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Rover v8 3.9 valve springs & boost?

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At what boost will std springs (& cam) be ok with?, keeping well below the max RPM, thanks



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The cam wont care...and presumably if keeping a standard cam you dont intend to be using much boost anyway, so wouldnt worry too much.
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Re: Rover v8 3.9 valve springs & boost?

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stevieturbo wrote:
Wed May 01, 2019 5:36 pm
The cam wont care...and presumably if keeping a standard cam you dont intend to be using much boost anyway, so wouldnt worry too much.
Translation: why are you wasting your time with std stuff
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not at all helpfull......

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Pxr5 wrote:
Sun May 05, 2019 10:13 pm
not at all helpfull......
Read the post properly...
The cam wont care...and presumably if keeping a standard cam you dont intend to be using much boost anyway, so wouldnt worry too much.
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Re; Translation: why are you wasting your time with std stuff

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I guess that depends on you and what your particular sensitivities are.
I saw it as an answer to your question, but you clearly don't.
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unstable load, Im greatfull for your input, I think the idea of tech help is that some one asks a question, & they get a responce that is constructive and perinent to the question...... Re; just saying, why bother is neither!

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Eliot wrote:
Sat May 04, 2019 4:42 pm
stevieturbo wrote:
Wed May 01, 2019 5:36 pm
The cam wont care...and presumably if keeping a standard cam you dont intend to be using much boost anyway, so wouldnt worry too much.
Translation: why are you wasting your time with std stuff

Not at all....standard cam will work perfectly fine with boost. And if engine etc is already together and in the car....not really a lot of sense pulling it all apart unless he really wants to.

And likewise with springs...the fact it is still a standard cam and most likely low boost and has stated low rpm..there just isnt anything in that area to be concerned about, unless say the parts had 200k on them and they probably need replaced anyway.
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Yes, I would have thought a non STD spec cam would be when you have forged pistons rods etc, Im on Rover cast pistons so thats why i fitted a new STD cam & followers.

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If it was a new build and you were actually buying a cam, I definitely would have bought something better than standard.
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I stripped the engine & drilled tapped the mains for cross bolting, amongst my new RV8 parts I have was a cam, specs of 200 @50" & lift 433" in & ex'. so I used that.
For a road car to smoke about in, I thought that would work quite well....

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It will...but always room for improvement.
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The question is though, at what level do you need rods, pistons & springs?

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Pxr5 wrote:
Mon May 13, 2019 4:39 pm
I stripped the engine & drilled tapped the mains for cross bolting, amongst my new RV8 parts I have was a cam, specs of 200 @50" & lift 433" in & ex'. so I used that.
For a road car to smoke about in, I thought that would work quite well....
When you cross bolted the mains, did you have the block crank tunnel line bored ?
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Been as far as the Moon and back in 57 years of driving. Same Car, 5 engine upgrades !!!


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