Description
Sylva J15
An unbelievable opportunity to purchase one of the most fun, entertaining sports car available today. I have owned many lightweight cars from Lotus 7 inspired kits to a Vauxhall Vx220 and this little Sylva, hands down beats them all for grin factor, real world, real British roads, performance. Nothing I’ve ever driven gives you such an immense sense of theatre as this car, the moment you slide into the snug seats and clip into the harnesses to the moment the engine comes on cam and you hear the throttle bodies a foot from your ears come alive, it real is an overload for your senses.
I’ve owned her for 3 years and use her regularly most summer weekends (she’s never seen a drop of rain) for spirited driving and local car meets. It’s now time for another lucky guy/ girl to experience what real world, analogue driving is all about at the fraction of the price of more exotic machinery.
So, here’s some details
Chassis/ bodywork
Purchased direct from Sylva 2012, IVA passed 2014
Impeccably built by military engineer to an unbelievable standard.
Powder coated chassis, McLaren orange for main chassis and engine mounts satin black.
Body work - French Blue
Engine/ Gearbox
Ford Puma engine fully tuned by Northampton motorsport giving a lovely responsive power delivery.
Omex 600 ecu
Fuel injected on individual throttle bodies
Custom exhaust manifold
Ram air air filter
Sylva stainless exhaust manifold
Removable stainless CAT (replaced with link pipe when not being MOTd)
Profusion stainless steel silencer
IB5 gearbox with Puma’s ratios (perfectly suited to car)
Gear linkage via mechanical rod link using bearing rollers for a very smooth action.
Later model engine mounts to get rid of vibration
ENT24 dive shafts
Cooling
Polo radiator and fan
Carbon side MACA ducts ducts direct to cool air inlet
Suspension/ steering/ wheels/ tyres
Gaz Gold adjustable alloy shocks, rose jointed
300lb rear springs
175lb front springs
13” Compomotive CRX wheels
Toyo track day tyres
Escort quick rack
Front Caterham R500 uprights
Rear Sylva fabricated uprights
Brakes
Front HiSpec calipers in factory blue with EBC green stuff pads
Rear HiSpec calipers in factory blue with EBC green stuff pads
Fiesta discs all round
Individual Wilwood integral master cylinder (no remote fluid reservoir)
Sylva pedal box
Interior
Carbon panels where possible
Removable SPA steering wheel
Koso dash and Tim gauges
Savage switches
Titan 3 inch (4point) harnesses
Battery charge point for easy hook up
Other info
Lightweight Odessey battery
Optional light covers
Sylva alloy fuel tank filler cap
Powder coated panels
Double roll hoops
Carbon aero screen
SPA central mirror
Twin Gail pipe
Front hinged rear clam for super easy engine access
Shift lights
This car has been enthusiastically and fastidiously maintained and pampered by myself. It wants for nothing and will set your heart racing on every drive. It gets attention like NOTHING else, be prepared to be noticed!
It’s been magazine featured and the whole build has been documented. I also have three box files of magazines, ALL the build receipts, past MOT sheets, etc etc.
The whole detailed build has been ‘blogged’ on line and I can provide three years of detailed online pictures if required.
