jacko
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| posted on 11/8/12 at 08:10 PM |
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Rover v8 question
Hi All
For them in the know
A mate of mine has a land rover v8 with su carbs and would like to give it a bit more power as the SD1 had .
Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the two engines ie camshaft etc
Thank's
Jacko
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 11/8/12 at 08:24 PM |
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IIRC The SD1 had a higher compression ratio, not sure about the cam
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mark chandler
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| posted on 11/8/12 at 08:35 PM |
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Early v8 on carbs is a woeful thing, low compression 8.1 (I think, may be 8.3) small valves, small duration cam and to cap it off if you remove the
carbs there are restrictor plates lurking behind the butterflies.
The compression is created by bigger dishes in the pistons, the rest is easy to sort although with the price of stuff these days a straight swap for a
3.9 EFI engine is the way to go 
EFI is easy to sort as the loom is self contained, just needs switched battery and earth.
Regards Mark
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