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Thanks for the interest Guys,

Some more information if you're interested.


The Car

1977 Aston Martin V8 S

Engine is a Tadek Marek all alloy design:

5340cc capacity with quad overhead chain driven cams - 16 Valve.
Four twin choke Weber 42 DCNF 27 toped by a single air box and two intake ...

Just thought I would post a few pics of my V8!

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Toughy,

I have the manual for the Range Rover, which has two diagrams for the 88/89 and the 90 Lucas hot wire fuel injection system.
Let me know which one it is, and I can scan it for you.
For information, the only white only wiring appears to be on the vehicle wiring loom side of the wiring ...

Folks, many thanks for the information.

Looking at this dissy, it does not appear to be rocket science. The output from the twin points is wired to a metal terminal on the body of the dissy below the cap. A second connection appears simply to be an earth to the body.

One assumes these provide the ...

Hoping for some assistance here....

I'm looking to upgrade my distributor, and have been offered a Mallory dual point (second hand). My current system uses the standard Lucas distributor and an MSD 6A ignition & Blaster 2 Coil.

Will the dual point work with the MSD, and assuming it does, is the ...

Adam,

My understanding is that the volume of oil is there both to lubricate and cool. Referring back to the crank, the lubrication of the conrods and cylinderbores under the pistons is carried out by splashing. The scrapers referred to earlier are to reduce the air / oil movement in the sump and ...

Every day an opportunity to learn

So is the Weber a re-worked version of the Edelbrock, which in itself is a replica of the Carter, or direct re-work of the Carter?

i have a weber 500 on my 3.5 and as far as im aware this should be calibrated to run fine on a 3.5 yet mine keeps cutting out its running rich and when i put my foot down nothing really happens makes loads of induction noise but just hesitates and goes nowhere. is there anyway i can check to see if ...

Toughy,

You have only explained one part of the overall equation. As others have noted the 500cfm Weber as stock is too big for a 3.5, and will overfuel. Other things that affect performance are the manifold and cam. What type of manifold and cam are you using?
If the cam is high lift long duration ...