Big Gee

Cheers for the tip fridge freezer, I wasn't aware that i could get an upgraded cam and accessories for around the same price as stock items, looks like i'm going for a new cam after all . When I removed the rocker covers they were full of black flakes but would've done a full rebuild regardless of condition anyway which might sound crazy but like fridge this is something i've wanted to do for as long as i remember, and learning what everything is and how it all works together is more important to me than having a ready to run engine. As i said I'm a complete newbie to this, and although i have a bit of mechanical experience none of it involved the internals of engines. Now for what i imagine is the 1st of my many stupid questions to be asked 1 Is it easier to set the engine up on carbs than efi and would there be much benefit in doing so? Again thanks very much to everyone for all the tips and help so far Gee

Hi Guys, Thanks very much for the info regarding this matter it has lifted a bit of a weight off, I know i could probably pick up a half decent 3.5 cheap enough and drop it into something and go but been wanting to do this for so long that i'd only cheat myself out of the fun in doing it(winding up the wife is just a bonus lol). And if all goes well then i'll start looking into upgrading cams etc for round 2. I've been reading throught the forums and tech archives for a while now but was wondering if there are any obvious rookie mistakes to beware of, I'm waiting on couple of books coming before i begin rebuilding. Cheers Gee

Hi Guys, I'm a complete newbie to this so please forgive me if i ask stupid questions......or should i say when i ask stupid questions lol Amazingly enough i managed to convince my wife to let me do a reuild in the spare room assuring her that it's no big deal (I'm going to pay big time for that little lie soon enough) I got my hands on an E reg 3.5 range rover v8 engine, engine no 25d10928b.(cant really find info on this no, but not sure where to look) As i say I'm a newbie at this but something i always wanted to do so asked a mechanic friend to come have a look and give me some advice, I'm only going for a basic rebuild with original parts to begin with. The only thing he mentioned which really concerned me was something about hardened valves in the head which means the engine might not be able to run on unleaded petrol without some major machine work being done on the valves, seats etc. If anyone could shed some light on this it would be much appreciated. Cheers Gee