Simon
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 11:13 PM |
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Fuel injecting Rover V8
As title suggests
Does anyone have any idea on parts requirements (ie a list) and likely cost?
Shoul I get a later type timing cover and other such changes too
Going on my 3.5l 9.35:1 SD1 engine.
Cheers very much
ATB
Simon
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dern
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 11:21 PM |
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If I decide to inject my westfield I'll be going with a 4 barrel throttle body and a megasquirt system from Bill Shurvinton. I would hope to be
able to do it for 5-600 quid. Get some money back on my big carb though.
Going to practice with the mega-squirt stuff on the locost first though.
[Edited on 24/2/06 by dern]
R1 (2003 FI) powered Locost in progress
Fireblade/Impreza
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Simon
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| posted on 24/2/06 at 11:43 PM |
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Is the 4 barrel throttle body widely available, or something that'll need making.
I'd thought about megasquirt, as at some point in the (distant) future I want to turbo the V8.
ATB
Simon
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minordelay
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| posted on 25/2/06 at 02:08 AM |
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For looks alone it has to be two sets of bike throttle bodies combined with megasquirt. That's the way I hope to go one day.
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 25/2/06 at 07:22 AM |
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Simon,
I have most of the parts required but no wireing loom and an old ecu unit. was going to put them on ebay one day, but if you are interested u2u me.
it could take me a week or so to dig them out of storage and list the items but does include a manifold ,plenum chamber, airflow meter and some other
bits..
removed from a 3.5efi landrover 1988
* This has started me thinking about mega squirt instead of a big card ?
[Edited on 25/2/06 by Paul (Notts)]
[Edited on 26/2/06 by Paul (Notts)]
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dern
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| posted on 25/2/06 at 09:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
Is the 4 barrel throttle body widely available, or something that'll need making.
I'd thought about megasquirt, as at some point in the (distant) future I want to turbo the V8.
You can buy it from Bill along with the mega-squirt stuff.
You can see it here on spag's v8 mini site.
It's pretty compact compared to the alternatives, especially bike throttle bodies although they do look nice I wouldn't want anything
stuck out of the bonnet like that that I'd have to clean 
[Edited on 25/2/06 by dern]
R1 (2003 FI) powered Locost in progress
Fireblade/Impreza
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froggy
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| posted on 25/2/06 at 01:39 PM |
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cost wise i think squirting an old hotwire system is the cheapest way to go, i sold darren,s my hotwire system with loom and ecu for 150 which is
about the going rate, ive used the weber 500 before and they fetch 300ish second hand and work pretty well but im going for the r1 carb setup thaqt
rwd kurt is using on his mk which so far has cost me 100 for two sets of carbs and the conversion from boggs is 600 including all carb mods . if you
want to spend a few qiud id look for a 95 3.9 motor which has the big main caps and is ready for cross bolting .they spin up to 6000 much better than
the 3.5 and have miles better oil pressure. my old 3.5 did 10psi at idle and 30 peak which is pretty good but the serp engine does 25psi at idle and
50 peak. you know how it feels a bit rough over 4500 thats where the sd1 engine struggles with the older mains caps having such a small register
locating the cap to the block ,in their original application sd1 landrover range rover they would rarely be revved any harder than 4000 but in a
low geared roadster they have to work a lot harder, a stiff block 3.5 i used to run did less than 10,000 miles of fairly spirited driving before the
mains caps had worn the registers in the block 
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Agriv8
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| posted on 27/2/06 at 01:51 PM |
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I would go for Hotwire.
The 3.9 hotwire system will work with 3.5 ( my setup but I am still over fuelling at the moment ) a trip to the rolling road should fix that.
I am also not running the lambda sensors.
I am als running shortened trumpets and westfield plenum.
The best thing is the starting and tick over just turn the key and it atomatically adjust to the 750 rpm tickover
Can take some photoes if required.
Regards agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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stevebubs
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| posted on 27/2/06 at 04:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Simon
As title suggests
Does anyone have any idea on parts requirements (ie a list) and likely cost?
Shoul I get a later type timing cover and other such changes too
Going on my 3.5l 9.35:1 SD1 engine.
Cheers very much
ATB
Simon
I picked a couple of bits up from Bill Shurvinton last week and he was in the middle of wiring up a MSnS-E to go onto a RV8 Bobcat.
I'm sure if you give him a shout he'll be able to point you in the direction.
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