The TVR Speed Eight is a naturally-aspirated V8 car engine designed by Alwyn Melling of the design consultancy MCD, and manufactured for road legal cars production (TVR introduced the Cerbera at the 1993 London Motor Show), from 1996 to 2003.

2010年11月4日 · Sympathizers of TVR cars (real TVR fans know it!) must know how special and particoular a TVR V8 AJP is. Here is a very interesting technical lesson. Flat-plane V8 engines are constructed differently from cross-plane V8 engines, the difference being in how the crankshafts are created and how the eight pistols are positioned in the engine.

2022年12月3日 · The TVR Speed Eight engine, also known as the AJP8 or AJP V8, was entirely built and designed by TVR in-house. Notably, the TVR Cerbera can reach speeds of over 160 miles per hour, thanks in part to the truly different 75-degree engine underneath the hood.

The AJP was designed by Al Melling for TVR back in the early 90s and the first engine was seen in Peter Wheelers Tuscan challenge car in 1994. This was a 4.2 Litre engine, which was destined for the new Cerbera that first appeared in 1996. The capacity was increased on …

2008年3月1日 · An all alloy engine with its eight cylinders arranged in a 75 degree Vee, the AJP8 engine has more torque in its various specifications than any other normally aspirated petrol engine of equivalent size and weight. At 121 kg, the engine is indeed lighter than the V8 F1 and F3000 engines with which it shares so many features.

2022年10月16日 · This is why the powerplant was called AJP, which came from Al/John/Peter. Al Melling designed for the Lola F1 team an unusual 75-degree V8 engine, and he carried this aspect to TVR as well ...

2022年3月1日 · In other words, instead of basing a race engine on an existing road engine, TVR have developed an engine for the Cerbera out of a race engine. The result is that the Speed Eight has many features...

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2009年7月30日 · These two units entirely engineered and developed by TVR factory are considered among the best ever built among sportcars for their performances. Here’s another proof: an AJP8 engine, normally installed in the TVR Cerbera engine bay, has been installed by Raceproved laboratory on a Formula 3000 car.

2018年12月28日 · For this car, TVR decided to develop its own V8, and it came up with a 4.2-liter unit with a flat-plane crank and a highly unusual 75-degree angle between its cylinder banks. Very few engines...