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The heart and soul of MOH is at this time laying in pieces on my mates garage floor, I have been given a shopping list of parts she needs and a price for them of £320 +vat so thought I would run them by you lot and see if I can save a few bob.
Set standard piston rings (AE)
Big end Bearings (Vandervall)
Main Bearings (Vandervall)
Thrust washers
Full Gasket set (Payen)
Cam Chain kit
Also is there anything else we should do while the lump is out ( clutch is sorted)
Thanx in advance Ian
Set standard piston rings (AE)
Big end Bearings (Vandervall)
Main Bearings (Vandervall)
Thrust washers
Full Gasket set (Payen)
Cam Chain kit
Also is there anything else we should do while the lump is out ( clutch is sorted)
Thanx in advance Ian
If you are changing big ends etc.
Then I'd pos get the cam bearings changed / looked it.
Also get the cam checked, and pos changed. make sure you get rubber rocker cover gaskets.
your need some holomyre blue (spelling)
If you taking the lump out
have a look at the core plugs
Also depends on how hard your going to push the lump after the re-build, as you may want to fit studs to caps, and heads.
While the heads are off have a good check of the Exhaust threads. they are a common thing to fail.
also check the manifolds, make sure the mating surfaces are flat.
depends what you want to end up with and how much you want to spend, as it can be endless.
Leigh
Then I'd pos get the cam bearings changed / looked it.
Also get the cam checked, and pos changed. make sure you get rubber rocker cover gaskets.
your need some holomyre blue (spelling)
If you taking the lump out
have a look at the core plugs
Also depends on how hard your going to push the lump after the re-build, as you may want to fit studs to caps, and heads.
While the heads are off have a good check of the Exhaust threads. they are a common thing to fail.
also check the manifolds, make sure the mating surfaces are flat.
depends what you want to end up with and how much you want to spend, as it can be endless.
Leigh
Things I would think of while at it:
- drill two holes to aid oil returning toward the oilpump drive gears
- get the block very very clean before putting it back together
- new cylinder head bolts or studs as mentioned before
- composite head gasket
- investigate x-bolted if going for high output/high revs
- replace oil pump
- new cam followers and cam (only if this hasn't been done recently)
? balancing (again only if high output and/or high revs are on your list)
? improved cylinder heads with better flow
Rob
- drill two holes to aid oil returning toward the oilpump drive gears
- get the block very very clean before putting it back together
- new cylinder head bolts or studs as mentioned before
- composite head gasket
- investigate x-bolted if going for high output/high revs
- replace oil pump
- new cam followers and cam (only if this hasn't been done recently)
? balancing (again only if high output and/or high revs are on your list)
? improved cylinder heads with better flow
Rob
350zwelgje said:
Agree: We can go on for ever.
Easy way out is to have a nice one build by the likes of rpi for example.....
Perhaps they can re-use the existing 'available' block and parts.
Rob
Half the fun can be Doing it yourself.Easy way out is to have a nice one build by the likes of rpi for example.....
Perhaps they can re-use the existing 'available' block and parts.
Rob
Also more of a sense of achievement. esp as they are fairly easy to work on, lots of parts avl. and lots of info.
richo_i said:
350zwelgje said:
Things I would think of while at it:
- drill two holes to aid oil returning toward the oil pump drive gears
Rob
Well the answer to both questions are both related, the engine was designed for the LR, with low rev's and high torque.- drill two holes to aid oil returning toward the oil pump drive gears
Rob
with fast rev's you can get too much oil in the cam area, so the holes give extra drainage, also putting the holes there, move this excess oil to where it's most needed.
Shortening the trumps improves the BHP but lowers the torque, better for a light weight car.
richo_i said:
350zwelgje said:
Things I would think of while at it:
- drill two holes to aid oil returning toward the oilpump drive gears
Rob
Can you explain more or point me in the direction of relative info Thanx Ian- drill two holes to aid oil returning toward the oilpump drive gears
Rob
Rob
richo_i said:
eesbad said:
Match the ports
Shorten the trumpets...
AS above, any more info ?Shorten the trumpets...
http://www.g33.co.uk/tuning.htm
eesbad said:
richo_i said:
eesbad said:
Match the ports
Shorten the trumpets...
AS above, any more info ?Shorten the trumpets...
http://www.g33.co.uk/tuning.htm
If any one can give us the details as we can't find our Bible and it is something we want done. Ianricho_i said:
eesbad said:
richo_i said:
eesbad said:
Match the ports
Shorten the trumpets...
AS above, any more info ?Shorten the trumpets...
http://www.g33.co.uk/tuning.htm
If any one can give us the details as we can't find our Bible and it is something we want done. Ianhttp://www.v-8.org.uk/tuneup.htm
You can also find it in David Hardcastle RV8 books with pictures.
Hope it helps.
Rob
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