Surprisingly the SBC engine is only about 30kgs heavier than the rover, this assumes that it has aluminium heads and water pump which mine does.
Towing a P38 is basically a pain in the derrier
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- Tue Jul 21, 2015 7:21 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: Dax Rush V8 4.6 supercharged
- Replies: 15
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Finally got round to some picture of mine here as well http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac278/spongo02/021_zpsuvmwjbh3.jpg And here is the "important" one :twisted: http://i907.photobucket.com/albums/ac278/spongo02/017_zpsqpcbgvje.jpg What I like the best is that it looks pretty much standard a bi...
- Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:30 pm
- Forum: Your Cars
- Topic: Dax Rush V8 4.6 supercharged
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15547
- Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:11 pm
- Forum: Engines Area
- Topic: Forged Setup Advice
- Replies: 65
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Coops I have the mother of all set ups, a P38 Range Rover with all of its suspension and electrical issues couple that to a Small Block Chevy engine running a Megasquirt ECU whilst maintaining the non standard ECU to keep the rest of the car happy is a nightmare. Add that to having to replace the be...
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:42 am
- Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
- Topic: Hot start problems - megasquirt
- Replies: 25
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Isn't that air temp correction used on boosted engines as the air temp will have a huge effect on the actual volume of usable air going into the engine therefore if its at a high temp then the fuel needs to be reduced as well to stop it running rich? Not something that would really need to be used o...
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 10:36 am
- Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
- Topic: Strange Starting Issues
- Replies: 4
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- Tue Jul 07, 2015 7:53 am
- Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
- Topic: Strange Starting Issues
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1685
Battery is good I did all the earths etc when i put it back together but maybe I didnt do them very well? Dave I dont have access to an ocilliscope so but the tooth logger was perfect when it was running......... Think I will go through all the earths and major connections again to make sure, as its...
- Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:43 pm
- Forum: Engines Area
- Topic: Is the Rover V8 an interference engine?
- Replies: 11
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- Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:38 pm
- Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
- Topic: Strange Starting Issues
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1685
Strange Starting Issues
Ok I am running an MS2 on a stroked 383 Small Block Chevy, since putting it back together I get some strange starting issues. When left for a while and the battery is a bit low it just wont start, starter turns the engine OK ( about 150 RPM) but I am seeing lots of sync losses (1 per revolution) and...
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 3:33 pm
- Forum: General Chat Area
- Topic: Insurance time again
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2766
- Fri Jun 26, 2015 11:04 am
- Forum: Engines Area
- Topic: SBC Engine Rebuild
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1636
- Fri Jun 26, 2015 9:42 am
- Forum: Engines Area
- Topic: SBC Engine Rebuild
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1636
SBC Engine Rebuild
Ok after the refitting the inlet manifold on my SBC it appears I also have a head gasket leak so I think to avoid any issues down the road again I will look at re building the engine. Now I could do it myself but I have a less that ideal clean area for a rebuild so am looking to get some advice on p...
- Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:37 pm
- Forum: Drivetrain & Transmission Area
- Topic: Mix and match two gearboxes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2032
- Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:22 am
- Forum: General Chat Area
- Topic: Insurance time again
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2766