Elvis Rebuilds A Modded Engine On This TVR Griffith | Wheeler Dealers

Unsure whether or not the engine in their TVR Griffith is a 4.0 or a 4.3, Elvis gets to work measuring the size of the engine and rebuilding it!
From Season 17 Episode 2.
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[@vladislavdimitrov4646]

These are the taillights from Opel Vectra/Vauxhall Cavalier but up side down

[@ro63rto]

Mk3 but yes

[@vladislavdimitrov4646]

@@ro63rto Yes Mk3 Cavalier/Opel Vectra A

[@automotiveaffairsshorts]

Wish TVR had invested in nicer taillights.

[@ringo196]

Gsi cavalier

[@ringo196]

I had a formula red 500 which was only bettered in the bonkers department by my 3.9 Westfield

[@Mephistopholies]

IM AN AMERICAN! There is a couple great looking TVR's

[@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm]

TURBO CHARGE IT !

[@Ridcully72]

The joys of dealing with cars from small volume British manufacturers, never quite know what you are going to find. I remember them sending a Cerbera along for Clarkson's Unleashed On cars DVD and they had stuck a Tuscan challenge V8 in it so it would do well in the drag race, it did rather too well and destroyed the entire line up of supercars.

[@josephyentz870]

Magic number on the cams is 50k... Yikes 😬

[@puciohenzap891]

Yep, big "OOF" in terms of reliability...probably still cheaper than a new Ferrari/Maserati clutch each 50kkm.

[@genericcarchannel]

Can someone correct me if im wrong but i was sure cam lobe height affected how far the valves opened and its the overall shape of the lobe that affects the duration

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

No💩, shirlock

[@top6ear]

My friend has one. Was faster than the Ferrari at the time.

[@I999-g2s]

Omg, Steve drove me round Goodwood in that Griffith, I’ve never felt so sick in my life! Earth shattering pace back then.

[@MissingPatel]

I believe we need a tad longer videos! Loved it!

[@marcusdamberger]

I think that is the point, they would like you to watch on MotorTrend+, app, and channel etc.. this is just a taste as it were.

[@JxH]

A "strong engine", and it was "fastidiously maintained", and then it blew up. 🙂

[@rk22cc]

Love TRV's Evis was the best mechanic!

[@Timemachine74]

He’s had more mechanics than rod Stewart as had wives

[@freddysquirenaranjo4859]

Henry VIII more like lol 😂 😂 either way

[@vincentwhiteman6433]

Hi. Am I the only person that has noticed that this tvr has a griffith 500 body, so why is it running the 4.0 or 4.3 litre motor when it should have the 5 litre motor as standard, and what's all this crap about them knocking the camshaft out at 50k, I have several rover v8 over many years including the last 20 with my own 1994 griffith 500 and have never had this problem, if these motors have regular oil changes with a good quality oil this shouldn't happen.

[@geepersoilyrag1884]

Came to say this!!! hahaha. Ive worked on hundreds of rover v8s, from a load of different cars. Never changed just a camshaft because it was worn out, something else usually failed before that because of the incorrect servicing!

[@vincentwhiteman6433]

@@geepersoilyrag1884 yep I have to agree with that. I found that if the oil doesn't get changed regularly the sludge would build up in the valley and starve the cam lobes nearest the back of the engine.

[@Bobblenob]

Vince, you answered your own question with the oul

[@colingregson8653]

Couldn't agree more

[@colinspencer2205]

Should magnaflux the block between the mains and the camshaft for a longitudinal crack. Harsh treatment using the clutch with a manual box can crack the block dumping oil pressure when hot.

[@michaelhathcock7941]

Changing cams every 50k....

[@numberpirate]

Quacks about cam wearing out, proceeds to install flat tappet lifters............ I have a feeling that this is the junko buick V8 you right side of the ponders grabbed from us back in the 50s. Pushrods are archaic. What would be cool is the Lotus headed DOHC 32V 5.7L out of the 90-94 Corvettes. 16 fuel injectors, 32V it can breath and scream up to 7,500rpm+

[@juancruzceballos7271]

Guys, work on a Renault Kangoo I, please.

[@jstdrv]

The pocketed pistons give it away. 400s didnt have that.

[@ro63rto]

9:07 🤔 what sun?

[@cameronwallis7024]

Not a speck of blue sky to be seen, only clouds.

[@robertfish4052]

Imagine, the company give you a car and then drive it sideways, get a bonus. Clarksonesque.

[@nickybyrne4961]

Top end rebuild. Hope you broke it in before thrashing it.

[@Сергей123-ф2ю]

Please rebuild VW GTI MK5 🙏 I like this video.

[@alexpeat5896]

There's a much easier way of finding out the cc, fill the cylinder with a liquid, suck it out with a big syringe & measure, obviously make sure the valves are closed & take into consideration the size of the combustion chamber.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Our neighbor, in CT, had a Ford 289 Griffith. Very fast little car.

[@Al-of3zp]

Yeah I hate having to change my cams every 50k 🥴

[@vincentwhiteman6433]

Well change your oil then.

[@numberpirate]

Cam, pushrod engines have one cam, very archaic.......

[@vincentwhiteman6433]

@@numberpirate yes, but it works.

[@colingregson8653]

Never done it on mine yet at 100K. Bollock statement probanly originating from pub gossip like most statements about TVR's. Just make sure they are lubed . You don't get people saying nice car mate in a lump of German metal.😆😆

[@joemay2640]

Love watching Elvis work his magic, the man is a genius.

[@ringo196]

We need more of elvis not brewer

[@UmarIbnAlKhattab1]

The tvr griffiff 😆 🤣 😂

[@chrispark9343]

I had a 500HC for 17 years. I loved it, it was manically quick. But didn't quite as sound as good as the non Cat earlier models

[@RobertGoldsworth]

If you think the 430 Griff is fast, try the 500 it’s the mcdaddy! I loved owning it + I survived ! :)

[@michaelduncan2759]

Is not the Rover V8 made by GM in the states?

[@Baribrotzer]

It was designed by GM for small Buicks, and first built in the States, but eventually discontinued. Rover bought the tooling, brought it over to the UK, built it there, and updated the design several times. The original, for example, had a displacement of 3.5 L (215 c.i.), and a carburetor, not fuel injection.

[@numberpirate]

Same V8 in the LR Discovery and the old skool Range Rover. For an american designed V8 it is pretty solid and Rover updated it intelligently with the exception of the flat tappet cams. These guys should have put roller tappets in for another 25hp, 35-40ftlbs

[@Baribrotzer]

@@numberpirate "For an American-designed V8 it is pretty solid....." American-designed V8s are pretty good in general, or at least the best of them are. The Ford flathead, small-block, big-block, modular, and Coyote; the Chevy small-block, big-block, LS, and the new 5.5 LT6 in the Corvette, the MoPar old Hemi, small-block, big-block, and newer Hemi - all strong and reliable. They are/were in production for years, and are/were the choice of many smaller Euro automakers and a few bigger ones for trouble-free power. They may be pickup-truck motors, but they're GOOD pickup-truck motors.

[@ringo196]

No its not it was a 215ci engine destined for the buick skylark but it was considered to small and a rover chap saw it being mairinised and bought it Inc the all the rights then we made it all alloy in the mid 60s. 215ci stock 10.5.1 compression ratio to 383ci in drag form its powered everything GM even tried to buy it back ,probably the best engine along with the 350 they ever came up with and that's how the fat lady sang

[@ringo196]

Rover built a 3500s P6 with Lucas mechanical fuel injection as a its still survived

[@garsimmulholland4984]

Shouldn’t buy another....really shouldn’t....too late!

[@paulsnify]

One of my mates Andy Butterworth had one of these and it was awesome but not for the passenger😃😃🤣🤣

[@edwilko8819]

so you've taken an engibe apart that was healthy for no reason at least it will have fresh head gaskets

[@a.bloke2.0alwayslearning.23]

So how about it ? Are you Guys open to New Technology ? .

[@tassioribeiro2102]

Queria muito esse episódio dublado 😕

[@PureWhiteBlue]

Has MOT but has been sorn, fair enough it is winter I guess.

[@erapz1970]

Love wheeler dealers

[@Muhammad-rj1sg]

This program was not interesting at all without the host Edd China, no offense.

[@geriatricmotorcars9516]

Stop watching them

[@smurfsmurf2295]

Elvis is da man

[@dym0223]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@guillaumedhennin4830]

Elle ressemble à une viper

[@robertlewis7237]

THANK YOU

[@Shareefhamida]

Nice

[@pitts3219]

I live Elvis he’s leaps and bound’s above the Aussie

[@rk22cc]

agree

[@TheSimonhammond]

Which one is the Aussie? All the mechanics in WD are British.

[@michaelrawson6261]

I bloody HATE TVRs!!! But I did enjoy Mike calling it a "hairy-chested BRIT!!!"

[@stevedriver1476]

the Rover V8,s are hopeless. put an alloy LS3 in it. a car that size needs 450hp at least and 480+ ft lbs torque at least. A stock chev Ls3 will do the job.

[@markwalton8644]

I'm not saying an LS3 wouldn't be nice but 250-300 bhp with bags of Torque in a 1000kg car is pretty lively. I remember Performance car put one of these up against a Viper and it kicked its arse. The Rover V8 also has more character to an LS.

[@geepersoilyrag1884]

Never driven one, have you?

[@colingregson8653]

obvously never driven one, Mione has plenty enough poke and I want to live to retirement. It did near bite my head off when I pushed it on a damp surface. Never again !!.