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by Rover 3500S
Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:44 pm
Forum: Forced Induction
Topic: Best way of obtaining more power?
Replies: 14
Views: 9374

Your engine has weak slotted pistons in it, they'll handle 5-6 psi ok though but not a lot more. Next blown option is a rebore and forged pistons, this can take 15 psi depending on your c/r Or, you can use a stock crossbolted 4.6 that hasn't got coolant issues. The internal and block are quite stro...
by Rover 3500S
Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:48 pm
Forum: Forced Induction
Topic: Best way of obtaining more power?
Replies: 14
Views: 9374

If you were to go with a P6, I would imagine there will be a few problems, 1, they never were a popular circuit car, and because of this suspension upgrades will be probably hard to find, 2, Brakes. obviously they can be built up to a fast road spec, but would probaby be expensive, and as for the r...
by Rover 3500S
Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:11 pm
Forum: Forced Induction
Topic: Best way of obtaining more power?
Replies: 14
Views: 9374

Hi A 5.5 LS makes 270 bhp out the box and can do 350 with a cam change and will set you back about £2500 imported. How badly to you want a rover engine ? Mike I really, really want to keep the car as authentically Rover as possible... but if there's a better alternative, I'll listen. I'm starting t...
by Rover 3500S
Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:20 pm
Forum: Forced Induction
Topic: Best way of obtaining more power?
Replies: 14
Views: 9374

In one of the RV8 tuning books there is a nice picture and dyno sheet of a 750bhp 5l RV8 (Wildcat) that is NA. What I'm saying is depending on your budget you could get anything! The reason you dont see many massive bhp RV8's is because they cost so much more to tune than other V8's, £2k will get y...
by Rover 3500S
Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:56 pm
Forum: Forced Induction
Topic: Best way of obtaining more power?
Replies: 14
Views: 9374

Best way of obtaining more power?

Hi! I'm looking to build myself some kind of Rover V8-powered car (possibly a P6) for mixed road/track use and wondered how to get the most power out of the engine. First, what's the biggest displacement the engine has ever been boosted to? Second, to supercharge or to turbocharge? If turbos, one, t...

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