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How about a John Eales bracket, very neat.

I have one on my TVR.

More good info, boy have I some reading and digesting to do!

I believe it is a bit heavier.

I already have supstantially uprated suspension with adjustable spring seats, so that's covered!

So much to read and absorb, just when I got RV8s sussed!

Thanks again.

The biggest problem that I can think of is carb is out as the age of the vehical is 1995 and that megasquirt/emerald/whatever and the setup is gonna to be stress and ££££!

Or am I being overly concerned.




Yes Derek, I am having those voices in my head .

Thanks Mike, will keep a look out.

Thanks for that, very informative!

All I need is a good base engine for starters,..... anyone?

What do you reckon the total engine costs will be, just approximately?

Will there be any MOT problems running a carb?

As title. Anyone done this, not just in a TVR? This will be mated to the original T5 box so relatively simple, (did I say that!). Costs, availability, carb or EFI, any info would be appreciated. Wish list; 400 bhp at the wheels Carb for simplicity I have the time, (ish), space and general know how, ...

Getting somewhere I believe. Throttle position sensor was out, corrected. AFM, correct reading. Blocked stepper hose and adjusted air screw, idles now at 900 RPM. Took car for a short spin, when you stop engine idles at 2200 RPM and within the next 5-10 seconds, dropps back to 900 RPM in 3 stages, 2...

Good to know that they don't change much. I set mine at 7 thou cold on the heal of the cam as reccomended by Rob of V8 Developments who build a lot of RV8 engines. Still a bit tappetty but to be expected. Haven't really given it the beans since set up to see if it all settles down as I have been sol...

Fully cleaned and moves in and out.

If I block of the hose at the plenum to the stepper, it idles at 800 rpm and can be tweaked by the air screw.

This is on my 4.6 RV8 TVR. I am slowly getting all the niggling things sorted. You fix one and another rears it's head. I am running no lambdas and the green tune resister Timing spot on Stepper cleaned and viewed moving in and out stepper well sealed to housing Stepper connector on Vacumn pipe conn...

The rocker to valve clearance got bigger when warm! How does that work.... Shouldnt it get smaller as things heat up and expand? The block grows in height and with it being ali it grows more than than the steel pushrod and valve stems. Exactly, so why not set them at 0 or thereabouts? They aren't q...