she lives again!!!
21-10-2006, 08:36 PM
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she lives again!!!
Well my cosworth experience up to press.......
Covered 200 miles.....block cracked
I thought it was head gasket so i replaced with cometic @£100
50 miles later same prob...obviously!
Removed head to find a wee crack in the bore
located a block,had it skimmed,rebored,cleaned etc.Crank has also been polished with new shells, new piston rings fitted all new ford gaskets arp bolts etc.
i started building engine last night at 10 pm stayed there till 2 am
then back this morning fitted it timed it up and she fired nearly straight away and soon pulled herself onto 4 pots and sounding very sweet indeed 
So 5 or 600 miles carefull running in then i reckon its a trip up to blackpool for a quick "tune up"
Just glad this nightmare is nearly over so i can enjoy some porche hunting
Covered 200 miles.....block cracked
I thought it was head gasket so i replaced with cometic @£100
50 miles later same prob...obviously!
Removed head to find a wee crack in the bore
located a block,had it skimmed,rebored,cleaned etc.Crank has also been polished with new shells, new piston rings fitted all new ford gaskets arp bolts etc.
i started building engine last night at 10 pm stayed there till 2 am
then back this morning fitted it timed it up and she fired nearly straight away and soon pulled herself onto 4 pots and sounding very sweet indeed So 5 or 600 miles carefull running in then i reckon its a trip up to blackpool for a quick "tune up"
Just glad this nightmare is nearly over so i can enjoy some porche hunting
21-10-2006, 09:05 PM
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Glad to hear it m8
My bruv in laws TVR Cerbera lasted 4 days after he bought it
Snapped the crank,which totalled the bottom end
Its away now having a 5 grand engine rebuild
So its not just Cosworths m8
My bruv in laws TVR Cerbera lasted 4 days after he bought it
Snapped the crank,which totalled the bottom end
Its away now having a 5 grand engine rebuild
So its not just Cosworths m8
21-10-2006, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by radiant red
Yeah its all good in the hood lads
snapped crank
couple of tacks of weld will sort it
snapped crank
couple of tacks of weld will sort it He payed 15 grand for it,then that happens after 4 days
Only 32k miles on clock too,with full history,apparently a weak point on the crank is a common fault on the early 4.2 Cerberas,so hes having it re-built to a 4.5
21-10-2006, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by CosKev3
Originally Posted by radiant red
Yeah its all good in the hood lads
snapped crank couple of tacks of weld will sort it
snapped crank
couple of tacks of weld will sort it He payed 15 grand for it,then that happens after 4 days
Only 32k miles on clock too,with full history,apparently a weak point on the crank is a common fault on the early 4.2 Cerberas,so hes having it re-built to a 4.5
bet its a frigin monster
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Will be a fast car
Wasn't overly impressed with it myself,but then again my car is 406 bhp and 428 lb ft of torque through 2 wheels
He was chasing me when the crank let go...........
Reckons he was gaining on me,but I have my doubts after having a drive in it
Wasn't overly impressed with it myself,but then again my car is 406 bhp and 428 lb ft of torque through 2 wheels
He was chasing me when the crank let go...........
Reckons he was gaining on me,but I have my doubts after having a drive in it
21-10-2006, 09:56 PM
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Very light cars,pretty sure the Griffith is a rover v8,if so the Cerbera is alot more powerfull,the Cerbera engine is a AJP V8,proper race designed engine built by TVR
Glad to hear its running again, been there meself. Feels great once its fixed again! 
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