The V8 Owners Forum -

Hi,I used 15w 40 mineral oil,white assembly lube on cam lobes,engine took ages to fire up then would not fast idle,kept dying due to bad fuel flow,timing was way advanced causing overheating problems,I think I actually did everything wrong to be honest,just wondered if I have been lucky or will it c...

Hi,
Just done 300 miles on my rebuilt chevy small block,when I built it I did very bad cam break in procedure! Engine at moment is very quiet do you think my cam has survived or is it going to come back and haunt me?
What are the symptoms?
Cheers Dave

Hi, I meant preload,I was told to run engine slacken off rockers till noisy then tighten to till quiet then half a turn?

Hi, I want to double check my valve lash on a chevy v8,I was told I can set them while the engine is running using some slotted out valve covers,the lifters are hydraulic,anyone done it this way,cheers

Thanks Mike, When I rebuilt the heads last year I stupidly put the o-ring type seals on the valves and slid them down not realising they should be at the top of valve,so the seals are doing next to nothing!! Now the car is on the road Im starting to have to keep an eye on the oil level most of the t...

Hi, I need to renew my valve stem seals on my fuelie heads,do you think it would be a good idea to install screw in studs,Im using a 280 comp cam and uprated valve springs, will be changing to aluminium heads later on in the year when funds allow,cheers dave

Hi,
Having just bought my sniper nos kit ive seen a few posts saying the usa systems are not that good,and you cant legally get the bottles filled over here? anyone any thoughts on this?

Do you mean when I have installed the nitrous,at the moment idle to wide open throttle is superb!spins the tyres up very quickly no hesitation at all!
Rovers arent my thing but I thought a 600 double pumper is a bit on the large size but I really dont know!

Hi Perry,thanks for all the info,just need to digest it all now,had too many beers,I live in lichfield staffordshire,Im using a performer rpm dual plane and a 600 holley vac secs,Not too sure what you mean by -4 line,presume id of fuel line,Bit new to this nitrous thing! Im running about 350 horsepo...

That sounds good news to everyone,very good of you,Dave

Hi,Thanks for the detailed reply,seems good advice,The carter pump im using is about 7 psi,but Im only using a 8mm fuel pipe,so a second pump may be the way to go,yet another item i need to switch on!,thanks dave

Hi,just bought a nos sniper kit for my chevy powered capri,Im using a carter electric fuel pump at the moment with a 8mm fuel line,will I need a separate fuel pump for the nitrous kit,sorry bit new to this sort of thing,cheers dave

Hi, Im running a similar clutch set up to tonys v8 capri. I have a mcleod throwout bearing using a clutch master cylinder of which is operated using a clutch cable. The problem I have is when the engine/box is cold I have to adjust the clutch to enable me to select the gears without crashing the gea...

Hi,nearly finished breaking in my fresh built chevy v8(1969 era)using 10/40 mineral oil at moment,what oil should I now use,some say a 20/50?cheers dave

Just had my log book returned unchanged,I need a independant garage to confirm engine change and numbers,or AA report,or engineers report.
The easy way was to find a receipt for the engine which I bought about 9 years ago!