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As previously said No 1 cylinder is on the right when looking at the front of the engine, the inlet lobe is the second lifter on the right.

There is a good page on the RPI website for dialing in the cam. Very important to establish true TDC as the dial gauge will show TDC over a few degrees. Better ...

I run a Mallory with Weber 500 on my 4.6, I adjusted the mechanical advance to the minimum 16 degrees (max 24) and run with 12 degrees at idle giving 28 degrees at 3000rpm. Interestingly, increasing the total advance to 32 gave a slight increase in power over 3000rpm but sacrificed a little below ...

Great bit of info there, I have exactly the same problem since running on slicks with my car. Shall carry out the mods shortly!

You could try to locate a set of 4,0 litre pistons. They have a smaller dish and you could raise the CR. Skimming the block is not exactly cheap. I believe someone had a set of 4,9 litre internals for sale just a short while ago.

I cut valve reliefs to my 4,6 litre pistons and have not found any ...

Hi to all, new to the forum, but been lurking for some time, amazed at the amount of info and how knowledgeable people are on the Rover V8.

I`m upgrading from a standard 4.6L fitted with a Weber 500 to BV heads, larger bore manifold/exhaust and Piper 285 cam. Current fuel system is a foam filled ...