The V8 Owners Forum -

I don't, wish I did...but, where are you based? There must be someone near you, a good traditional machine shop. If not, I can recommend some in West Berks and Oxfordshire...

mgbv8 wrote:Big Up dude!!
Its looking like it was actually supposed to be in that engine bay

Respect!!

Pel

This. That's a shed load of work going on there, very tightly packaged and it looks like it comes from the factory...and all done in a single garage...hats-off to you!

Is it right that both carbs should have an alloy tag on? I was chuffed it bits when I first got the engine fired up as it's not run for over 10 years now. I just need to get it running correctly now. Thanks once again. It's a great feeling when we start up an engine that hasn't ran in years; ka-boo...

As far as I'm aware yes it's all standard. It's in a range rover classic 1984/85 I think it's the old sd1 engine. How do I check whether the needles will be standard? Can all these checks be done while the carbs are on the car? I've had a look inside them today and all seems good. I have set the mi...

More or less as said above but to add the following. With your current set up get the engine at full operating temperature, then disconnect the choke and set up SU idle setting...this will enable the engine to start even when cold. Follow this by setting up off idle, followed by mid-peak off idle ad...

Apart from the normal engine loom (starter/alt etc) loom needs to have: FIA kill switch Push button starter/ignition toggle 2x fuel pump relays (ECU controlled) 2x fan relays (ECU controlled) Small interior fan 2 speed wiper switch Brake light switch/brake lights Rev counter Everything else is anal...

I'm aiming for around 400hp I think? As per stevieturbo's note, keep the CR as low as possible, be careful with anything over 9.35:1 unless suitably beefing up the internals. Also, thinking of the turbo spooling...what ECU are you using and where in the power curve are your set points i.e. the RV8'...

Stirling, that's some serious work going on there...it's not an ideal design but I see no reason why it should not work with correct tweaking. Here are some notes that I hope will help. 1. Are you having open vents above/near the TMIC fans? If not, do consider this for heat extraction and/or cool ai...

FJ Payne in Eynsham. Not too far from you. Proper old school engineering Co and complete some amazing work.

http://www.fjpayne.com/

Or, what about Gould Engineering in Newbury?

Address: Unit 7, Arnhem Rd, Newbury, West Berkshire RG14 5RU
Phone:01635 44466

Two answers for you...

1. http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.asp

2. https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid ... ng+diagram

coops, apologies i missed your invitation and we're only a few villages away. did you get the job done or would you like a hand?

importantly, where's need4speed...i want to know what biscuits he has

God Damn this problem is interesting and I would love to be able to come and play with it !! perry Me too...although these type of faults are hugely irritating it's a great challenge to find and record the fault and get things up and running again. Need4speed, where are you in the UK? We could must...

OP, I have one word for you...Vermin! Your problem has reminded me of an identical problem on a MKII Jaguar some 16 years ago. The owner had left his cooling pipes off his car during winter. Come springtime he installs new hoses, filled the system, runs the car up to correct temperature and...WHAM, ...

Maybe the impellar is just spinning on the shaft? :whs had this happen on a 2.5 V8 once before, it took ages to work out why circulation was at standstill as the pump was in perfect working order before the rebuild. And as per Simon's note, check radiator flow throughput. The radiator may have the ...

I'd remove the thermostat and reassemble. You should then see the water circulating via the filler - and the rad should heat slowly, but evenly. If not, you need to find out why there is no circulation. I thought he had already tried removing the stat? Maybe I misread. But yes! Remove the stat and ...