Raceproved Speed Six Cam Cover

[RM75]

Has anyone fitted one of these to their Speed Six? It sounds good from the info on Raceproved Ltds website but the search on here doesn't bring up anything. If it does what they say I'd have thought more people would use them?

http://www.raceproved.com/speed-six-cam-cover/

[Robertjp]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

someone has

[spicy six]

It may be that most folk prefer to wait untill, if or when, their Speed Six goes bang, before addressing the top end lubriction issue's on their engines. Some engines that are driven vey regularly and treated very gently may never need attention. For the others, when rebuild time comes around, most rebuilders of note, modify the oil ways within the block to try and improve the flow of oil to the head. It sometimes appears that many posters on Piston heads wear their rebuilds as badges of honour or rites of passage to become accepted as proper TVR afficianado's.

I have run the Raceproved Cam Cover for several years now and been extremely pleased with it. My Vehicle is used purely as a plaything often being left for a number of weeks before being used. The Cam Cover System works by bringing the engine up to full oil pressure before the car is allowed to start and then continuosly lubricating the valvegear by spraying oil directly onto them from spray bars positioned overhead. It is a very thouroughly researched, designed and engineered product, typical of the quality products the Raceproved people sell.

You pays your money and you makes your choices, some folk trust to luck, some folk shell out £6K plus for a rebuild when their luck runs out, some folk like myself have shelled out somewhat less in the hope of preventing the "almost" inevitable.

My engine hasnt gone pop yet, and it is my own personal view that if the Cam Cover was more widely used, there would be significantly fewer broken Speed Sixes sitting in the compounds of the rebuilders.

I shall be going to the Chatsworth meet next week and would be more than happy to show anyone who is interested around my car. In past years the Raceproved people have also been regular attendee's at Chatsworth, it may well be they may be that they are going this year, perhaps drop them an email if you fancy learning more.

[Leadfoot]

Here you go:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[RM75]

Thanks for the replies. If it were cheaper I'd have one in an instant, but for now I think it'll just have to be added to my "to do " list!

[GALLARDOGUY]

RM75 said:

Thanks for the replies. If it were cheaper I'd have one in an instant, but for now I think it'll just have to be added to my "to do " list!

how much are they?

[RM75]

Some older threads on here from a year ago or so mentioned a figure of £1100 + VAT.

[Daston]

I thought they were £950ish + VAT. I would have one in a second if I could afford it Now that most of the expensive stuff has been done (touch wood) it is the next thing I plan to do.

[GALLARDOGUY]

would it work with dulfords uprated oil pump or is it a case of choosing one or the other?

[Daston]

GALLARDOGUY said:

would it work with dulfords uprated oil pump or is it a case of choosing one or the other?

Cant see why not as the from what I understand the Dulfords Oil pump is just an uprated version of the original.

[ninetynine]

yes it would work with the uprated pump i have just fitted one to my car
it uses a seperate electric pump to presurise the system before starting

[HRG]

Surely you could wire some logic into the circuit from the temp sensor?

If
temp < X
prime
else
start.

[GALLARDOGUY]

ninetynine said:

yes it would work with the uprated pump i have just fitted one to my car
it uses a seperate electric pump to presurise the system before starting

thanks for your reply. just looked at your profile, you must post some more pics of your car, its unique.

i'm very impressed, the tamora/sagaris combo had never occurred to me.

[sidpinup]

GALLARDOGUY said:

ninetynine said:

yes it would work with the uprated pump i have just fitted one to my car
it uses a seperate electric pump to presurise the system before starting

thanks for your reply. just looked at your profile, you must post some more pics of your car, its unique.

i'm very impressed, the tamora/sagaris combo had never occurred to me.

Some pics here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[jams33]

You can give Jason at Str8six a call and have a chat about the new cam cover with the castings that drip oil onto the cams. Doesn't pre oil but provides better oil flow to the cam lobes, only costs £180.

Dry top end can be resolved by just taking the car for a half an hour drive a couple of times a week. I use mine as a daily driver as they seem to like this more.

[Robertjp]

That sounds very resonably priced and a good alternative? For short periods left i guess its a good compromise and 10% of the price of the Raceproved item!

It seems Jason knows his stuff?

Edited by Robertjp on Thursday 21st May 12:26

[jams33]

Yeah, if you have it done as part of a 12 or 24k service you wont pay for fitting either.

Also clean up the old one and stick it on the wall as an interest piece!!

[VARLEYHYD]

HRG said:

Surely you could wire some logic into the circuit from the temp sensor?

If
temp < X
prime
else
start.

This already exists in the standard logic, to give a certain number of revolutions before start.
just listen to it next time you start up

G

[330p4]

Raceproved system is £947 +VAT so £1100 all in for DIY i am seriously considering this any comments from people who have fitted them

[Chad speed]

I too am interested in the Raceproved cam cover, despite the price. Does it just provide pre oiling or run all the time to give additional oil to the top end?