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2 days ago · Rover V8 Drag Racing. We talked about running some sort of Rover V8 drag series years ago similar to the old RV8 challenge, Any thoughts or interests?
Rover 3.9 14CUX Hotwire - Fires Up but Won’t Run - The V8 Owners …
Nov 9, 2025 · Rover 3.9 14CUX Hotwire - Fires Up but Won’t Run by Steve R » Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:44 pm Evening folks! I am finishing off a longstanding project, an ex-military Half Ton (Lightweight) Land …
Main Bearings? - The V8 Owners Forum
May 6, 2009 · how many different types of main bearings do they do for the rover v8? the first set i got hadnt got any thrust bearings on the the centre bearing and the second set i have got had thrust …
rv8 into mk3 cortina - The V8 Owners Forum
Jul 10, 2010 · i've been harping on about it for years,started gathering the parts to do something i have engine and gearbox in stock at the moment its a 3.5 rv8 efi,i might change to carbs though gearbox …
ford transit - The V8 Owners Forum
Dec 7, 2009 · Mmmm, Practical Performance Car magazine are putting a Ford V8 in a Transit (in the front) so I don't see why a Rover V8 couldn't be made to fit. To create extra space they've used a …
Catch tank and breather system - The V8 Owners Forum
Jan 30, 2008 · Lewis wrote: I found it necessary to run a 'closed' catch tank, i.e. it didn't vent to atmosphere, it was routed back into the intake manifold - because loosing that little bit of crankcase …
MGB V8 Conversion Cooling Pipework Layout - The V8 Owners Forum
Sep 14, 2014 · Used a MGB V8 radiator, never had cooling issues. I also ran a Kenlow fan. No point 'blowing' or anything like that, has no effect, and do not fill from expansion tank! You don't seem to …
what engine is this????? - The V8 Owners Forum
Mar 13, 2011 · Thats unusual ...the 24G is what they call a DETOX engine with SU's fitted to the landrover 100 and should have 8.13:1 CR ...thats what my engine started life as ...