Finally got one!

Fish13 · Post by **Fish13** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 2:48 pm

I picked up my 'new' Range Rover at the weekend

. It's a 1988 3.5EFi instantly nick-named 'Retro' due to the 'Savannah Beige' colour with brown on tan interior! :shock:

I love it though. Have already been to see Ross Calgher (Rover V8 guru) to get it running better with the view to putting a meatier camshaft in it.

Now, to start sorting all those annoying niggles.....

gonfellon · Post by **gonfellon** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:28 am

those guys worked my vitesse up on a full rebuilt great job,if u raise the plenum chamber 1 to 2"higher u should get alot more hps from the motor . a piper 285 cam goes great to as ive also got 86 vogue with 10.5-1compression and a piper cam and it pulls some high rpms .my red rangie 74 has still got standard motor at the moment but still pulls pretty well but increasing it to around 250hp will be nice

Fish13 · Post by **Fish13** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:32 am

Thanks, did you get the piper cam from Ross Calgher?

That looks like a very early Rangie, and looks in very good condition for 1974! Whereabouts are you based?

Also, how did you raise the plenum? A different trumpet base?

Cheers,

Hugo.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:11 pm

gonfellon wrote:those guys worked my vitesse up on a full rebuilt great job,if u raise the plenum chamber 1 to 2"higher u should get alot more hps from the motor . a piper 285 cam goes great to as ive also got 86 vogue with 10.5-1compression and a piper cam and it pulls some high rpms .my red rangie 74 has still got standard motor at the moment but still pulls pretty well but increasing it to around 250hp will be nice

that is the same colour as the rangie i used to own

DJ · Post by DJ » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:08 pm

that is the same colour as the rangie i used to own

the same one that I owned before you :lol:

If you replace the cam shaft ALWAYS replace the cam followers as these are prone to wear especially on these bionic dogs

gonfellon · Post by **gonfellon** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:33 pm

hi my cam was brought in uk. http://www.v8engines.com supplied it .but Brendon lock in palmerston north has cams that are pre duelled so they just bolt straight in ..i've put chevy lifters in which are alot cheaper than rover 1's.
phil kettle(head shop p.n) who is a gun on motors said to raise just the chamber 2" and should get extra 30hp+ .just like tvr 5.0lt rover v8 motor .dont lift trumpets just space the chamber up a great book to get is ..how to power tune a rover v8...seen some on trademe...good luck