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sounds like some good advice. I don't think i have damaged the heads as i caught the overheat early and toped it up almost straight away. it then did 50 miles home easily so im not too worried about that. As for the porting - i think thats either been done or the heads/cam are not standard as the timing was still out when i set it to standard. It's a real bitch to start it but once going - goes like a train, wheel spinning through the first 3 gears if i let it! (manual is so much fun!) there is bags of torque but i havn't done a rolling road to guess the bhp yet. i recon your cam upgrade is a good idea - i'm happy with the crane profile description too (don't know a whole lot about profleing. I recon this company who quoted £50 for the diagnostics is a good place to start, plus they are local.

cheers - pm me if you don't want a number to go out. I am thinking of taking mine to spalding v8 specialists on the v8 forum. they charge 50 to strip and clean the engine and then give you a price on what needs doing then and there!

155 is standard!

with all that i would expect close to 210 maybe 215 on a fresh build, considering it probably needs retuning im going to say 197 for the rolling road

trust you to want something so small and weigh so much!

hi all, I need a company close to northampton to rebuild my rover v8 engine (whilst thats not OSF the Capri it goes in is!) I think the head gasgets gone but i really want to get the engine nice and reliable. I already have some parts and the current engine runs but overheated in traffic recently. I have a brand new 3.9 block pistons and a spare crank but i will probably opt for some uprated parts. My old engine is running a edlebrock performer inlet and 500 carb to (giggle gas setup but not fully connected yet) and i've got a duplex timing gear somewhere for it Trouble is whilst im happy to go ahead with the head gasget change which i think is all that is needed for now - thats about as far as my experience goes with this type of engine! I also don't have a limited budget which is why i'm also not going out and buying a crate engine ready to go! plus i am rather attached to the one i've got now. all thoughts and suggestions appreciated

probably need to change mechanics!

even comes with it's own oil slick! finally got her goin!

real nice - just keep up!

bit** arn't they - you can get these scisors that are really long and thin anfter a few weeks you can cut your nails right down the side to the bottom - problem solved!

cor it don't rain but it poors for you mate - one stress after the other!

nope - if you can prove you are really bad they can give you an injection, i get one as i already used to take 4 pils of neo clarityn every day and ended up so sleepy i couldn't drive!

you can get a yearly injection!

so your sausage won't be interested in the bigger boys tent?

I have a nice 6 pot ready for sale!

i take it works then - that £*** pounds please!

did it start like this then feel like this

demi more for me followed by jenifer a.... i will have dirty dreams now!

omg

upgrade, yes and no i like it to screem - but not my car, athough after seeing the times at CF im slowly changing my mind!

i'll be there buy maybe not in an OSF as i flogged mine at Classic Ford (Glyn has already told me off!)

im comming - just got to convince someone to trailer / take my v8 up for me now

Im pretty sure she was up for that when we last discussed it

yes that was hilarious - i felt so sorry for the guy (i'm just glad it wasn't me!

well to sum it up how does my favorite capri a chevy x packed monster win a silver at a concorce show?