RE: TVR Cerbera 4.0 | The Brave Pill
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V8fan said:
And if the air con isn't working, you will cook inside in the summer. The heatsoak is incredible.
d by V8fan on Saturday 14th March 09:28[/footnote]
The aircon at best is like a mouse farting in anything less than 20C, you just open the windows. As for the heatsoak, you need to decat them to get the heat away from the tunnel - at least on the V8 engines.d by V8fan on Saturday 14th March 09:28[/footnote]
NGK210 said:
What’s the problem with Melling’s engines - poor design or crap components?
Ah the argument thats been going on for many years.What is known now that many of the recognised engine builders can offer long warranties on their work and offer true reliability on the speed six, or significant capacity and power gains if required.
AdamAJP said:
R.e. the “revs like a bike” comment... it feels like it has very little inertia. My father in law who has raced bikes made exactly that comment to me about mine.
I know little about Cerberas, apart from they're fast. Having owned many superbikes over 40 years, I'm pretty sure a 4 cylinder 1000cc superbike of similar vintage would rev faster and much higher. blade7 said:
AdamAJP said:
R.e. the “revs like a bike” comment... it feels like it has very little inertia. My father in law who has raced bikes made exactly that comment to me about mine.
I know little about Cerberas, apart from they're fast. Having owned many superbikes over 40 years, I'm pretty sure a 4 cylinder 1000cc superbike of similar vintage would rev faster and much higher. 
Here you go - apologies if this is someone’s but found this on you tube...
https://youtu.be/v2ulff8UKrk
AdamAJP said:
blade7 said:
AdamAJP said:
R.e. the “revs like a bike” comment... it feels like it has very little inertia. My father in law who has raced bikes made exactly that comment to me about mine.
I know little about Cerberas, apart from they're fast. Having owned many superbikes over 40 years, I'm pretty sure a 4 cylinder 1000cc superbike of similar vintage would rev faster and much higher. 
Here you go - apologies if this is someone’s but found this on you tube...
https://youtu.be/v2ulff8UKrk

My dad had one of these from new for around five years, it's what turned me on to cars in the first place, back when ah' war a lad. It was fabulous, the noise, the theatre and the performance were all amazing, I would love to own one for myself.
He had quite a bit of trouble with it, though
He had quite a bit of trouble with it, though

FN2TypeR said:
He had quite a bit of trouble with it, though 


I used to enjoy talking to other owners of them and we all seemed to have the same issues with them! TVR were consistent and the stuff that they fitted to the cars that weren't up to the task certainly didn't work on any of them!

I'm really chuffed that I got to experience one though and I still browse the classifieds looking at them almost everyday!

sleeky said:
shavermcspud said:
Just seen who the seller is, long barge pole springs to mind, very local to me and a bad reputation.
Lots of non recorded damaged cars, salvage auction, and clocked miles.
Stay very far away
Just came on here to say the same, this dealer has always got very suspect stock! A lot of it never seems to shift for months either, it's always seemed very fishy to me.Lots of non recorded damaged cars, salvage auction, and clocked miles.
Stay very far away
steviejasp said:
The whole point of these cars is the speed 6 or the flat plane AJP 8.
They are so unique.
When people who say they'd swap one out for a yank v8 are really missing the point of these.
A modern LS v8 or similar may be more powerful but its not the same thing.
I've had yank v8s, my brother has a supercharged new Camaro. They are extremely powerful but lazy revving.
My 4.5 revs like a superbike.
If/when it ever goes bang, I'll definitely have it rebuilt.
Agreed. Why a lump of American pig iron? I'd rather put in an S54 and keep the 6cyl character. They are so unique.
When people who say they'd swap one out for a yank v8 are really missing the point of these.
A modern LS v8 or similar may be more powerful but its not the same thing.
I've had yank v8s, my brother has a supercharged new Camaro. They are extremely powerful but lazy revving.
My 4.5 revs like a superbike.
If/when it ever goes bang, I'll definitely have it rebuilt.
Byker28i said:
Ah the argument thats been going on for many years.
What is known now that many of the recognised engine builders can offer long warranties on their work and offer true reliability on the speed six, or significant capacity and power gains if required.
In order to reduce unit production costs, the engines that actually went into production, called Speed Six, were TVR modified versions of the initial AJP-6 prototypes with 3.6 litres (3,605 cc) and 4.0 litres (3,996 cc) capacities. Prominent modifications were alterations to valve train geometry, a switch from a billet steel crank to cast iron (with a crank damper), different connecting rods, oil filter relocation to the inlet side of the engine, and removal of the exhaust cam oil feed. What is known now that many of the recognised engine builders can offer long warranties on their work and offer true reliability on the speed six, or significant capacity and power gains if required.
R400TVR said:
Agreed. Why a lump of American pig iron? I'd rather put in an S54 and keep the 6cyl character.
blessYour question, of course, can be only rhetorical -- as the LS3 just might be the world's most favourite V8 swap. And a good number of TVR owners are part of the LS series story.
LS3 has aluminium block and heads. Low mass, high output. Runs seemingly for decades. The whole thing is smaller and/or lighter than many engines of less displacement.
If cars like the Cerb would have done what they said on the tin, a culture of engine swaps, not to mention a conga line of skint former keepers, wouldn't have become "a thing."
The thing is that low mileage/use doesn't do cars any good (especially TVRs).
Regularly used and maintained TVRs should be as reliable as most other makes. Admittedly having a fibreglass body does make them susceptible to the odd electrical problem but, if looked after properly and driven as intended, there's no reason to be scared of them. The low mileage of this example isn't doing it any favours.
Regularly used and maintained TVRs should be as reliable as most other makes. Admittedly having a fibreglass body does make them susceptible to the odd electrical problem but, if looked after properly and driven as intended, there's no reason to be scared of them. The low mileage of this example isn't doing it any favours.
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