1972 Tvr Vixen (LS6 Pro-Touring Build)

[BadassVixen]

wow! Impressive work! That car is awesome. At first I thought this couldnt get any better. Then I saw the overfender.

I can't express how much this is dope

Yep.. That was a must for the Aggressive Race inspired look... And Thanks..

[Meeve]

540 hp ? *faint*

[theitchybeard]

im loving this car so damn much.

[mpower5266]

Holy shit this thing is amazing.

[delvin]

Delvin. There shouldn't really be a problem with that, because the volume of the air box is very large overall, and I have done similar things in the past that worked out just fine.

That makes sense.

Holy little smokies it looks so dope in those pics.

[BadassVixen]

My word that window + baffling are gorgeous.

I had the same concern as Delvin though. It probably wouldn't look quite as pretty, but what if you surrounded the ITBs with a custom jumbo air filter instead of a metal baffle? Leave the top open like your current design, but have the filter seal with the hood to enclose and protect the trumpets?

I had thoughts of something like that for an option, but it would be hard to keep that filter system clean with the inner fender and bonnet situation , so it just made sense to completely separate the intake from the engine bay entirely.

[BadassVixen]

Do you worry about the front itb's not getting sufficient airflow? I'm not an engineer so that may be a dumb question.

Delvin. There shouldn't really be a problem with that, because the volume of the air box is very large overall, and I have done similar things in the past that worked out just fine.

[BadassVixen]

SUCCESS. The TVR Vixen is now equipped with a combination of Wilwood 6-piston 15in front and 4-piston 14 in rear brakes, Falken Azenis RT615k Tires in a 275/35/18 front and 315/30/18in rear combination on Boze Alloy 18x10 and 18x11 wheels, along with being setup for Ridetech Triple Adjust Coil Overs all the way around. That should be a very nice combination of quality products that will allow this car to perform as she is going to look, and the 540 horsepower LS6 @2100 pounds should help in the launch that makes all of the other components necessary.

[TWM Performance]

That hood is making me cry, it's too beautiful

- Renato

[TheTynosaur]

god damn this thing is amazing

[Meeve]

wow! Impressive work! That car is awesome. At first I thought this couldnt get any better. Then I saw the overfender.

I can't express how much this is dope

[mikethevilla]

My word that window + baffling are gorgeous.

I had the same concern as Delvin though. It probably wouldn't look quite as pretty, but what if you surrounded the ITBs with a custom jumbo air filter instead of a metal baffle? Leave the top open like your current design, but have the filter seal with the hood to enclose and protect the trumpets?

[delvin]

Do you worry about the front itb's not getting sufficient airflow? I'm not an engineer so that may be a dumb question.

[Sebastianglenn]

I had a right before falling asleep idea pop into my head last night, and here is the rough in of that idea. I was thinking there should be a way to ensure cleaner air gets to the throttle bodies, along with ensuring that rock or road debris that might get past the inner fenders doesn't have a chance to get anywhere near the intakes, and I came up with this baffle that will seal against the underside of the bonnet and draw air from the rear hood opening.

This baffle also has a dual purpose as sort of a jewel case for the intake systems display under the glass, because it takes all the dark under hood background out, while having a reflective enhancement function. I will make the final piece out of aluminum and have some nice tig welding done, so it will look like it belongs there and to me says vintage race.

I still have to work out the back wall and a few bottom pieces, but I ran out of aluminum material I had laying around the shop. If you see the outdoor pics, you will notice the Dark Background that I feel this piece will eliminate.

i see that p1800

[BadassVixen]

I think I have the final layout of the air baffle system for the individual throttle bodies, and it will gather plenty of air from the back of the hood and I will be adding the aluminum firewall insulation on the outside of it to allow cooler air and for a more race/purpose look.

I have screwed it all together with brackets so my welder can tack it all together and not try to fit and hold a bunch of pieces together, so I hope that aids for a nicer appearance once is all tig welded together, and all the bends and joints will be tig welded the full lengths for a multi piece fabricated look.