How to Power Tune Rover V8 Engines for Road & Track
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Buick
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Des Hammill
DIY tuning
engine
engine performance
engine tuning
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high performance
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Holley
Land Rover
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Leyland P76
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Range rover
reprint
road and track engine
Rover
Rover P6
Rover V8
softlaunch
Speedpro series
standard components
V5176
V8
V8 performance
valvetrain
Veloce
Product details
- ISBN 9781787111769
- Weight: 811g
- Dimensions: 207 x 250mm
- Publication Date: 19 Jul 2017
- Publisher: David & Charles
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Everything you could want to know about increasing the performance and reliability of the Rover V8 engine which has been in production since 1967.
Derived from a Buick design, the engine first appeared in the Rover P5B of 1967, but continued in use through subsequent Rover models: P6 and SD1. Not only a favourite of kit car builders, the Rover V8 also appeared in Morgans, TVRs, Land Rovers, Range Rovers, MGB V8 and the Leyland P76 in Australia.
Coverage includes: limitations of standard components; short block preparation/clearances; solving the oiling & main cap problems of pre- _x0019_94 cylinder blocks; full details of cylinder head modifications; optimising ignition settings; exhaust system requirements; Holley, Weber & SU carburettor/inlet manifold options; camshaft & valve train requirements; modifications for racing; modifications for road use.
Hailing originally from New Zealand, Des Hammill is a professional engineer with many years of practical experience of building race-winning engines and solving technical problems. The author of several books in the SpeedPro series, Des writes in an easy to understand manner and gives step-by-step guidance. Des also takes his own photographs and creates his own line drawings.
