Grinning like a loon!

[CraigAuk]

Picked up my first TVR this morning, a Chim 400
(john_r's red de-cat Jersey import Chim)
The sun came out for me, the hood came down and the grin began... And it's still here!
Happy days.

[G1ABB]

You have started a very happy addiction.

Welcome to the fold.

Back to second half now....

[Grey Ghost]

CraigAuk said:

The sun came out for me, the hood came down and the grin began... And it's still here!

Welcome aboard.........now get down to your bank and buy some shares in BP

[JPW231]

Welcome - I've had mine 2wks and found the odd little thing, but love it!

[Ropps]

Good job.


quote=CraigAuk]Picked up my first TVR this morning, a Chim 400
(john_r's red de-cat Jersey import Chim)
The sun came out for me, the hood came down and the grin began... And it's still here!
Happy days.
[/quote]

[OleVix]

Likewise! Keep on grinning

[Quietlybonkers]

Had my Chim 400 three weeks now. One track day and £600 worth of wheels, tyres and workshop later, and I am still grinning every time I drive it - even took it to Waitrose this afternoon to get some more pizza (wife, who loves cooking, is away, so cooking for myself).
Tip for you - spend your hard earned improving the tyres and handling, and do check the wheel alignment and tyre pressures etc. You would be amazed how nervous a Chim feels with the wheels slightly out of alignment and 36 psi in the rears!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Quietlybonkers said:

and 36 psi in the rears!

[CraigAuk]

The one thing I'm worried about is the more I read about downshifting, the more I read I should be 'heel and toe' shifting.
I've never done this before, and I used to do a lot of engine braking in my old car (which I know is a huge no no on the Chim).
While I learn the technique, what's the best way of downshifting to ensure I don't kill myself? I'm not driving it anywhere near the limits at the moment, and only tend to hoof it on nice long straights.

[AJV8]

Brake before you change gear then a little blip of the throttle i find eliviates any engine braking issues....in the main.

HTH

AJ

[stuarte]

CraigAuk said:

I used to do a lot of engine braking in my old car (which I know is a huge no no on the Chim).

Uhm, i'm asking because I genuinely don't know, but why is engine braking bad in a chim? I've just bought one too (3 weeks ago) and have avoided engine braking simply because it "doesn't feel right" but I've no idea why.

[MPoxon]

Welcome to the mad house.

[Chilliman]

stuarte said:

CraigAuk said:

I used to do a lot of engine braking in my old car (which I know is a huge no no on the Chim).

Uhm, i'm asking because I genuinely don't know, but why is engine braking bad in a chim? I've just bought one too (3 weeks ago) and have avoided engine braking simply because it "doesn't feel right" but I've no idea why.

Coz if you downshift without matching revs it provides huge opportunity for the rear wheels to 'lock up'/lose grip which will invariably result in a very unstable car with high probabality that the back end will attempt to overtake the front end. The end result can range from highly entertaining to extremely embarrasing to catastrophic.

Big engine, lots of compression, light car, Big problem

ETA: If the roads are damp and you do this IT WILL bite you in the arse.

Edited by Chilliman on Monday 18th June 19:07

Edited by Chilliman on Monday 18th June 19:10

[stuarte]

Chilliman said:

Coz if you downshift without matching revs it provides huge opportunity for the rear wheels to 'lock up'/lose grip which will invariably result in a very unstable car with high probabality that the back end will attempt to overtake the front end. The end result can range from highly entertaining to extremely embarrasing to catastrophic.

Big engine, lots of compression, light car, Big problem

ETA: If the roads are damp and you do this IT WILL bite you in the arse.

thanks chilliman. Bloody obvious really now you've pointed it out. Lucky I like the sound of a blipping throttle so much - could have unintentionally saved my bacon!!