Grif 10th birthday 10K upgrade list
Discussion
As the Grif (currently standard 500 spec) will be 10 years old in 2010, what would everyone suggest as a list of upgrades to a budget of say 10K for fast road/ occasional track day use?
My initial thoughts are:
Power SC conversion and intercooler
Nitrons, springs and geo set-up
Front 16 inch Estorils and brake disc/ pad upgrade.
Roll bar
Would welcome your suggestions.................
My initial thoughts are:
Power SC conversion and intercooler
Nitrons, springs and geo set-up
Front 16 inch Estorils and brake disc/ pad upgrade.
Roll bar
Would welcome your suggestions.................
LeeTee said:
As the Grif (currently standard 500 spec) will be 10 years old in 2010, what would everyone suggest as a list of upgrades to a budget of say 10K for fast road/ occasional track day use?
My initial thoughts are:
Power SC conversion and intercooler
Nitrons, springs and geo set-up
Front 16 inch Estorils and brake disc/ pad upgrade.
Roll bar
Would welcome your suggestions.................
Ah right so it's 10 years old, in 2010 and you're going to spend £10K? nice....My initial thoughts are:
Power SC conversion and intercooler
Nitrons, springs and geo set-up
Front 16 inch Estorils and brake disc/ pad upgrade.
Roll bar
Would welcome your suggestions.................
...all sounds good to me
LeeTee said:
As the Grif (currently standard 500 spec) will be 10 years old in 2010, what would everyone suggest as a list of upgrades to a budget of say 10K for fast road/ occasional track day use?
My initial thoughts are:
Power SC conversion and intercooler
Nitrons, springs and geo set-up
Front 16 inch Estorils and brake disc/ pad upgrade.
Roll bar
Would welcome your suggestions.................
Very nice list My initial thoughts are:
Power SC conversion and intercooler
Nitrons, springs and geo set-up
Front 16 inch Estorils and brake disc/ pad upgrade.
Roll bar
Would welcome your suggestions.................
sounds vaguely familiar 
That list will set you back £10k in parts alone, so you'll need to do all your own spanner work to keep in budget
sumoone said:
but NO SUPERCHARGER (unless you buy a new engine to fit it to) IMHO it will blow something in your 10 year engine and you will regret it
On what grounds do you say this? As far as I can recall, there are quite a lot of charged cars now and as far as I know, no problems in many thousands of miles. Myself included. What exactly do you think will 'blow'?i do not wish to start an extended row with regards to SC any tvr engine....but a friend who drives out with us SC"d a 4 litre tvr and spent a fortune on the kit and rebuilds afterwards
i am sure he was unlucky...but in MY HUMBLE OPINION i do not think i would put a supercharger on a engine that had not had one fitted from new or refurb
if yours has worked then i am happy for you
regards
sumoone
i am sure he was unlucky...but in MY HUMBLE OPINION i do not think i would put a supercharger on a engine that had not had one fitted from new or refurb
if yours has worked then i am happy for you
regards
sumoone
hiltonig said:
OctaneBooster said:
For God's sake don't. Enjoy your Griff as it is for what it is and spend your spare £10k elsewhere.
WHY ?, if you plan to keep the car and you can afford it this will make only more enjoyable unless your in oooh lets keep it standard club (no offence to the op intended)...To be honest I hadn't really found the limits of what mine "could" do in the right hands, before I stuck a blower on it, let alone after!
Put some decent shocks on and get the suspension geo setup properly, (oh and some decent brakes pads/discs and braided hoses) get out on track and it will easily blow your socks off just how impressive these little beauties really are with just a healthy 300bhp!
Bluebottle said:
hiltonig said:
OctaneBooster said:
For God's sake don't. Enjoy your Griff as it is for what it is and spend your spare £10k elsewhere.
WHY ?, if you plan to keep the car and you can afford it this will make only more enjoyable unless your in oooh lets keep it standard club (no offence to the op intended)...To be honest I hadn't really found the limits of what mine "could" do in the right hands, before I stuck a blower on it, let alone after!Put some decent shocks on and get the suspension geo setup properly, (oh and some decent brakes pads/discs and braided hoses) get out on track and it will easily blow your socks off just how impressive these little beauties really are with just a healthy 300bhp!
What are you talking about?? You can't have too much!
If I'm honest, 400bhp doesn't feel overly powerful any more. I'd happily add another 100+ if I could. I agree with Hamish though, set up properly they are remakably good handling cars.
In response to the comment above, I doubt very much that the sc caused the problem. If the engine was healthy and the fueling set up correctly, There should be very minimal chance of any problems. SC power state very clearly that the engine should be checked and verified healthy before adding the kit. Of course your friend may have been unlucky and had a failure, but that shouldn't put people off the kit, the problem rate is low and the benefit huge. Combined with proper brakes and shocks, I think it constitutes the best upgrade you can do!
If I'm honest, 400bhp doesn't feel overly powerful any more. I'd happily add another 100+ if I could. I agree with Hamish though, set up properly they are remakably good handling cars.
In response to the comment above, I doubt very much that the sc caused the problem. If the engine was healthy and the fueling set up correctly, There should be very minimal chance of any problems. SC power state very clearly that the engine should be checked and verified healthy before adding the kit. Of course your friend may have been unlucky and had a failure, but that shouldn't put people off the kit, the problem rate is low and the benefit huge. Combined with proper brakes and shocks, I think it constitutes the best upgrade you can do!
Edited by 450Nick on Wednesday 21st October 22:06
dbv8 said:
What do you 400+ guys reckon your 0-100 mph is now then?
Especially with all that SC torque it must be impressive
Dunno never done a drag strip, was hoping to go to the Grudge match but car let me down Especially with all that SC torque it must be impressive
Did try a standing start with a mate in the passenger seat with a stop watch. He recorded a 3.8 sec 0-60 indicated on my (TADC) duff speedo with way to much wheel spin on the start...Only did one run as said mate refused to do again
said he'd been in some fast cars, but that was well out of his comfort zone..lolso i reckon its potential is low 3's
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