Stage 1 V8

Received the RPI camshaft set today. Looks good! New camshaft bearings are in also, so it's ready to be fitted. Started with putting in and measuring opening of the piston rings, but found a problem when fitting them on the pistons afterwards. The rings are to thin, max. opening allowed is 0.13 mm ...

Saw an interesting way to clean up valves on a TV programme about motors in Bangladesh. Just put them into a pillar drill and hold a bit of Emery cloth round them while they're rotating, moving it up and down. New valves would need re-seating/lapped in. New valves normaly don't need machine work an...

Not yet, I brought the heads to a professional I know. He will pressure test them and do the valves + seatings etc. When I have them back I may have an answer to that question. Put new valves in :!: I have got mine from martin motors and in belgium it is cheaper to replace the valves then to have t...

I did my engine some time ago so if ican be of some help just send me a message,i am sorry my englisch is not so good hower my dutch is fine

Groeten

Steven

22 liters/100 km tested for 200 km with 80 km highway.

S

24.3 liters /100 km and dropping will keep you posted...


S

I am testdriving it now,have done about 150 km.Power is serious increased and the full consumption has dropt.It is still early to say exactly.
It runs smoother only starting on lpg is still poor.(dont have a petrol tank anymore).


Steven

I have lost a day with the sender so i am glad i did not take apart my engine

Groeten
Steven

ps Ken jij toevallig nog geen interesante nederlands tallige landrover forums.

I changed al the connections,check everything from the fuse to the sender unit.Still nothing Drove to my parts supplier and fitted a new sender unit,problem solved :? for now So i rebuilded a hole engine and then had the bad luck that the faulty sender unit a replaced with a new one that was also fa...

One thing to watch out for is that the piston can stick in the cylinder. A higher pressure spring might cause that problem to get worse. I have heard of a using a "tadpole" valve in race V8's that stops this problem happening. The green bible states that, when warm and at 2400 rpm, the pr...

Cheers for that. What sort of pipe should be used? I'm presuming that fish tank plastic tubing would not cope! :D I buy muy hoses in al local parts shop,use the one resitant to oil and fuel and nothing else :wink: If in doubt i have the plug i removed somwhere in my shop so i can measure it to now ...

Hi, you should have a look at your steering chain. If it is to long, your timing will be wrong, so the engine won`t run smoothy on low rpm. Fuel consumption will get worse, and power decreases. I renewed chain, cam, rocker shafts etc. Have a look at www.v8engines.com . There are good tips and good ...

The piston was not worn with me but there where some metal particels jamming it open. You have 2 connections on the pump they are both plugd 1 for the temperatuur sender 1 for the pressure gauge. I think that the biggest one is for the temperatuur (i am not sure thoug). Just remove it and then screw...

I know it is not stage 1 however some of the pieces are the same. I am breaking a 3.5 range rover because it is eaten by the "rust worm" Because it is "englisch hand" drive and in belgium we drive on the wrong side of the road :lol: some of the parts i can not sell in belgium lik...

Restrictors from the manifold Do you mean the ones in the inlet ??.

I am hopping to serious test my engine sometime next week,will post it