T350 v Tuscan re. handling?
T350 v Tuscan re. handling?
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smithyl23

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357 posts

235 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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Morning,

Have had a T350c with a 4L from Jason @ STR8SIX for 5 years, which I sold a few year's ago.
After owning a 535d since, I've decided to come back to the only car make (affordable to me), that can put that kind of smile on my face everytime I drive/look at it. Don't get me wrong, a remapped 535d MS with 520ft/lbs of torque is an awesome car, but it's simple..... It just isn't a TVR!

Question is, I've always loved the tuscans, but wondered if people had experience, recently if possible of handling T350c v Tuscan?
Not that concerned about standard, although comments would be more tHan welcome. This is because I would be upgrading the suspension. My T350 had all round Nitrons.

Many thanks

Smithy

Edited to say... Would be after a well sorted Tuscan 1 with a rebuild etc... or a Tuscan 2 with the Tuscan 1 headlights. I know there were some slight chassis/pick up point/geo differences.


Edited by smithyl23 on Saturday 28th September 07:39

billy no brakes

2,675 posts

286 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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I had a Mk1 Tuscan well sorted Nitrons and act spacers all round and sold it and bought a T350 which I have put Gaz monotubes on and no compression the T350 is streets in front, just done a track day at Donington at it was awesome I was following well sorted supercharged lotus Exige and a Caterham through the corners and it went round them like it was on rails, I done a track day in he Tuscan and it would go through the corners like the T350

smithyl23

Original Poster:

357 posts

235 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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Thanks for the reply. My T350 was great on the Nitrons, even on softish setting for general road use. Wonder how much better Tuscan 2 would be over 1, don't like the lights on the Tuscan 1 though.

Smithy

billy no brakes

2,675 posts

286 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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No idea about the Tuscan 2 but they are supposed to a lot better than Mk1,s hence the price difference

billy no brakes

2,675 posts

286 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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No idea about the Tuscan 2 but they are supposed to a lot better than Mk1,s hence the price difference

billy no brakes

2,675 posts

286 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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No idea about the Tuscan 2 but they are supposed to a lot better than Mk1,s hence the price difference

billy no brakes

2,675 posts

286 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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No idea about the Tuscan 2 but they are supposed to a lot better than Mk1,s hence the price difference

m4tti

5,485 posts

176 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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Suspension set up even changed on the mk1 mid 2001. So there can even be differences in mk1 Tuscans.