TVR Cerbera AJP V8 - Engine sound, and the Exhaust

TVR's unique AJPV8 engine isn;t the most refined of engines. It's a Flat plane crank V8, totally different from the classic 'Yank' V8, and sounds rough as fcuk when cold!

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• tvr
• cerbera
• 4.5
• ajpv8
• sp
• performance
• exhaust
• engine
• powerful
• flat
• plane
• crank

[jensencerb]

Thanks for the comments - The vid was recorded on a little Digitl camers, so the noisy sound is exagerated, it's not that bad in real life. But the AJP V8 is not a refined engine. It's based on a Formula 1 engine design, it's a Flat Plane crank V8, totally different from the classic 'yank' V8, so a very different sound altogether.

the tappets have been set correctly, they are done every 12k.

[Nickthebassist01]

Why had it been outside in the snow? GARAGE YOUR CAR MAN!

[teanshin]

it clunks like a diesel at first

[mikeb1444]

@topgearamg

You beat me to it. Just as a side note, another thing that can be done is changing the plane angle on a 4-rotor engine to 0, 45, 180, 225 to get the sound of the 2011 Yamaha R1 crossplane. Fun stuff isn't it!

[marek0086]

that sounds absolutely horrible when cold!

[topgearamg]

Just so you know, a small block "yank" V8 can be fitted with a flat plane crank. It's been done by quite a few people. :)

[mustang6172]

Is it my imagination, or did someone mount your directional tires backwards?

[Ryoukun16]

@creamyfilling102: Immaturity, much?

[moreleftpedal]

They do sound crap at idle , but balls to the wall they sound F*"$ing fantastic!!!!

[JelsT5]

@creamyfilling102 without the foreigners you wouldn't have a V8 mate. It was first patented in 1902 in France lmfao ;)

[a2alpine]

sounds like piston slap from forged pistons, wouldn't surprise me if smoked a little on startup too.

[Gwynne66]

@creamyfilling102

Flat-plane V8s breathe better and deliver more power than the cross-plane design favored in the US. However, they're less well-balanced so they've traditionally been limited to small displacements to keep vibration from being a problem at high revs.