Specifications

My car is a 1998 Tiger Super Six, bought pre-built from Tiger. The car was actually one of 4 built by Oxford Brookes University as part of their mechanical engineering course. Tiger sold complete kits to the University, who then constructed them, and sold them back to Tiger, who safety-checked the cars before selling them on.

In its original specification, the car was powered by a completely standard 2.0 litre SOHC Ford engine, running "open" twin 40 dellorto sidedraft carbs, with a standard Type 9 gearbox, and an open 3.89:1 diff.

After joining my local Tiger Owners club (SATOC), it became clear to me that the specification of my car was decidedly weedy. Over the course of the next few years, things got modified, and enhanced. After what has amounted to basically a ground up rebuild with a lot of help from my friends (thanks Mssrs Wain, McMinn and Martin!), the specification currently looks as follows:

  • Brakes
    • Golf Mk2 GTi vented disks
    • Green stuff pads
    • Braided hose brakelines throughout
    • Replaced all Cortina drum components with Sierra equivalents
  • Engine
    • Overbored "205" spec block (2135cc)
    • Oversize V6 pistons
    • Fully balanced
    • ARP conrod bolts
    • Very lightened Flywheel
    • Emerald Phase 4 cam
    • Emerald M3D ECU
    • Fully ported 1600 head, 10.5:1 compression ratio
    • K-lined valve stems, Grp1/2 valves
    • Unleaded inserts, 3 angle valve seats
    • Shortened aluminum RS/2000 sump
    • Cold spark plugs (NGK AP7FS)
  • Exhaust
    • Custom-made titanium repackable
  • Fuel
    • Facet fuel pump, with pre-filter
    • Malpassi Fuel filter/regulator
    • Braided fuel hoses throughout
    • Matched Dellorto 45 sidedraft carbs
    • Twin cable throttle linkage
    • K&N Filters
    • Port-matched manifolds
  • Gearbox
    • BGH 2.8 'Sporting First' close ratio box
    • Aluminium RS/2000 bellhousing
    • Quick shift gear linkage
  • Suspension
    • Fully polybushed
  • Diff
    • Quaife ATB LSD, with 3.89:1 ratio
  • Heater
    • Removed ...
  • Cooling system
    • Uprated VW Polo aluminium radiator
    • Remote thermostat housing
    • Low temperature thermostat
  • Electrics
    • LED dash tell-tales
    • Fully pluggable dash
    • Uprated halogen headlamps
    • Optically matched headlamp bulbs
  • Other
    • All fixings converted to stainless steel (where possible)