Bye, Bye Cerbie.... I had to let her go

[SXS]

And the 'Phoenix' will return....

Around november time.....

Yup, I'm scrapping the Cerbera name...
and ripping the TVR badge off...

So if anyone wants a Leventech gold badge, I've got one up for grabs....

After a few hours of discussion, the appropriate name to give her, would be, Phoenix...

...

Ok, to put everyones mind at peace, she has been officially dropped off at the engineering firm today... she will be stripped down this week....

Thanks Joo, JSG and Craig for your confidence and support... I've always wanted to own a monster... and when the Phoenix returns I will make sure you all get to see her at a TCR event...

95lb injectors - F1R sc - 3" exhausts - Motec ECU - etc etc etc etc ..... I cant wait for the dyno-run chart when she's finished - I will make the cerbera community proud - sorry about the name change though...

[cerber450]

[quote=SXS ]And the 'Phoenix' will return....

Around november time.....

Yup, I'm scrapping the Cerbera name...
and ripping the TVR badge off...

So if anyone wants a Leventech gold badge, I've got one up for grabs....

After a few hours of discussion, the appropriate name to give her, would be, Phoenix...

...

Ok, to put everyones mind at peace, she has been officially dropped off at the engineering firm today... she will be stripped down this week....

Thanks Joo, JSG and Craig for your confidence and support... I've always wanted to own a monster... and when the Phoenix returns I will make sure you all get to see her at a TCR event...

95lb injectors - F1R sc - 3" exhausts - Motec ECU - etc etc etc etc ..... I cant wait for the dyno-run chart when she's finished - I will make the cerbera community proud - sorry about the name change though... [/quote]

Well done mate!

Give me a shout should you need to.

[Rappa]

Good luck, mine's been gone for 5 weeks and this is just a 6000 mile service! The king is dead long live the king!

[SXS]

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>> Edited by SXS  on Tuesday 14th September 23:05

[kojak69]

Firkin 'ell. That looks one hell of an upgrade. A lot different from my £100 polished wheel nuts, and red callipers.

Cant wait to see it.

Well done.

[gbbird]

Hope it all goes well Ash. Can't wait to see her when she returns.

I might take those gold badges off you. Do you have the front TVR and the rear Cerbera 4.5?

[TimW]

a supercharger??

[SXS]

gbbird said:

Hope it all goes well Ash. Can't wait to see her when she returns. I might take those gold badges off you. Do you have the front TVR and the rear Cerbera 4.5?

Yup! she'll be visiting the bodyshop for a few jobs when she returns after the main upgrade, so I'll give you a shout when they're available.

Used parts (fully functional):

*Full sports exhaust system
*Headers
*Radiator and fan
*Fuel Pump
*Injectors
*MBE ECU
*Standard Pistons
*Valves
*Rods

Any offers, just email me chaps.

>> Edited by SXS  on Sunday 12th September 11:35

[cerber450]

SXS said:

* Vortex Turbulence Flow twin back-sections (sucks the gases out!)

These work very well we have seen alomst 30bhp a standard BMW M3 just by fitting them! nothing else was fitted no chip or air filter just the vortex system.

Good choice Ash!

[SXS]

cerber450 said:

Good choice Ash!

Yup, the firm has been advising me on a number of potential FI enhancers... Cant wait to hear what she will sound like!!!!

Heres a picture of the forthcoming Phoenix, of course the lights will be upgraded too.... but its a little harder to photoshop that... The emblem on the bonnet will be custom airbrushed by a chap I sourced off the net, using electro-senstive mixed paint... so when the lights come on at night, the emblem will glow!!! hehehe

[satman]

Wouldnt it have been easier (and cheaper) to have bought a jet fighter??

[B19GRR]

cerber450 said:

SXS said: * Vortex Turbulence Flow twin back-sections (sucks the gases out!) These work very well we have seen alomst 30bhp a standard BMW M3 just by fitting them! nothing else was fitted no chip or air filter just the vortex system. Good choice Ash!

Is there a website anywhere that can fill me in on this system?

Cheers,
Rob

[SXS]

I'll try and find it, they're priced at £500 each...
excluding labour and additional parts required to mate them with your current system. They are worth it, but on a standard cerb you will notice f'all difference, because the back pressure thats there at the moment is required to create the horses she does... these will throw away the backpressure... which is the opposite of how the AJPV8 is set-up...

[SXS]

satman said:

Wouldnt it have been easier (and cheaper) to have bought a jet fighter??

Hmmm, probably but I dont have my own runway, so I had to give that one a miss...

The thing is, if I sold her now, I'd get nothing for her, and I was going to jump into a yankee wagon, the mosler, but after thinking about practicality, i thought about it, and thought why not just build this into a monster, and because she's british, people do have a little more respect for her than a yankie dougnut or an italian exotica.... so I said feck it, lets not bang it up to 500bhp, or 600bhp, neither 700bhp... why not just go for the nice round 800bhp @6000rpm figure... hmmm, tasty... ok settled, of course the power curve will go beyond that, estimated upto 1100bhp... but I will get it limited to 6000rpm (for her sake and mine!).... 800break will do me fine... plus that reminds me, I have to tell them to not rev her past 6000 when they're doing the dyno runs...

Edited to say:
and thats 800RWHP@6000, at the rear wheels
Looks like I'll be stocking up on tyres...

>> Edited by SXS  on Sunday 12th September 16:39

[TimW]

Cant wait..

[SXS]

Web site is up!!!

www.projectphoenix.xt7.net

Its pretty basic at the moment, but once the pictures start coming in, they'll be going on!

First off, will be the initial dyno run and pictures of standard as it stands... hopefully tomorrow night that will be up as its hitting the rollers tomorrow first thing before the engine is taken out same day... eeeekkkk!!!!

[TimW]

All you done so far is the pic right? looks good

[J_S_G]

SXS, If noone else wants the front badge, I'll happily find a home for it.

Really glad you've gone ahead with this... will be great to see/hear/feel(!) the outcome.

You not tempted to put some form of "aero package" on it? Subtle (BMW/TT style) rear lip spoiler might be nice, etc.

[cerber450]

B19GRR said:

cerber450 said: SXS said: * Vortex Turbulence Flow twin back-sections (sucks the gases out!) These work very well we have seen alomst 30bhp a standard BMW M3 just by fitting them! nothing else was fitted no chip or air filter just the vortex system. Good choice Ash! Is there a website anywhere that can fill me in on this system? Cheers, Rob

I dont know of a website I have a leaflet that they sent to us.

Sorry!

[B19GRR]

Ah, is this the thing?

www.regal-shop.co.uk/asps/ShowDetails.asp?id=4790

(the detail image is stunning!! )

I have to admit I find some of the claims to be a bit questionable. I utterly fail to see how fitting this in to an exhaust system will reduce emmisions, there's no chemical process mentioned in the blurb so quite how the ingoing gases become pure all of a sudden after passing through it is a mystery to me.

However, I'm willing to stay openminded on this and hope that some independent sources can verify the claims

Cheers,
Rob