AJP8....in F3 car

[cerealsurfer]

You can see why the AJP works really well...... in a F3 car. It seems many of the (limited number of) issues cerbs have only really come to light because the installation/package characteristics of the engine bay and it's incumbent thermal characteristics.

Locations of the coils packs & starter etc. all make a LOT more sence having seen this installation.

before anyone flames... I appreciate the original designs were intended to provide engine package support for the F3 series...

It also occurred to me that the tuscan racers have a similar exhaust routing and air intake system...

hhhmmmmmmmm.... interesting

[carl_w]

Better picture:

[HarryW]

What sort of power are they making with that one and is there any internal difference from the road car, anyone know the full spec

[TooTall Paul]

Imagine that air intake stuck out of your bonnet

Edited by TooTall Paul on Wednesday 19th July 14:18

[carl_w]

Is there some sort of history behind this? Why have they put an out-of-production engine in the back of Coulthard's old F3 car?

[Steve_T]

I thought happened in the deep and distance past - in around 1995 the AJP was put in an F3000 car with quite impressive results. Is this different?

Steve.

[TooTall Paul]

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[bjwoods]

I'm puzzled. I remember at the 1990 motorshow they showed the ajp v8, designed to be used as a stressed member in racing cars, as far as i'm aware they were only used in tvrs and the odd special.

Why this same engine (now out of production) appears on the tvr stand 16 years later I've got no idea.

B

[cerealsurfer]

bjwoods said:

I'm puzzled. I remember at the 1990 motorshow they showed the ajp v8, designed to be used as a stressed member in racing cars, as far as i'm aware they were only used in tvrs and the odd special.

Why this same engine (now out of production) appears on the tvr stand 16 years later I've got no idea.

B

Because it's still the dogs do..dah's SP6...............pah

[bjwoods]

but they don't make - ie Sell it any more - Or do they ?

[Griff2be]

Steve_T said:

I thought happened in the deep and distance past - in around 1995 the AJP was put in an F3000 car with quite impressive results. Is this different?

Steve.

The car on the stand is the old F3000 with a pretty standard race AJP 8. Apparently it has been kicking around the factory for the last 10 years or so but they recently dusted it off and got it running again.

I have to agree it has limited marketing value, other than demonstrating TVR's engineering capabilities. That said, the race chassis the engine is fitted to looks what it is - 10-15 years old and therefore not exactly cutting edge.

To be fair it is tucked round the side/back of the stand.

Overall I thought the TVR stand was very good. Nickolai was on the stand a fair bit and talked to potential customers. The left hand drive Sagaris looked good (not smoothed out as some were expecting, and it retained the 'helmet bubble').

The product is better than it has ever been, and perhaps a sustained period of positive and consistent PR could make the difference for TVR.

[bjwoods]

No 32 valve head for it? or no comment yet?

B

[Griff2be]

bjwoods said:

No 32 valve head for it? or no comment yet?

B

I asked about the AJP8 and the answer (almost with a hint of sadness) was the engine was not viable to achieve Euro IV.

I was told they are actively looking at V8 options, either bought in or developed in-house for the Cerbera replacement.

[350matt]

But with a pair of 32v heads and a modern engine managemnt system it would.

Still bunging in someone elses V8 is probably easier I spose....

Matt