Great to hear about your successful conversion, Roger. Another example of
how perfect the B/R v8 is for replacing smaller, highly stressed and
potentially unreliable engines.
To get that much power from a 3.5 is going to need a lot of airflow work,
and higher revs. Solid lifters, adjustable pushrods or adjustable rockers
plus ported, maybe big valve heads. My 3.9 with edelbrock 500 and performer
manifold measured 226 flywheel bhp on an accurate rolling road recently, and
that is with TR8 cast manifolds. Main thing is the big , wide torque curve.
Measured with an SPA electronic programmable speedo my TR7V8 acheived 0-60
in 6.1 seconds with loads of wheelspin.
You can get 94mm liners from Rimmers www.rimmerbros.co.uk if you can get
your local machine shop to do the work, alternatively consider a ready built
4.0 or 4.6 from RPI www.v8engine.com
I've been trying to persuade a friend of mine in the UK who has patterns
made for cast iron turbo manifolds to start marketing a simple turbo kit
with blow-through 4-barrel and no intercooler but at the moment all he can
talk about is the 5.7LS1 engine he's buying for his TR7.
All of the above just a few opinions of mine, |I look forward to reading the
ideas of the other subscribers
John Elliott
TR7 FHC Russet Brown
soon to receive 3.9 edelbrock 500
TR7/8 Registrar
TR Register UK
www.tr-register.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Davis, Roger <Davis.Roger@med.va.gov>
To: Rover V8 List (E-mail) <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 3:17 PM
Subject: Idea to reality
> Hi Guys!
> About 3 years ago, my 74 Jensen Healey (with the Lotus 2.0 L engine)
broke
> the cam belt, which pretty much bent half the valves and created visions
of
> high performance version in the second JH that has been sitting in my
> driveway patiently waiting for it's turn.
> I would like to get about 250 - 280 HP out this next engine. What would
> the list recommend for modifications of the engine to get to that point?
> Thanks,
> Roger
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