AJP V8 Powered F3000
By the Raceproved Team on 23 June 2009
This ex F3000 race car spent its early life in the hands of David Coulthard, before being acquired by TVR as a development prototype for their proposed AJP race series. TVR factory boffins worked with Raynard to install an AJP V8 engine into the chassis, and also produced an exqusite equal length exhaust system and carbon fibre intake.
The AJP lends itself to the F3000 chassis thanks to its incredible power-to-weight ratio and brilliant packaging. Due to its strength, the AJP engine forms a stressed element of the car with the tub and transaxle/rear suspension being bolted directly to the engine block.
The engine is a 4.5 litre TVR AJP V8, dry sumped race unit. The motor is believed to be one of the last ones produced by the factory, and was brand new having never run before. We produced a bespoke wiring loom using the same components TVR used in the Speed Twelve race cars to maintain authenticity.
We also produced a special one-off flywheel which mated to an AP ceramic clutch. Engine management is taken care of by an Emerald K3 and utilises the 3 map facility. This allows the driver to switch between 3 separate maps on the fly, which can be tailored to different circuits and conditions. A wide band lambda sensor plus a datalogger allow mixture corrections to be made during extreme race conditions which are not always possible to replicate on a dyno.
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