I say 'we' as my friendly garage owner (also a Michael) as a great chap and very knowledgeable but does charge I have been/am doing mine on my own, so nobody to blame other than myself.
I have just email replied to you Mick.
Enjoy...
I AM going to have a days work on mine on Wednesday.
Next to do is the custom lower steering column to suit the Pas.
TerryB.
so I will be carrying out as much as I can. He is also willing to learn and is a great chap.Magpies
Hi Mike...
Sorry, been away again !
They worked from my made up plastic manifolds.
But even then, the finished S steel items required fine adjusting, plus some subtle grinding away of surplus alloy on both the engine & the bell housing areas.
As mine exit rearwards, they really do have to hug the engine contour, with very little room for error.
IE. A thick finger gap in some areas between exhaust piping and the chassis is all there is.
TerryB
Sorry, been away again !
They worked from my made up plastic manifolds.
But even then, the finished S steel items required fine adjusting, plus some subtle grinding away of surplus alloy on both the engine & the bell housing areas.
As mine exit rearwards, they really do have to hug the engine contour, with very little room for error.
IE. A thick finger gap in some areas between exhaust piping and the chassis is all there is.
TerryB
Blue 30 said:
Hi Mike...
Sorry, been away again !
They worked from my made up plastic manifolds.
But even then, the finished S steel items required fine adjusting, plus some subtle grinding away of surplus alloy on both the engine & the bell housing areas.
As mine exit rearwards, they really do have to hug the engine contour, with very little room for error.
IE. A thick finger gap in some areas between exhaust piping and the chassis is all there is.
TerryB
do you still have the plastic manifolds?Sorry, been away again !
They worked from my made up plastic manifolds.
But even then, the finished S steel items required fine adjusting, plus some subtle grinding away of surplus alloy on both the engine & the bell housing areas.
As mine exit rearwards, they really do have to hug the engine contour, with very little room for error.
IE. A thick finger gap in some areas between exhaust piping and the chassis is all there is.
TerryB
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