TVR Chimaera SC500 Supercharged

[Jammy Dodger]

is nearly ready.... mapping next week at Thor Racing hub dyno




ETA - The Spec

TVR 5.0 V8, original block and heads, matching numbers, original to the car.

3rd owner, FSH, 1998, 30k miles.

Engine build and installation by Jamie Rogers, Castle Automotive Performance ( Castle Race Engines)

Polished and stress relieved crank
modified & stress relieved con rods
modified pistons
heavy duty big end and main shells
modified & stress relieved block
reworked galleries
reworked cam line oil drain
fully measured deck heights
reworked ports
balanced combustion chambers
face skimmed to .001"
billet bespoke cam
heavy duty followers
ARP studs
uprated gaskets
steel rocker arms
new piston rings
all inlet ports matched & blended
Wired heads
fully blue printed, weighed, matched and balanced throughout
removed precats
powder coated rocker covers, plenum, fuel and water rails
act induction kit
stainless & silicon hose kit
bosch green giant (42) injectors
upgraded fuel pump
new water pump
upgrade Castle Racing leads (FWIW )
upgrade air filter
new fuel lines
new brake lines
RadTec alloy rad
Mocal oil cooler
HiD faired in lamp conversion
AP C6600 front calipers, 324 x 28mm slotted discs
Ferodo DS2500s all round

then there's the SC kit on top, with a couple of extras - bigger Rotrex 81 charger, big intercooler, thermal gasket, alloy bellmouths etc.

Obviously gone dizzy free, LR coil packs, emerald K6, new wiring harness, fabricated alloy bracket and fitted 3-way map selector switch

Nitrons springs and dampers

Rimstock custom SP12 alloys in anthracite (R9x18, F8x17), Eagle Asymmetric 2s (R255/35/18, 225/45/17)

Front Aero (winglets/splitters)

B/W T5 Gearbox & BTR diff rebuilt and modified to TVR Tuscan racer spec
Helix 450 clutch

Dave Mac driveshafts

JL Audio: 4400 amp, speakers, Alpine face & 6CD

Expected outputs, safe map, 400bhp/440ftlbs. - 1060 kilos = 378bhp/tonne

Hope the mapping session backs this up !

Edited by Jammy Dodger on Sunday 2nd October 09:40

Edited by Jammy Dodger on Monday 16th January 21:17

[Stoatman]

HOLY S***.

Just the one photo thats just annoying !!. Get some more up, and a video !

[Jammy Dodger]

Stoatman said:

HOLY S***.

Just the one photo thats just annoying !!. Get some more up, and a video !

thanks

TBH - there aren't any more meaningful photos yet, plus the body/interior are a little bit ratty (wanted to do the "go" before attending to the "show")

The wheels are still in manufacture, so wheels, brakes, driveshafts and tyres to go on in the next 6 weeks, but the engine was run in on the original Lucas ECU in August and should be mapped on the new Emerald K6 this week. I'll then have it back for a month or so before it goes back in as above.

A clear day and a better camera, I'll get some more pics up

[St. Anger]

That looks pretty amazing! More pictures please!

[*Al*]

St. Anger said:

That looks pretty amazing! More pictures please!

+1

[r1ch]

Thats going to be awesome fun. Look forward to more pix.

[Jammy Dodger]

Thanks guys, got to 'fess up and point out it isn't the monstererererest of them all...

The LS3 conversions are 480bhp, there's another SC5.4 with 500+, a couple of TT conversions and there's one in progress with a blown Mustang Cobra installation dyno'd at 627bhp.

Mine's been built to allow the biggest rotrex C91 (mine is C81 second biggest) and a smaller pulley in future, to give 500bhp + and i think that'll be enough, hopefully 550bhp and a tidy 500/tonne.

[RobCrezz]

Very nice. I think 400bhp will be just right for that

[Beedub]

amazing, i love a good supercharger ;-) you will LOVE how these centrigual blowers make the car feel, to put it simply when i did mine on my ///M it felt like i dropped in the v10!! Awesome razor sharp throttle response, your in for a WILD ride with this one, lol.

hows it going with AFRs @ WOT?? i would definatly recommend a wideband gauge in your car, thuis will show exactly that your tune is doing at any given time :-)

[Egg Chaser]

That looks great! More pictures needed though!

[Jammy Dodger]

Beedub said:

amazing, i love a good supercharger ;-) you will LOVE how these centrigual blowers make the car feel, to put it simply when i did mine on my ///M it felt like i dropped in the v10!! Awesome razor sharp throttle response, your in for a WILD ride with this one, lol.

hows it going with AFRs @ WOT?? i would definatly recommend a wideband gauge in your car, thuis will show exactly that your tune is doing at any given time :-)

twin lambdas, wideband, Emerald K6

[soad]

Oh, we so need to see a video in a near future!

[Beedub]

Jammy Dodger said:

twin lambdas, wideband, Emerald K6

niiccee, can you please post some detailed engine pics??

[Jammy Dodger]

Beedub said:

niiccee, can you please post some detailed engine pics??

bit like yours - nothing to see, too much pipework

my builder won't release detailed engineering pics as they are his trade secrets ! that's not a cop out, it was agreed as part of the deal !

Besides, what I've got (pending "the build book") is off iPhone and really doesn't show much...

[robsco]

Tremendous!

[Jammy Dodger]

robsco said:

Tremendous!

Thanks Rob - not quite up there with Brummie's or V8ndy's....

But it is blue and as you know, that adds at least 50bhp

[p1doc]

very nice-should be fast!
martin

[Mazdarese]

Just a little observation:

fking hell.