My hopefully new car. :)
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My other car is a TVR
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My hopefully new car. :)
I have 3 7's now, 2 fb's and an fc and I really do love rotary power....but this is a piston car I just have to have.
http://www.tonygilbertcars.co.uk/?pa...ar&car_id=119#
I'm selling my house and am expecting enough profit to consider buying it.
I've contacted http://www.jdmcars.ca/ who informed me they have a European office that could handle the importation for me.
According to, http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...?car=13860&TVR ...
http://www.tonygilbertcars.co.uk/?pa...ar&car_id=119#
I'm selling my house and am expecting enough profit to consider buying it.
I've contacted http://www.jdmcars.ca/ who informed me they have a European office that could handle the importation for me.
According to, http://www.carfolio.com/specificatio...?car=13860&TVR ...
Wheelbase 2286 mm 90 in
Track front 1471 mm 57.9 in
rear 1483 mm 58.4 in
Length 3900 mm 153.5 in
Width 1869 mm 73.6 in
Height 1194 mm 47 in
Length:wheelbase ratio 1.71
Ground clearance
Kerb weight 1040 kg 2293 lb
Weight distribution
(Front) 51.00 %
Type V-8
OHV
16 valves total
2 valves per cylinder
Main bearings
Construction
Bore × stroke 94.04mm × 77.00mm
3.7 in × 3.03 in
Bore/Stroke ratio 1.22
Displacement 4280 cc
(261.182 cu in)
Unitary capacity 535 cc/cylinder
Compression ratio 10.50:1
Fuel system Lu fuel inj.
Aspiration Normal
Compressor type N/A
Intercooler None
Catalytic Converter N
Max. output 283.9 PS (280.0 bhp) (208.8 kW)
@5500 rpm
Max. torque 413.0 Nm (305 lbft) (42.1 kgm)
@4000 rpm
Coolant Water
Specific output 65.4 bhp/litre
1.07 bhp/cu in
Specific torque 96.5 Nm/litre
0-50mph (80 km/h) 3.50s
0-60mph 4.40s
0-100mph 11.40s
Track front 1471 mm 57.9 in
rear 1483 mm 58.4 in
Length 3900 mm 153.5 in
Width 1869 mm 73.6 in
Height 1194 mm 47 in
Length:wheelbase ratio 1.71
Ground clearance
Kerb weight 1040 kg 2293 lb
Weight distribution
(Front) 51.00 %
Type V-8
OHV
16 valves total
2 valves per cylinder
Main bearings
Construction
Bore × stroke 94.04mm × 77.00mm
3.7 in × 3.03 in
Bore/Stroke ratio 1.22
Displacement 4280 cc
(261.182 cu in)
Unitary capacity 535 cc/cylinder
Compression ratio 10.50:1
Fuel system Lu fuel inj.
Aspiration Normal
Compressor type N/A
Intercooler None
Catalytic Converter N
Max. output 283.9 PS (280.0 bhp) (208.8 kW)
@5500 rpm
Max. torque 413.0 Nm (305 lbft) (42.1 kgm)
@4000 rpm
Coolant Water
Specific output 65.4 bhp/litre
1.07 bhp/cu in
Specific torque 96.5 Nm/litre
0-50mph (80 km/h) 3.50s
0-60mph 4.40s
0-100mph 11.40s
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Originally Posted by Alak
Sell me your FC!
0-100MPH in 11.4s?
I'll race you when I get my Carrera 4. It would be a close one.
0-100MPH in 11.4s?
I'll race you when I get my Carrera 4. It would be a close one.
But I don't think you'd like my asking price..... I want what it cost me or I might as well hang onto it.
$1100 (car after taxes)
$100 (rebuilt brake master cyl)
$60 (used struts)
$1500 (full RB exhaust w/ turbo parts presilencer back)
I'd need $2700 for it or I'd lose on it without even getting much driving enjoyment from it.
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Originally Posted by Ctrl
You''ve got first dibs on it if I do go to sell it.
But I don't think you'd like my asking price..... I want what it cost me or I might as well hang onto it.
$1100 (car after taxes)
$100 (rebuilt brake master cyl)
$60 (used struts)
$1500 (full RB exhaust w/ turbo parts presilencer back)
I'd need $2700 for it or I'd lose on it without even getting much driving enjoyment from it.
But I don't think you'd like my asking price..... I want what it cost me or I might as well hang onto it.
$1100 (car after taxes)
$100 (rebuilt brake master cyl)
$60 (used struts)
$1500 (full RB exhaust w/ turbo parts presilencer back)
I'd need $2700 for it or I'd lose on it without even getting much driving enjoyment from it.
BTW, remember that rusty12A core you gave me that day I delivered the 1st gen door from Pick 'n Pull to your house? Well, just for grins I finally tore it down. There were no surprises--- One rotor toast, the other borderline. Both rotor housings flaked beyond repair and irons are pitted and worn to the limits. No sign of warpage though (tension bolts not corroded, bottoms of rotor housings have no baked-on oil deposits, etc) but without a proper straight edge it's hard to say for sure.
Still, since Mazda no longer manufactures new 12A housings or irons it may be worthwhile to just hang onto the parts anyway. You never know when a reconditioning process that actually works may come down the pike. (hint: it doesn't look like cermet coatings is it from what I've been able to gather).
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Originally Posted by Ctrl
You''ve got first dibs on it if I do go to sell it.
But I don't think you'd like my asking price..... I want what it cost me or I might as well hang onto it.
$1100 (car after taxes)
$100 (rebuilt brake master cyl)
$60 (used struts)
$1500 (full RB exhaust w/ turbo parts presilencer back)
I'd need $2700 for it or I'd lose on it without even getting much driving enjoyment from it.
But I don't think you'd like my asking price..... I want what it cost me or I might as well hang onto it.
$1100 (car after taxes)
$100 (rebuilt brake master cyl)
$60 (used struts)
$1500 (full RB exhaust w/ turbo parts presilencer back)
I'd need $2700 for it or I'd lose on it without even getting much driving enjoyment from it.
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Adam said it was the n/a front half, turbo back half. That's all I know. I'm not a 7 geek/guru like you guys yet. :P
Road race header, presilencer (with pipe for actuators), Y pipe and the two exhaust cans.
Road race header, presilencer (with pipe for actuators), Y pipe and the two exhaust cans.
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I'd say they're light..... they're hollow, composite fibre body and tubular frame.
(TVR Tuscan, but the construction is similar)
It's scarey to think that a 10mph accident could do that much damage
Now that's a light frame/chassis!
Now if Mazda only made our beloved 7's that light.
(TVR Tuscan, but the construction is similar)
It's scarey to think that a 10mph accident could do that much damage
Now that's a light frame/chassis!
Now if Mazda only made our beloved 7's that light.
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OMG!!! After hearing this beautiful musical cacophony or roar I really should be shopping for the 500 model.
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...708ce1572e.htm
I love a good BRRrrrrAAaaaaapp like everyone else here. And I'm a rotorhead all the way. I'm not a big fan of pistons at all, but this sounds AWESOME.
Seeing the car go from a dead stop to whatever speed at the 32 second mark, I can easily see the claim of -100 in 11.4 as being true.
My god that sounds awesome.
http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...708ce1572e.htm
I love a good BRRrrrrAAaaaaapp like everyone else here. And I'm a rotorhead all the way. I'm not a big fan of pistons at all, but this sounds AWESOME.
Seeing the car go from a dead stop to whatever speed at the 32 second mark, I can easily see the claim of -100 in 11.4 as being true.
My god that sounds awesome.
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Originally Posted by Flash
TVR? Don't think I've ever seen one in Calgary before, looks sweet... sort of e-type-esque. Hopefully insurance won't be too bad. I hope you get it!
I just had a realtor at my home today saying I could make 100K or more after her fees for selling it. I could get a sweet FD too.
A TVR griff is a definate. But I might go shopping for the 4.3 litre "big valve" model instead.
I contacted the dealer, it's made in April 92, so I can get it here April 07. Just in time for all that nasty gravel to be street-cleaned off Calgary's roads.