Rover V8 builders

[jules]

My personal choice (assuming it too qualifies for ALRC rules) would be the Land Rover/PSA Lion engines, either V6 or V8 to suit your budget, a much better designed and built engine than either RV8 or AJV8. Impressive power can be extracted with little development, and its something a little diffrent. In my experience a very reliable engine even in extremes of temperature, with high load, high mileage, etc. Plus it has the added advantage of running on a fuel not inteded for lawn mowers

Lewis

It proberbly will not qualify.

they will not let you run the 4.4 BMW lump good luck getting the Jag one through sorry I could be out of date I asked about it a few years ago when they came out in the RR3 and was told NO.

[Astro_Al]

I would love a LS1/7 but its still only 2 valve per cylinder

Yeah, but so what...? I mean - is it an 'in principle it could be better' thing, or is it that you genuinely want to extract a good deal more than 1000+ HP and so you think this dual-valve factor will limit your engine build...?

After all, it's only important if it's going to become the limiting factor, which, given the output some people are getting from their LS's... I guess it's not?

Al.

[Mark90]

So if the ALRC will not even let Freelanders race

They have got a point. I mean it's not as if they are proper LR's?

[pugwash]

the fastest land rover i've ever been had a little help from this:

It's a Tiwn turbo, twin intercooled and charge cooled with water spray, water injected, EDIS 8 MS controlled, 5.7 Chevy V8 built by eliot Mez and plonke in a dakat converted rangie.

if you are still serious about installing a supercharger on a rover V8 then this discussion might help Mez Forums Discussion

[Steve Hiatt]

They have got a point. I mean it's not as if they are proper LR's?

It annoyed me that I couldn't race with my bob tailed Rangy, which has all LR body panels, but they let you race a a QT with fox shocks and a 5 litre TVR lump. As far as I can tell a QT has no LR panels, except the grill, and to me doesn't look much like a Landy. Unless anyone knows of a production 88" coil sprung pick up with a strangely sloping roof.

As Jules says you can race with BORC or the AWDC who have far better sites, although BORC are now racing on AT's

There is also EMORC, SCOR, AROC, MOC and NORC to name but a few who will let you race anything.

Whilst using American muscle may grate with some die hard LR fans, to my mind it's just being realistic and far better than buying a rice burner, or even worse a oil fired rice burner

[dollythelw]

or even worse a oil fired rice burner

I used to like you Steve......

[Bomag]

Cheers for all your thoughts.

There isnt a single ALRC, AWDC, etc class that is suitable for this vehicle and there never will be.

Those who cant understand the QT (and other makers) 80" etc need to read the rule book, even I can uinderstand it!! I agree the ALRC rules are strange, you cant fit a 2.5 petrol into a 2.25 petrol and stay in standard class (in my 02 book) but you can fit a 4.6 into a 3.5 factory 90!!!!

The build has set criteria, this was set by us.

It should use Rover parts where possible, suspension should follow standard lines for that vehicle (no coils on a leafer), braking be changed for later/better parts, steering can be altered if required.

It should be a sleeper

[tiddler]

Hi Bomag,

From bitter experience there are very few people who know anything about this.

Your best starting place is Dennis Priddle. If you want to speak to him, PM me and I'll give you his details.

TVR have just started marketing a range of supercharged RV8's if you want one off the shelf. The prices of these will give you a good idea of doing the job any other way. There is no cheap way of doing it properly.

Regards,

Giles

[pugwash]

giles,

white supercharged ibex by any chance?

Jim

[Bomag]

Giles,

where do I find the TVR prices from?

We have a few names to try, I know John Eales does supercharged, but there a few more that have been given to us by Brian Johnson (top fuel bikes).

[tiddler]

Try www.tvrpower.co.uk

The company has changed hands following the collapse of TVR itself, and having just had a quick look at the website, they have changed the listed products.

They previously were marketing the set-up designed by Dennis Priddle using a rotary supercharger and an intercooler. These are still available but not shown.

The installation they still show should suit your needs though.

Do a net search for AJ6 engineering. They are Jag performance specialists, but have done a lot of high quality work with supercharged Rover engines.

Have fun,

Giles

[Bomag]

Thanks for the pointers Giles, off to look at TVR power