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hi few questions, why did land rover or rover itself decide to make engines with different compression ratios? what's the benefit of a low com engine? and how do you make and engine either low compression or high? cheers

mgbv8 wrote:vac tapping on no2 inlet runner on a performer manifold ?

hmm maybe. it is from a high compression sd1 Vitesse

Which inlet manifold? A picture might be a good idea here. Chris. sorry i dont have the ability to take a pic at the mo its around my mates, basically its nearer the left rocker cover its a small pipe just coming out the top of the inlet manifold, its behind the main pipe that goes to rad and just ...

how would i simply do it its an old lucas alternator off v8 is it just a case of the two screw connectors going from positive to negative on battery??, only problem is dno which is positive and which is negative

The big one is the thermostat to top rad hose. The small two are thermostat bypass and heater return, they should go to the two stubs on the rear of the water pump. Chris. P.S. Tunnels?, I'm guessing you mean pipes? thanks guys but mostly what i wanna know, is what the little pipe that comes out th...

hi my rover v8 i just bought is going in a buggy what are the 3 tunnels on the intake for i know big front one connects to the rad but there is a little connection just behind it what is that for? and im guessing the back two are heater matrix in and out?? thanks guys

what size are the unions that connect electric fuel pump with carbs and filter etc

What is a low tension lead that plugs into amplifier module on dizzy
what is it and where do you connect coil?

ok thanks guys i will tell you how it go's, i have a big fat wire in a black sheath that is bolted to the back of the sarter where it screws to the block whats this? cheers

sorry call me stupid but what does ve mean

Hi guys i just bought a rover v8 its on the floor all there ready for its test start but i dont no alot about wiring, well i dont no nothing, so can you tell me the most basic way of wiring and what i need to do just to turn it on and get it going so, where do i connect the coil and the starter moto...