TVR Power upgrades

[grumbledoak]

First post, so "Hi All"

TVR Power advertise a number of upgrades for the Rover V8, in my case a 4L Chimp (yes, a blue one). They seem well respected around here, but their site:
www.tvrpower.co.uk/upgrades.php really doesn't help me decide whether to do this, or which one. Has anyone had any of the offered upgrades ?
Did you get BHP figures before and after or was the difference so obvious ?
Or are the blue ones so much faster than the other colours that I should save my money ?

Also, how about insurance - did you tell them, and did they raise your premium?

Thanks in advance
P

[ian8542]

My advice would be to drive the car and get some use out of it before spending money on it (unless something is worn out/broken).
Then get some decent dampers and take it on a track with a bit of coaching thrown in.

[AlexB]

An alternative would be to trade in the 4L chim against a 5L if you want a power upgrade. At least that way it is a higher power standard car rather than a modified car from an insurance point of view.

I don't know if the 5L cars have upgraded brakes and suspension as standard aswell (which would be an added bonus). I also don't know what the cost difference would be, but it may be worth looking into.

Alex

[ian8542]

All post '96 cars have same brakes and dampers etc.
If you have just bought a 4.0 litre then trading up to a 5.0 litre would be pretty pointless at this stage and the costs would be similar to getting a power upgrade on the 4.0 litre. Don't bother.

[grumbledoak]

Ian/Alex

Thanks for the comments. Though I'm new to pistonheads I have had the Chimp for a few years now. But as you mentioned, engine mods when she doesn't seem to need any work done may not be the best choice.

I'm not sure I could simply swap my Chimp for another one; favourite "proper" upgrade for me right now would be a T350, but I'm waiting for some better news on the S6's reliability so I doubt this will happen 'til well into next year.

Maybe the track time and coaching as an Xmas gift to myself in the meantime...

Cheers

[paddym]

Have had the TVR Power Taraka upgrade on my 5L -- stonking good fun and gets more drivable every day.

Cannot say a bad word about Jamie and Dom -- really know their stuff and will explain and think about any questions you have.

Power corrupts and TVR Power corrupts absolutely ...