tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56991101612858208602024-03-13T02:26:59.584-07:00Speed Eight PerformanceThe Spirit of Driving - ReloadedSpeed Eight Performancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00448539317064315383noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699110161285820860.post-90679801496350688402019-03-17T06:31:00.001-07:002019-03-17T06:35:59.184-07:00New:Liteblox lithium batteries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Not only does the Liteblox LB19XX battery save a lot of weight even compared to the best AGM batteries (at 1.9 kg they're the lightest we've come across that can reliably start a high compression V8), they are also constructed from the highest quality LiFePO4 cells available. These are inserted in a carbon fibre shell that protects them from shocks, vibrations and excess heat. </span></span></span><br />
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</div>Speed Eight Performancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00448539317064315383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699110161285820860.post-2776102106962073692018-10-30T07:08:00.002-07:002019-03-14T08:19:48.640-07:00Steering in the right direction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Virtually a carbon copy (pardon the pun) of the OEM Personal Grinta steering wheel on pretty much every Chimaera out there - until you hold them next to each other - with the essential distinction of being entirely made of carbon fibre and trimmed in Alcantara. More steering feel, more direct feedback through the non-squishy rim. Only about a quarter of the original's weight at around 300 gram. Not cheap at around 650 euro (but if you get together with other interested Tivosi, a small group buy discount is a possibility) - but then again, the best never is...<br />
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Although it's strongly recommended that owners of non-power assisted cars stick to the OEM 350 mm size, 330 and 315 (slightly different design for the latter, not that you'd notice...) mm sizes are available as possible alternatives for PAS applications. <br />
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As part of the upgrades developed for 'Rosenrot' we are offering a brake kit that - unlike all others on the market - doesn't add significant rotating weight compared to the small 239.5 mm brake discs on early Griffiths and Chimaeras and will reduce unsprung weight even compared to these tiny early standard brakes! It consists of a pair of Wilwood Forged Superlite calipers bolted straight to the Sierra-sourced front uprights (no adapter plate or bracket to compromise stiffness of the assembly) and 280 x 24 mm Tarox billet steel discs mounted on custom aluminium bells with AP Racing mounting hardware. Total weight of the disc/bell assembly is 4.6 kg (OEM Ford 239.5 disc weighs 4.35 kg, 260 mm dics on later cars weigh 5.3 kg each); we've weighed the Ford Sierra Cosworth disc that is usually included in a brake upgrade of this size at 6.6 kg (if you look at the disc where it meets the bell it's obvious there has been no effort made to reduce the weight; the braking surface is about 1.5 times as wide as the brake pad depth of the calipers it's normally used with...) . The four pot Forged Superlite calipers are much lighter than the standard cast iron Ford calipers and slider brackets at 1.9 kg each (four pot cast iron Sierra Cosworth calipers weigh closer to 5 kg each...). For brake pads we usually recommend Ferodo DS 2500 but we can advise and supply different compounds if desired. </div>
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The very high quality disc/bell combination (probably one of the very best on the market in terms of materials and finish) however does significantly affect the price of the conversion. As an alternative for those who are willing to accept a 2 kg penalty in exchange for a circa 50 %</div>
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Because of different Ford brake disc offsets having been used by TVR we would advise stopping by with the car or supplying a brake disc that came off the car.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Speed Eight Performance - The Spirit of Driving, Reloaded
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The Mk3 front conversion with covered headlights not only looks good, but also opens the possibility to use any 'universal' 7" headlight unit (as per Golf Mk1 - which TVR used on the Mk3 Chimaeras - Jeep Wrangler and Land Rover Defender) including the latest LED upgrade lights.</div>
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We chose the Truck-Lite 7"LEDs for the following reasons:</div>
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They are E-marked and thus fully road legal (most of the Chinese copies are only ECE-compliant which means they may be sold in Europe but are only legal for off-road use)</div>
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Being a reflector unit rather than a projector lamp, they don't look like a Dalek and as such don't stand out like a sore thumb on a classic car like our Chimaeras</div>
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Excellent lighting performance and very solid build (actually they are 'mil-spec') at a reasonable price</div>
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Comes with an H4 plug for dipped and main beam and built-in position light (you only need to crimp on some blade connectors and you're good to go with the original TVR wiring harness).</div>
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The conversion involves cutting the area under and behind where the original Mk 1/2 headlight surrounds sit and requires a bit of care not to damage the surrounding bodywork. It can be done without any subsequent paintwork. The headlamp pods with the Perspex covers are then inserted and bonded with the body from underneath. To match the 'smoked'/dark effect of the factory rear lights behind the Perspex covers and the headlights themselves, we chose to paint the headlight pods satin black rather than body colour. It looks jolly nice, doesn't it? </div>
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</div>Speed Eight Performancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00448539317064315383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699110161285820860.post-55803217838258295092017-12-12T06:23:00.002-08:002017-12-12T06:23:22.511-08:00TVR Shirts in - hurry!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've managed to score a small batch (less than ten) of TVR shirts designed by TVR maven Nicky Thompson (aka Amazon). For all we know these might be the last ones and they're heavily discounted, too! We've got Chimaera-, Cerbera- and Tuscan-themed shirts as well as multicar ones; short and long sleeve T-shirts and sweaters. Mostly L and XL sized. Grab one while you can at our Tivvers and tea meetings (every first Sunday of the month from 11.00 to 13.00h)! </div>
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It's no secret we are not a big fan of the 18-inch wheel 'upgrade' with ultra low profile tyres on Tuscans and Tamoras. Sadly, about 95 percent of customers did take up the option back when the cars were new, which led to Peter Wheeler's famous quip when queried by Mark Hales on the subject: "I know. We spend lots of time setting our cars up, and then customers pay us good money to ruin them!" Of course, for people who can't live without the fashionable big wheel/ rubber band tyre look there's always the option of upgrading to SP12 wheels which at least deals with the high unsprung mass and incorrect offset issues, but there still is significant value in keeping the 16-inch wheels with 50/55-section tyres which helps calm down the razor sharp front end so it doesn't constantly threaten to overwhelm the rear, and generally provide a more feelsome and progressive experience. <br />
There's one snag: the bigger 322 mm brake disc from the Cerbera 4.5, Tuscan S and Red Rose models doesn't fit inside the 16-inch Spider wheel. Well, it does fit, but then you'll have a hard time turning the wheel! To provide appropriate braking capabilities for cars with upgraded power and/or cars that are regularly driven on track, we have developed a 315 mm option which is about as big as you can go, using a Tarox billet steel rotor on alloy bells. At around 7.0 kg, this 2-piece disc combination is lighter than either the single piece 304 or 322 mm discs or the 322 mm AP 2-piece discs that were specified on early 4.5 Cerberas and Red Rose Tuscans. As seen in the pic, cars using the early AP Racing CP 5200 calipers and cast uprights can be upgraded too, provided you can get hold of the TVR C0936/0937 uprights (the ones we got from TVR Parts were the last pair they had in stock...). <div class="blogger-post-footer">Speed Eight Performance - The Spirit of Driving, Reloaded
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Project Tuscan is well underway, the car has been completely dismantled, the chassis cleaned with minor knocks and scrapes on the still new powdercoat rectified and areas that will be exposed to road grit and dirt treated with anti-stonechip coat before spraying the whole chassis in 2K scratch resistant clearcoat; the wishbones stripped and refinished (the lower from one on the offside had sustained some damage in what looks like an unfortunate meeting with a kerb, so that one has been replaced with a brand new one) and some inside body repairs performed. A Tuscan Mk2-style grille has been blended in with the rest of the bodywork. <br />On the mechanicals, the specification is coming together well; a Quaife differential and standard-issue AP Racing front brake calipers with very non-standard 2-piece AP/Reynolds discs are waiting to be fitted; the engine is stripped to a bare block and uprated finger followers, valve springs and RND GT-HO cams are already to hand, as are 4.1 litre forged pistons and 4-bolt conversion for the main bearing housings. The head machining has been outsourced, new oversized valves as well as additional oiling at the rear of the head are included in the spec. Quite a few minor parts have been overhauled and refinished so far. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also in build is an MGF that so far has got an LSD door conversion, a comprehensive stiffening of the bodyshell, a complete respray in the original red with the slight difference of 30% metallic flake in the first clearcoat, and an interior retrim in black with red diamond stitching. The engine will be convertied to VHPD-spec with the additional refinement of individual throttle bodies.</span></div>
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</div>Speed Eight Performancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00448539317064315383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699110161285820860.post-27503829804179179112014-10-21T05:48:00.000-07:002014-11-18T11:33:21.410-08:00Tuscan project is go!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Eric Post Uiterweer of Autobedrijf Post Uiterweer and yours truly just picked up a forlorn 2002 4.0 litre Tuscan (CAT C, new factory chassis - probably one of the last - bodywork repaired but with service bonnet and bootlid still in raw GRP, hasn't been on the road since 2008) for a ground up rebuild. As with the Chimaera, we'll be developing it into a superb road sports car first and foremost, as apt at long European tours as exciting for letting the inner hooligan out on an empty, twisting road on a Sunday morning. </div>
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Goal: to create the ultimate 'allround' Chimaera</h3>
Speed Eight's philosophy is to provide enhancements that genuinely make TVRs more enjoyable to drive and bette<span class="text_exposed_show">r to own, rather than going for 'awesome' headline figures or 'monster' conversions that tend to compromise both the original substance and character of the cars. We see ourselves as providers of the last 5-10% of the development process that the factory 'forgot'... </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">To us, handling balance takes priority over outright grip and a finely tuned engine response, where you can call on every single horsepower almost one by one, over outright power and torque. A TVR thus enhanced offers a genuine - and dare we say, far more satisfying - alternative to the current breed of very capable, but ever less involving sports and 'super'cars. Also it will be practical and reliable as a day-to-day prospect; our own Chimaera as pictured here has been put into service as our daily and only car, covering up to 15,000 kms a year.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">The Speed Eight upgrade package (tailored to your requirements) can either be applied as part of a total rebuild, where things like colours and trim can be specified by the customer and a 'new' Speed Eight TVR will be the result, or to an original car in good overall condition, preserving as much of the original substance as is reasonably possible while bringing the car to a better-than-new standard from a technical perspective which will result in unprecedented levels of driving enjoyment, reliability and safety. </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show">Typically the car - which can be a Chimaera, Griffith, Cerbera or Tuscan that you already own, or one sourced by ourselves according to your wishes - will be taken in for an in-depth assessment according to a detailed checklist and any faults will be rectified before installing your choice of Speed Eight Performance engine, cooling, suspension and braking upgrades. Typically a replacement of the chassis outriggers, combined with refurbishment and protection of the main chassis, a partial or full engine rebuild, and careful inspection/improvement of the electrical systems/layout will be part of the process. </span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">In case of our own Speed Eight Prepared Chimaera, the engine had been rebuilt to the original 4,3 litre dimensions, but with extensive lightening, balancing and strenghtening of the rotating assembly, the heads were extensively reworked with all new valve train components (standard valve sizes), every bolt and bracket to be re-used was newly coated to original specifications, the aluminium castings cleaned and blasted and the engine re-installed with all new ancillaries, among which a pair of ACT stainless steel performance exhaust manifolds, a lightweight geared starter motor and an aluminium radiator. Induction is courtesy of an ACT twin throttle carbon plenum system, with new smooth bore intake hoses running to the air filter in the front of the car which now sports extensive ducting and sealing of the intake paths to radiator and air filter. The injectors and air mass meter were upgraded and the fuel management computer remapped accordingly. Ignition is taken care of by a fully mapped 123tune system. All this has resulted in 300 PS-DIN at 6,000 rpm with a very flat and wide torque curve - but more importantly fantastic throttle response, perfect everyday driveability and more than acceptable fuel efficiency - particularly at part throttle - for those long road trips...</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show">The most dramatic difference, however, compared to the factory standard car, is made within the suspension and geometry set up. The very advanced Intrax 1K2 Black Titan coilovers with Anti Roll Control made a set up possible that optimises both traction, ride quality and 'forgiveness' near the car's adhesion limit on one side, and high speed stability, overall composure and turn-in response on the other. The substitution of lightweight components like aluminium/titanium coilover units, AGM battery, starter motor, decat pipes (legally possible on this car because of it being a pre-'94 car imported from another EU country - the UK - on a 'local' rather than full EU Type Approval) radiator, carbonfibre intake plenum and deletion of the space saver spare wheel in favour of an air compressor/sealant combo to modern OEM standard - has resulted in a weight loss of about 40 kg with better weight distribution. The brackets for the anti-roll bar droplinks on the rear wishbones have been upgraded and the droplinks themselves replaced with rosejointed ones. As an optimum road-biased tyre, the new Bridgestone Potenza RE-002 Adrenalin has been selected in OE sizes. The brakes have been upgraded with Tarox grooved and heat treated discs, and Ferodo high performance pads, resulting in great pedal feel and ample braking capacity for road and 'casual' track day use. For more serious track driving enthusiasts, we would recommend higher specified AP Racing/Tarox braking systems in conjunction with a 'twin hoop' rollover bar behind the seats.</span><br />
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AP stopped making the 2-piece discs for the Cerbera a long time ago when TVR went to single piece replacement discs (a lot heavier and not nearly as much heatsink capability). Last fall, the proper 2-piece discs including the alloy bells appeared in Tarox' 'Bespoke' catalogue. The Tuscan 'Red Rose' and Tuscan S, the Sagaris and the lesser spotted Red Rose T-car variants also use the 322/323 discs, so cars with the 304 mm discs and six bolt calipers are but an adapter away from taking advantage of these discs, too...<br />
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It's well known that Peter Wheeler's chief inspiration for his '90s models came from the charismatic sports racers from the 1950s and '60s - so why not take the concept one step further and make an open sports racer out of the Chimaera? After all, if Jaguar could do it with their XK8 boulevard cruiser to create the stunning XK180 concept... ;)<br />
The concept would be; no roof (so the interior should be 'ruggedified' by deleting carpets in favour of body colour inside floors etc), reduce to the very essence, a lightweight bruiser for track days and special occasions. A Tuscan Convertible-style twin hoop roll bar would be mandatory I think, as would be some proper carbon fibre buckets from the likes of Reverie.<br />
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Of course, this would be built from a damaged/neglected car rather than to cannibalize a perfectly decent Chim... :o)<br />
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</div>Speed Eight Performancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00448539317064315383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699110161285820860.post-54759416333350523202013-10-12T00:51:00.002-07:002014-11-18T11:35:58.229-08:00More useful TVR products from ACTGiven the number of duct tape repairs I've seen on Cerbera airboxes right where the intake hoses are supposed to find a secure connection, these new carbon fibre backing plates from Tim are sure to make a good few friends on our shores. <br />
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And now, V8S (and old school Morgan Plus 8) owners can finally swap that nasty corrugated intake hose for a smooth bore silicone item. :) Replacing the 90 degree (well actually it's more like 105 degrees, then 15 the other direction) intake hose with the corresponding ACT item (in black rubber or silicone depending on your preferences)on Griffiths and Chimaeras tends to liberate 3-5 horses on its own, so I would expect a small gain on this application too. You won't feel the difference from that alone, but together with a set of carbon superflare trumpets... cheapest 10-15 bhp/ 20Nm (over a very wide rev range) you'll find on a Rover V8-engined car. :)<br />
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At Beek Auto Racing, after finalising the full 4.3 'S' spec with the 123tune fully mappable ignition distributor by 123ignition.</div>
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Result - 300 hp @ 6000 rpm or 50-60 hp over a standard 4.3 engine - with <em>excellent</em> driveability at all rpm and load levels, superb response and a very wide power band (2000-6000 rpm). Also, the lightened internals and carbon plenum have reduced the weight by about 15 kg...</div>
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