Cerbera 4.2 - New cams fitted!
Discussion
I had been warned a couple of years ago that my cams were shot, so when I stuck my 4.2 into Offords for a service before Xmas I was less than surprised to get a phonecall saying that the hardening was now worn through and the lobes were starting to shed metal.
I picked it up on Sat and WOW, what a difference. It genuinely feels like a new car again. Gone is the lumpiness, the transmission shunt, the hunting and the bag-o-spanners startup. Now she feels smooth and willing, and bangs and pops on the over-run galore. Rather than being an endurance to drive, its a pleasure.
60k miles on the original cams wasn't too bad. Lets hope these last as long....
I picked it up on Sat and WOW, what a difference. It genuinely feels like a new car again. Gone is the lumpiness, the transmission shunt, the hunting and the bag-o-spanners startup. Now she feels smooth and willing, and bangs and pops on the over-run galore. Rather than being an endurance to drive, its a pleasure.
60k miles on the original cams wasn't too bad. Lets hope these last as long....
Pricey? Well the bill was a whisker over £2000 + VAT. That included a 12k mile service which was about £550.
The main cost was £680 for a pair of cams. 16 buckets at £16 each and a lot of shims. I breathed in whilst I paid, but the end result is actually worth it for the change that I've experianced.
And davidd, you're just jealous that your bent 4.5 isn't that colour
The cams were standard TVR power 4.2 jobbies, the so-called whisper cams. I actually asked if I could have the orginal clatter cams, but they don't make them any more. Changing to 4.5 cams or a different profile was a possibility but I didn't want to get into ECU swaps and dyno's (I have enough of that with the race car)
The main cost was £680 for a pair of cams. 16 buckets at £16 each and a lot of shims. I breathed in whilst I paid, but the end result is actually worth it for the change that I've experianced.
And davidd, you're just jealous that your bent 4.5 isn't that colour
The cams were standard TVR power 4.2 jobbies, the so-called whisper cams. I actually asked if I could have the orginal clatter cams, but they don't make them any more. Changing to 4.5 cams or a different profile was a possibility but I didn't want to get into ECU swaps and dyno's (I have enough of that with the race car)
apguy said:
Pricey? Well the bill was a whisker over £2000 + VAT. That included a 12k mile service which was about £550.
The main cost was £680 for a pair of cams. 16 buckets at £16 each and a lot of shims. I breathed in whilst I paid, but the end result is actually worth it for the change that I've experianced.
And davidd, you're just jealous that your bent 4.5 isn't that colour
The cams were standard TVR power 4.2 jobbies, the so-called whisper cams. I actually asked if I could have the orginal clatter cams, but they don't make them any more. Changing to 4.5 cams or a different profile was a possibility but I didn't want to get into ECU swaps and dyno's (I have enough of that with the race car)
lol, it's only the paint that's bent, some folks pay for that you know.The main cost was £680 for a pair of cams. 16 buckets at £16 each and a lot of shims. I breathed in whilst I paid, but the end result is actually worth it for the change that I've experianced.
And davidd, you're just jealous that your bent 4.5 isn't that colour
The cams were standard TVR power 4.2 jobbies, the so-called whisper cams. I actually asked if I could have the orginal clatter cams, but they don't make them any more. Changing to 4.5 cams or a different profile was a possibility but I didn't want to get into ECU swaps and dyno's (I have enough of that with the race car)
Anyway I'm glad the old car is in such fine fettle, you ever going to get to drive it??
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Mr d.
Not only am I'm driving it, but I brought it back down to London last night in -2deg and a bunch of snow. It's done more mileage this weekend than in the last 6 months combined.
Whilst it'll never be my daily driver, I certainly expect to get more use out of it, now that it has actually lives at home.
Not only am I'm driving it, but I brought it back down to London last night in -2deg and a bunch of snow. It's done more mileage this weekend than in the last 6 months combined.
Whilst it'll never be my daily driver, I certainly expect to get more use out of it, now that it has actually lives at home.
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