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hey guy been doing sum reserch on that supercharger :? it a wade ro34 supercharger from a big lorry apparentley not a magneson charger so it wud be great if i cud get as much info and the best components to use for maximum power cheers guys :D and ive been tryin to find out if i got a bargain or not...

wow sum stuff to take into concideration so there is a specific cam to use with a blower or could i use a standard i have a choice of blocks at the moment a polished up 3.9 honed and a early ish p6 3.5 block also polished and honed thanks for the advise coz i know sod all about superchargers and ive...

hey up guys i posted a topic here earlyer in the week that ive been offered a wade ro34 super charger and a 3.5 rover v8 4bbl carb and lots of extras belts and pullys all included and the motor is in need of tlc i bought it for £600 .and i relly need help in respect of did i get a good deal and as m...

ok guys i asked for that i did mean the poxy boy racers but as u guys have the big toys all i can do is buy a chevy small block 6.2 or summat with sum sort of yank transmission i really shud of learn to walk before i run and yes i thought ur comments were but im here to learn so soz

nice sd1 fella that looks like a sweet example of a leyland motor and in very good nick ace colour tho thats wat im gunna hope fully paint my mk3 cortina like wats the colour called

hey that pic look pretty awesome is there any easy ways of polishing carbs coz ive got 3 pairs of su carbs and ive just got a four barrel which needs a lot of tlc and its look quite fiddly cheers nice engine tho i hope mine will endup like that

hey guys am i right or wrong please correct me is it safe to use a 3.9 block out of a rangerover would that eliminate the liners from doing the same as the 4.0 up to 4.6 and 5.0 with a blower and i know it may sound daft but is the low compression pistons have the concaved type top to them were as t...

hey my landy is a series 2a with four pin diffs on 300 tdi discovery v8 axles coil conversion all round with a r380 five speed gearbox and a discovery transferbox with a rebuilt rover sd1 3.5 v8 with a highlift cam and high compression pistons at the moment its reconed its a 200 bhp lump all i know ...

hey guys ive now bought the lot . but im a bit unsure about what supercharger it is because they look the same on the outside but ive only got two finned rotors if that makes any sense i think it been reconditioned a 100 miles ago and its going into i hope a mk3 cortina coz i like the classic ness a...

nice job very clean is that adviseable to put ht leads that long and that close to the speed humps that unfortunatly the uk is bound with and i reckon that sot of thing should be on a mr sheen advert

hey guys im in a bit of a dilemma ive been offerd wat looks like a magneson supercharger and a four barrel carb bolted to a 3.5 rover lump with low compression pistons standard cam all the pullys tensioners and plates belts looks a bit rough and ready with engine build frame and loads of extras for ...

cheers i had a hunch that points were crap unless they r fitted to a 4 pot engine and brand new thats the only time points would work any way gonna give that sd1 dizzy a go and get out in this snow befor it dissappears cheers

HEY would any one be able to shed some light on a 3.5 sd1 engine with a high lift cam im just wondering what would be the best electronic ignition system to keep up with the revs because ive put a lumenition setup on there not sure on what type but it does get rather hot and plays up a lot and ive h...