[OT] WAS Re: Stun me with your bathrooms! NOW TVR discussion

["Keith Finnett" <keith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The noise is a big thing - the current Cerbera did have no cats and
a sports exhaust (exuberant previous owner). At well over 110dB it
was just too much, so had the cats put back in. It's much more
reasonable now and can be taken on the track without problem. Still
pops and bangs the whole time...

Basically the Speed Six (as found in all TVRs post the Cerbera), the
AJP (in the Cerbera and Challenge cars) and the Rover V8 (Chimaera,
Griffith and older) all sound totally different - I miss the burble
of the V8 in my old Chim, but the wailing of the AJP at 6k revs is
awesome. Then again, a Tuscan at full chat can sound good too (as
you discovered today).

Hope you get to live your dream soon!

Keith



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Phil Harris" <phil@a...> wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Keith Finnett [mailto:keith@f...]
> > Sent: 22 January 2005 17:02
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Stun me with your bathrooms!
> >
> > Ah yes, I do recall some banter about you and TVRs....
>
> Some? ;-)
>
> > If its any consolation, we sold the Chimaera and bought a
> > Cerbera as the Chim (4 litre i admit) was a little slow. The
> > Cerb is not slow.
> > Nuff said.
>
> I don't want one for speed - I want one for the noise. :-D
>
> I prefer the V8's to the straight sixes for the sound they make -
got tucked
> in behind a Tuscan S between Winchester and Southampton this
afternoon and
> he was popping and banging away on the overrun - sounded lovely -
but at
> idle the AJP's just sound rattly.
>
> > Just do it - i can put you in touch with a mate who's THE
> > leading independent TVR dealer in the UK if it helps at any
point....
>
> We're not short of TVR dealers round here ... Demon Spawn loves a
ride over
> to Fernies!
>
> Phil