speed six engine rebuilds.

speed six engine rebuilds.

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hoppo4.2

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1,531 posts

185 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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just after some personal experiences hear before i commit to anything.

ill be looking at getting a rebuild done soon sonwhat option did you go for and how did you find the results and the experience with the builders.

tvr power have a lot of options which os considered best?

theres also some good reviews for str8 six. anyone got any experience of them and or how the 2 company's compare?

is there another option i should consider?

id be happy to tackle the the job my self using local independents to donthe machine work but i guess this wouldn't look as good come resale time?

glow worm

5,799 posts

226 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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I got Dom at Power to rebuild my 4 litre "S" as a 4.5 Super Sport then got the upgraded MBE ECU with anti knock sensor etc.
Very pleased with the workmanship and keeping me informed and on schedule . I was disappointed I didn't get my anticipated 400bhp , but the general characteristics of the engine suit me , with loads of torque across the rev range and a lot lot smoother than original. I don't rev my car to excess so the peak bhp is inconsequential to me.

hoppo4.2

Original Poster:

1,531 posts

185 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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thats good to know. am i rightvin thinking thats about 10k for all that?

cant be far off the cost of an ls swop.

glow worm

5,799 posts

226 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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More like £15k IIRC ... smile
I did get few other bits like stainless braided oil pipes , ally rad , new half time bearing the bespoke map was included

Edited by glow worm on Saturday 24th October 18:28

scorcher

3,982 posts

233 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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The LS engine swap never really took off did it despite apparent cheaper running costs and superior reliability? Personally I’d rather buy a TVR with a rebuilt S6 from a reputable source than an LS.

KSV

454 posts

145 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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Apparent cheaper costs!!
Service for my Ls3 Tuscan for the past two years were £225 including an MOT.
30 mpg on a run whats not to like!! biggrin

popegregory

1,420 posts

133 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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Following as a curious Cerbera owner...

gruffalo

7,509 posts

225 months

Saturday 24th October 2020
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At the rolling road shootout the S6 engines rebuilt from STR8SIX stood out as the ones that were meeting or beating the expected power outputs.

Their 4.3 conversation making around the 420bhp mark in nearly all cases. One of the cars was a 4.3 rebuilt nearly 10 years ago and well used still made over 410.

The same went for the other engines as well.


nawarne

3,088 posts

259 months

Sunday 25th October 2020
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gruffalo said:
At the rolling road shootout the S6 engines rebuilt from STR8SIX stood out as the ones that were meeting or beating the expected power outputs.

Their 4.3 conversation making around the 420bhp mark in nearly all cases. One of the cars was a 4.3 rebuilt nearly 10 years ago and well used still made over 410.

The same went for the other engines as well.
My 4,3 - rebuilt in 2012, made 412.9 bhp at the Surrey Rolling road session December 2019. The car now has ~ 102K miles on the clock....the last 55+K miles on the refreshed engine.

I'm pleased with the service I get from Jason and all at Str8Six..

Nick

glow worm

5,799 posts

226 months

Sunday 25th October 2020
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SRR @ the flywheel ?

gordon1955

116 posts

45 months

Sunday 25th October 2020
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KSV said:
Apparent cheaper costs!!
Service for my Ls3 Tuscan for the past two years were £225 including an MOT.
30 mpg on a run whats not to like!! biggrin
What’s not to like is not a proper TVR Tuscan without the Speed Six in it...

Andy665

3,599 posts

227 months

Sunday 25th October 2020
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Had my Speed Six done by Ian at TrackVRoad, used because they looked after the car for 10 years prior to buying it, very happy with the work and the service

Konrod

866 posts

227 months

Monday 26th October 2020
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Had my S6 rebuilt in 2010 by Powers. Standard spec as at the time the 4.3 had only just come out and I couldn't stretch the finances. 30K+ miles since then, regular servicing, sweet as a nut, probably done half of those miles in France and Germany so used more as a GT.

Never bothered with a rolling road or power output willy waving, it has enough power for the cars weight and it is smooth and responsive. Think about how you will use it - modern roads (potholes, MLOC and speed cameras) limit how much you can really use any additional power, and why does it matter if someone can go faster "in extremis"? More important the car is reliable from the off.


so called

9,074 posts

208 months

Tuesday 27th October 2020
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I had my Mk1 4lt Tuscan S6 rebuilt by Jason at Straight6.
Pleasure dealing with them.
I also later had an upgrade of roller bearings in the throttle bodies also done by Jason.

The next 20k miles where a dream before I wrote it off. frown