Sagaris pops and bangs through a tunnel. Menkal ;P

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Chris_D

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Gotta love a twin side-firing exhaust. Its what tunnels were made for!
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That is lovely, i thought the S54 sounded great through hindhead tunnel but that is another level :thumbsup: :driving:
 
Ha Yep - brought a smile :D :thumbsup:

Used to be able to get my Suzuki GS1000 to back fire as loud as that; redundant spark meant - ignition kill, hand full of throttle, ignition on and POW!

You never grow up do you :lol:
 
paulgs1000 said:
Ha Yep - brought a smile :D :thumbsup:

Used to be able to get my Suzuki GS1000 to back fire as loud as that; redundant spark meant - ignition kill, hand full of throttle, ignition on and POW!

You never grow up do you :lol:
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Not sure if its true or not but I heard doing it this way had the possibility of the backfire going the wrong way through the carbs and setting the air filter on fire :o
I used to do this now and again on the work bike NTV650
 
Nictrix said:
paulgs1000 said:
Ha Yep - brought a smile :D :thumbsup:

Used to be able to get my Suzuki GS1000 to back fire as loud as that; redundant spark meant - ignition kill, hand full of throttle, ignition on and POW!

You never grow up do you :lol:
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Not sure if its true or not but I heard doing it this way had the possibility of the backfire going the wrong way through the carbs and setting the air filter on fire :o
I used to do this now and again on the work bike NTV650
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Ha, well me and my biker mates always used to pretend fire at each other, blasting off the backfires in tunnels and on the road. One would start it and it'd go on for a while to liven up a long transit - never had one fire . . . or problem. On the other hand, I always used to worry about my after-market silencer shooting off. . . :cry: :rofl:
 
Fantastic sound. Love the side facing pipes. One could mistake being caught up in a drive by whilst being overtook. :thumbsup:
 
buzyg said:
Great video, good spot Chris. 8)

Liked the little how it's done section at the end too. :thumbsup:
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Yer, he really went to town on that camera mount didnt he?
Prob cadded it up and got it fabbed too and those guy wires for added support/damping lol attention to detail 10/10 :thumbsup:
I'd be doin the same ifi had a twin side-popper exhaust.
 
awesome cars.
I wonder if this car has catalytic converters. (I dont know if the firebreathing is possible with converters).

Also always interesting to see that british cars with straight engines/rwd are differently engineered than european ones.
 
GuidoK said:
awesome cars.
I wonder if this car has catalytic converters. (I dont know if the firebreathing is possible with converters).

Also always interesting to see that british cars with straight engines/rwd are differently engineered than european ones.
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Heee guido, alles goed jonge?
What do you mean by uk cars 'engineered differently'? You mean engineered better don't you? :lol:
 
Chris_D said:
GuidoK said:
What do you mean by uk cars 'engineered differently'? You mean engineered better don't you? :lol:
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Only better as in when you drive on the right side instead of the left.

With european cars, the exhaust manifold is located at the right side of the engine. That's the hot side. Its not good to have the steering shaft and brake booster etc on that side. (both in available space as in ambient temperature).
With the TVR (and some other uk cars) the exhaust manifold is located at the left side (and intake at right side), so the righthanded steering sits at the cool side.
So for example the z4 is clearly designed for left side drive and to convert it to right side drive there are some compromises to be made and with tvr's (the ones with I6 engines at leasht) its the other way round.
This is always what catches my eye. (and ofcourse the extreme TVR styling which I like)

So an 'english engineered' sportscar is the only car I would consider buying as a rhd car :wink: :roll:
 
GuidoK said:
Chris_D said:
GuidoK said:
What do you mean by uk cars 'engineered differently'? You mean engineered better don't you? :lol:
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Only better as in when you drive on the right side instead of the left.

With european cars, the exhaust manifold is located at the right side of the engine. That's the hot side. Its not good to have the steering shaft and brake booster etc on that side. (both in available space as in ambient temperature).
With the TVR (and some other uk cars) the exhaust manifold is located at the left side (and intake at right side), so the righthanded steering sits at the cool side.
So for example the z4 is clearly designed for left side drive and to convert it to right side drive there are some compromises to be made and with tvr's (the ones with I6 engines at leasht) its the other way round.
This is always what catches my eye. (and ofcourse the extreme TVR styling which I like)
So an 'english engineered' sportscar is the only car I would consider buying as a rhd car :wink: :roll:
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Duidelijk/clear. Possibly why theres issues with rhd z4 steering system...
 
found this S/C s54 z4m.... TVR sounds better.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BOlerxqBqK_/?taken-by=sembroshti
 
GuidoK said:
awesome cars.
I wonder if this car has catalytic converters. (I dont know if the firebreathing is possible with converters).

Also always interesting to see that british cars with straight engines/rwd are differently engineered than european ones.
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The reason other manufacturers didn't/haven't followed suit is that they were made of cheese. The AJP6 (later Speed Six) was well known for breaking, just one of many reasons TVR ultimately failed. Cam lobes and finger followers IIRC.
TVR Power and maybe others now offer rebuilds with a fantastic warranty; three years unlimited mileage I think.
 
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