The V8 Owners Forum -

Get yerself an appointment with Pete Baldwin at Wilshers Garage. http://www.wilshers-garages.com/ They have a rolling road, and Pete is an expert setting up SU's......... I used him to get the right needles in my 4.6 on 2" SU's. It'll cost you between 200 & 300 quid mind, but you'll get it...

Do you know whether your EFI heads were 36cc chambers or 28cc chambers? (It could be that the 14 bolt heads were all 36cc but I can't quite remember) If they were 28cc then your CR will still be very high even with comp gaskets. Hopefully they were 36cc chambers therefore when they were used with c...

Hi John, As far as I am aware, there is no problem with fitting a pair of pistons complete with swinging needles from a pair of donor HIF6 into your HS6. So you have that as an option should it prove necessary in the future. See how the current set up goes once you have had a test drive. It may wel...

Hi Ron I don't know if the Old Girl pinks as I haven't had a test drive yet also I still have the AED so the choke is not an option, also hills to test under load are few and far between in the Fens, I have a pair of HIF6 Pots and Pistons which may be useful? My intention was to find someone local w...

Thanks Dave 9.75-1 that will be fine I hope? 5* was available in Cambridge as you say 5/- a gall on but there were two garages who has frequent offers/fights at 4/- not many cars needed 5*':wink:' my old P5 3lt was happy on 2* but this one and the P5b Coupe I had before it were happy on 4* leaded. I...

Thanks ChrisJC, ged, mgbv8, RoverP6B Ron 8-) I know when I had the car I could get 5 gallons of 5* for a £1 if I shopped around with Green Shiels Stamps!! anyway back to reality. The composite gaskets and the heads should take the CR down to 9.5ish -1 so that is good for 95 oct! needles KL 0.090 Jet...

Hi all after a engine refurb mainly to get a bit more torque and eliminate pinking! advice needed on timing, jets, needles. It's a P5b original 38k 10.5-1 now with Efi heads new guides with latest seals, composite gaskets, Crower High Torque Cam Kit + 22 BHP Over Standard, new lifter chain etc, Std ...

I have a set of complete rocker assy's done about 500 miles so like new, i will have a look at them on the weekend if u like make sure the shafts aint rusted or anything. That is good of you I will wait and see, postage from Australia may not be too bad? I sent a mate over there some P5b stuff inc ...

I now understand that the older type guides will seize if used the same way as the newer type ie turning them down and using the new seals, there is a difference in the material used the new guides are Sintered Steel which is self lubricating! so it will have to be a new set of valve guides?????

Thanks for the info Andrew, I have a new set of guides to go with the new valves so I want to turn down the new valve guides to take the latest seals before fitting them, and I wondered if I had to shorten them by the amount of the seal which would overhang, or is the guide the same length ? Thanks,...

A further question guys are the pre 95 guides longer as they haven't got the shoulder to take the latest oil seals? another way! the post 95 are including the oil seal the same length as the pre 95? and do they have a seal on both valves?

Hi Simon thanks for the reply they are for sure Efi Heads as there is a very small indent in each inlet port plus they are waisted inlet valves the ones I have new aren't waisted but they will do for my old girl :wink: Ok on the rockers I have the set that came with the heads but the shafts are scor...

Hi Dave I use the Tesco 99 but if I hit the throttle hard it still pinks I have an SD1 front cover with the RR Electronic distributor tried the timing everywhere but still pinks, plus we have the extra 5% of Ethanol before long and at 10.5-1 I need to lower it a bit.
Thanks, John.

I have a pair of Efi ERC 0216 heads to go on my 1969 P5 coupe which I have owned for 39 years. The reason for changing the heads is I am fed up with trying to run smoothly on 95oct the engine has only done 38700 and will last me out :wink: I would like to fit the later type stem seals but the guides...

Hi Banditsid I emailed you direct yesterday with a picture and my phone number