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Anyone has any experience with these cars ,it`s cheap enough and would make a good track car .. only 5 years old,allso comes with another bonnet and airfilter
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sylva-SSC-Stylus-V8-kit-...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sylva-SSC-Stylus-V8-kit-...
Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Thursday 14th June 23:01
Hi Daz
I had a Sylva Fury before the Griff, the Stylus was the next in sequence after the Fury, just a slightly more practical bodyshape (with a boot!) than the Fury.
They are a better chassis design than TVRs with panelling and proper deep sills rather than over reliance on the backbone.
That car doesn't have the best engine for a lightweight though, but at that price it would make a good project car, if you did want it as a track toy then changing to (as already mentioned) a bike engine at some point would make it better.
They really are chuckable, when I got my Fury it had a 1.6 XFlow (which used more fuel than the 5.0 RV8!) and must have been sub 600kgs. A bit heavier with the Zetec 2.0 it finished up with (before going to Scandinavia). I found the Sierra gearbox not to be the sweetest shift though
On the road and only with 185/60*14 rubber it was hard to ever notice any body roll.
If I had discovered PH before selling it I would have realised a turbo busa engine could have gone in, and then I never would have been able to sell it
In comparison the Griff was a comfy sofa on wheels.
I had a Sylva Fury before the Griff, the Stylus was the next in sequence after the Fury, just a slightly more practical bodyshape (with a boot!) than the Fury.
They are a better chassis design than TVRs with panelling and proper deep sills rather than over reliance on the backbone.
That car doesn't have the best engine for a lightweight though, but at that price it would make a good project car, if you did want it as a track toy then changing to (as already mentioned) a bike engine at some point would make it better.
They really are chuckable, when I got my Fury it had a 1.6 XFlow (which used more fuel than the 5.0 RV8!) and must have been sub 600kgs. A bit heavier with the Zetec 2.0 it finished up with (before going to Scandinavia). I found the Sierra gearbox not to be the sweetest shift though
On the road and only with 185/60*14 rubber it was hard to ever notice any body roll.
If I had discovered PH before selling it I would have realised a turbo busa engine could have gone in, and then I never would have been able to sell it
In comparison the Griff was a comfy sofa on wheels.
haircutmike said:
Tempting but only for a medium sized bloke apparently, I'm 6'-3" so, I'm out!
Will the seats go back any further .. So what you are saying it`s not the right engine for the car ..
Maybe a ZTec with throttle bodies or something would of been better.
He has put a lot of work in to it .Its running on Meagsquirt for the spark
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SILICONEKID340HP said:
Will the seats go back any further ..
So what you are saying it`s not the right engine for the car ..
Maybe a ZTec with throttle bodies or something would of been better.
He has put a lot of work in to it .Its running on Meagsquirt for the spark
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If you want to re-position the seats you take them out and drill more holes! Until they can't go back any further then you are stuck So what you are saying it`s not the right engine for the car ..
Maybe a ZTec with throttle bodies or something would of been better.
He has put a lot of work in to it .Its running on Meagsquirt for the spark
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I remember seeing a V8 lightweight (Sylva Striker, the same chassis as a Stylus but with an open 7 type body) at Cadwell and it was a bit of a handful. The heavy engine compromises the turn in and then the swell of torque can easily overwhelm the rear tyres. I don't think the engines sit quite as far back as in TVR's....
If changing engine, really, the lighter the better (old Zetec is an iron block, the newer ones (Duratec?) are alloy), the corner speeds would be so much better then, plus the benefit of a sequential box too.
I have a zetec Stylus. The drivers seat is adjustable (doesnt mean the Stylus in question does but it is easy to do if not). Its similar to the Fury, Phoenix but a bit more practicle - doors & boot for example. The front bodywork allows for more room in the engine bay, so a wider choice of engines can be fitted without to much adaptation.
Whilst the rover may only have 250bhp it doeas have loads of torque as already mentioned. The bike option requires a lot of alterations to get the best out of it. By reducing weight & drag mainly.
The most common engines are the zetec, duratec & the Toyota. But you cant say the v8's are no good, just look at all the Westfields.
Whilst the rover may only have 250bhp it doeas have loads of torque as already mentioned. The bike option requires a lot of alterations to get the best out of it. By reducing weight & drag mainly.
The most common engines are the zetec, duratec & the Toyota. But you cant say the v8's are no good, just look at all the Westfields.
haircutmike said:
i built a much more involved kit car, (leccy windows, folding rear seats etc) in 6 months with 3 young children hanging about the garage.
All you need is dedication, for me, every Saturday and 3 evenings a week!
Hello haircut ,you can`t keep away All you need is dedication, for me, every Saturday and 3 evenings a week!
Have you bought the car ? better chassis than the TVR ,you can move the seat position ,have it on the road or trailer it to your trackdays.
I just read my post, it reads like I am talking about something else!
Yes Daz, I would like it very much, I have the inclanation and the space to keep it garaged as well, what I lack right now is the old folding. Maybe by the end of the summer, IF IT STOPS RAINING ffs, (building trade).
Yes Daz, I would like it very much, I have the inclanation and the space to keep it garaged as well, what I lack right now is the old folding. Maybe by the end of the summer, IF IT STOPS RAINING ffs, (building trade).
from the pics it looks reasonably well spec'd, tidy, acceptable colour, better in many respects than a fury as it has an opening boot etc
they are very small, like a caterham wih enclosed body.
i looked at one about 12 or more years ago, with a rv8 as it happens and in blue too. w plate built in, i think, jarroe area of gateshead.
at that price it might be worth a punt, you wouldn't loose much
sorry about the lack of capitals
they are very small, like a caterham wih enclosed body.
i looked at one about 12 or more years ago, with a rv8 as it happens and in blue too. w plate built in, i think, jarroe area of gateshead.
at that price it might be worth a punt, you wouldn't loose much
sorry about the lack of capitals
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