The V8 Owners Forum -

I was finding it difficult to get the sump capacity I wanted so I fitted a remote filter mount thing with 2 filters and gained an extra 1.5 L of oil capacity .
Plus one for the remote filter

Im not sure but I would have thought that ( as you say )the more thrust support the better for a manual

One thing to bear in mind re piston stoppers .... make sure the piston is at TDC on the comp/power stroke .... not the ex stroke as the valves may not clear the piston stopper and bend or jam the valve . Some motors it will be ok others not so .

Some of them Holliey's have an idle circuit in the secondary barrels , to stop fuel going off if you dont open the secondaries for a while ......( cant imagine it myself :lol: ) . If the secondaries are open to far in the idle position adjusting the idle speed screw ( on the primaries ) right out wo...

An original MGB rv8 would have "Rover " carbs being that it was fitted with a Rover 3.5l V8 . Not sure if they had SU carbs or the later Stromburgs . Unless your megga fussy either would do, tho I would prefer the SU's but I guess it depends what you can find Just a thought , I have a perf...

Real hard to tell from the vid
1st thing I would check is that it hasnt blown an ex manifold gasket , doesnt sound like its running on all cylinders , maybe check each manifold runner for even temps and if you can identify a dead cyl do a compression check ...... doesnt sound great tho

Well the 1st thing to do is to check your block by pressure testing it because far from all of these blocks actually crack . My 3.9 had over 100,000kms on it so I assumed that if it was going to give that sort of trouble it would have done it by now , so I pressure tested the block and it held 40psi...

Drilling the hole is easy , but it takes a lot of setting up. Clamping down something as large as a cylinder block aint easy , and then you either have to tilt the mill bed 45 deg , or the mill head has to tilt, then you have to locate the lifter bores. If you have damaged lifter bores I would start...

just been thinkin about this . Seems that the packing with vaseline is the go to prime the pump . Is there any reason why one couldnt strategically fit a grease nipple to the pump cover to make priming easier .....specially if you have to do it often . If you had a choice ( I do ) would you use the ...

Poor documentation and support in your country ? Australia ? is that for everybody ........or just you . I mean Aus ( much as I hate to admit it ) is hardly backward in technology ..... or motorsport.

Given that you presumably already have: A toothed wheel on the crank An EDIS module 2 coil packs - Mounted and correcct length leads I'd have though it would be much easier (possibly cheaper) to simply add in an ECU to control the ignition. This would be much better than a distributor system. Perso...

Thanks for the replies . I simply dont have room for a booster , looked at that a bit , even an in line booster would be hard to place . I have the 4hp22 with all the bits needed to make it work , apart from the driveshaft yoke , so Im sorta ( financially) stuck with that . Insurance :lol: Had the c...

Looking for experience with multi plate clutches . I have above knee amputation , I also have a mk3 Capri .......and a 3.9 rover :D The plan was to fit the rover and toyo 5 speed to my mk2 escort but when I crashed the bike I flagged the project and kept the motor/5 speed. Now I have the capri but n...

Preparation is the key to a good looking job. I know it's either expensive or a pain in the arse but I can tell you that you will regret doing a half arsed job as that's what it will look like . If you go for bead or sand blasting ......I would figure out a way to plug all the holes you don't want f...

This is a good read . Shows pix, dimensions and diagrams of various stages of porting Rover heads. Tells you how to do it and what tools /methods are best . If you want to port your heads this ( and David Vizards porting book ) are almost a must have .