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Sidecar, thanks! Why of why is it so difficult to find people who can actually properly tune an engine (timing, carbs, the lot)... Apparently, Tom Airey modified one of the rods of the carb, so it'll be quite difficult to tell you what's in there today. Does anyone have good references of people the...

Sidecar, good info, thanks!
I was planning on checking timing & vacuum so will keep your numbers in mind.

v8250: yes, the choice for Alfonso was ever so slightly tongue in cheek

Just a comment - I'd expect the peak power to be at at least 500 rpm higher than your figure. When you say EFI cam - which EFI? Dave, Good question, it is the 3.9 EFI cam. Hi how long has the carb stood around with old fuel in it? the first thing I would do is strip and clean the carb, replace all ...

Dear all, Recently, my MGB GT V8 received a fresh(er) engine to replace the original engine that had, to my knowledge, never been rebuilt. The 'new' engine is a rebuilt Land Rover Disco engine, a 3.5. It has increased compression (9:1), flowed heads, EFI cam, Edelbrock 1403 on JWR manifold, new dist...