The V8 Owners Forum -

I use the gear reduction starter from a V8 Sherpa, Brilliant bit of kit,, turns 11.8.cr with lots of advance without a problem.

Cold fuel is allways better to cool the air/fuel charge, and so is cool air for the same reason, The heat not only comes from the fuel circulating thru the fuel rails but also from the pump which is fuel cooled, and heat is generated when anything is pressurised, I have never seen a rad fitted in a ...

ok, I have a Facet pump and a Bosch pump. I want to know what the best arrangement is for sorting the fuel supply in my car. I don't yet have any filters so was wondering whether I need one or two, and where to mount them in relation to the pump(s). The only reason I was going to use the Facet to l...

I have just had my mate round asking Rover questions, He has a Twin Turbo 5ltr RV8, the question was how much does a bore expand at normal running temps, the bore is 20+, he has bought some expensive forged turbo pistons from a west london specialist and had the block bored by them to match the pist...

one of the "New tricks" that has come from US drag racing is crank case evacuation, using a specific pump for the application draws gas from the sump, and gives more power due to better piston ring seal. crank seals wont be a problem unless you have a massive Vacuum in the sump, or use rope seals, I...

Is the syncro ring tight on its cone, sometimes thej get jammed onto the cone on the gear

My personal prefference is pre throttle, If you have a PCV valve failure or pipe fall off, the engine can start to lean out, The possible advantage of having the pipe after the throttle is you can get better ring seal from the vacuum created fron the post side of the throttle.
Ian

Every join in a circuit has the potential to increase resistance. run a single GOOD quality wire, specifically for car electrics.
Ian

I would think it may be an Idea to check you have a spark at No1 Whatdissy are you using, because there are two heights for the rotor arm, depending on what dissy you have, you can get a combination where the rotor arm is too low to get a good contact whih the contacts in the cap, try your old rotor...

I would be tempted to put the breather hose to the top side of the carb and have a low pressure scavenge system, possibly plumbing it into the base of the air filter, I would not advise fitting the breather to the vacuum hose for the servo as some of the oil/fumes will get sucked into the servo, Rov...

Can be a couple of things, two favorates, Power or earth leads are too small, or loose/not clean contacts to earth or power, or the battery is low on power or too small for the application.
Ian

I would have a look at the cap or rotor, have you replaced the cap or rotor, as there are 2 different types of rotor arm,
Ian

Tony,
I have used Revoloution oils, I got a good discount from them on Lucas stuff, I cant cut n paste their details, http://www.lucasoil.co.uk/retailers_popup.htm
put in HP4 for postcode, and it should come up with Revoloution,
Ian

Im with flux, £185. fully comp, with the missus on there as well, but I am OLD But no gas yet

Well Hellooo