Has anyone an UNMODIFIED GRIF 500 engine DYNOGRAPH
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Has anyone an UNMODIFIED GRIF 500 engine DYNOGRAPH ?
I have browsed the internet and many V8 sites but all I can find are modified 4.6, 5, 5.2 liter engines dynos but there is nowhere a regular from factory TVR 500 engine dyno. I know there is a regular and Mark Adams retuned 400 dyno on PistonHeads website (Manek's Chimaera) but nowhere a regular 500 dyno.
Anyone can help me ?
Regards
Phil
I have browsed the internet and many V8 sites but all I can find are modified 4.6, 5, 5.2 liter engines dynos but there is nowhere a regular from factory TVR 500 engine dyno. I know there is a regular and Mark Adams retuned 400 dyno on PistonHeads website (Manek's Chimaera) but nowhere a regular 500 dyno.
Anyone can help me ?
Regards
Phil
TVR Should be giving us all a Supercharger at no extra cost then the 500's would go like it sez on the tin - not fast enough top end!, and the odd bit of chipping IS NOT going to get you there the internals were just not spec'd up enough when new - 3 grand + would be needed - so whats the point keep saving for a Tuscan at least it has closer to what it sez on the tin.
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Has anyone an UNMODIFIED GRIF 500 engine DYNOGRAPH ?
I have browsed the internet and many V8 sites but all I can find are modified 4.6, 5, 5.2 liter engines dynos but there is nowhere a regular from factory TVR 500 engine dyno. I know there is a regular and Mark Adams retuned 400 dyno on PistonHeads website (Manek's Chimaera) but nowhere a regular 500 dyno.
Anyone can help me ?
Regards
Phil
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tvrccmaillist/files/GriffDyno.jpg
This shows the effect of a Tornado chip on a previously standard Griffith 500 with a before (unmodified) and after graph. Having said that, my car does seem to be slightly above average putting out an unmodified 278bhp at Power Engineering.
>> Edited by IPAddis on Friday 31st May 14:24
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278 bhp - thats progress ! my 1965 E-type with an uprated engine has a genuine 295 bhp from 4.5 litres.
But it still won't touch a Griff 500 for acceleration or top speed. That's the real point here - TVR have a tendency to bullshit about BHP figures, but their performance figures seem spot on.
Still, 295 ponies in a 40 year old car must be fun

Pete
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