I *think* it was 450lb at the front and 500lb at the rear. Might sound odd, but the way the front is designed, there is a multiplication of the poundage (worked out by doing corner weighting so if you have not stripped your car and put poly carb windows in etc it will not apply). Cannot remember...
Quaife will make you one. £££££
Classe Parts will upgrade the internals. Not as much but still a fair few ££££. There's quite a few posts on this on the forum including mine where I tried to drum up enough people to make the Quaife option more feasible.
If you read it all, it says that those power increases are exempt if it increases the efficiency. So if you can prove that a blown 4.6 is more efficient than burning fuel than the standard 3.5... :) (it was certainly more efficient than the 3.5 without the blower). Just a thought :)
Was the manifold just of poor quality then? What has it got in it? Where are the fuel leaks?
If you floor it, the 4 speed will not last any time at all if all is running correctly with the charger. Or maybe the diff, who knows which first.
Glad the eyes are off. Standard lights back in...
Ah, look forward to seeing the progress :). I built the car before I sold it on and it had the top end changes (including the obvious - supercharger), respray, different seats and mirrors and possibly a few other bits and bobs :)
This is the original thread on here: Rover P6 4.6 V8 Road/Race...
Well spotted and that was the first thing I noticed. He has not changed it - was a typo! I am sure he will change it (I mentioned it to him, he didn't realise)...but might put a few people off if they do a search on the reg!
eBay - they are 50mm universal arch extensions. This seller, who I got them from has not got any listed but has sold them fairly recently: yj_jewelleries on eBay
And if you don't like eBay these are the same people: Knight Racer - Bodykits, Carbon and Customising
Hello. The P6 is sadly sold but thankfully to a chap who seems to be enthusiastic about the P6 and the Rover V8 in general and is not afraid in the slightest of modifications. I have pointed him to this thread and he is gradually reading through.
Thanks to everyone that has had discussions with...
Thanks for sharing the link. As I have said to others I really do not want to do this at all. And it will not get a fraction of what I have put into it. But we have had good times together and I hope that the next owner will, too.
Thanks :)
At one point I had a straight pipe an crikey that was loud but it was only ever going to be a bit of fun. Then added a silencer on each bank from a VW Polo - was OK but still a bit much. Now I have added another silencer from a Nissan (if I recall correctly) on each bank and that...
You can get conversion kits and I am sure it has been done plenty of times but what makes me hold back is that the T5 is expensive for what you get - only rated at 300ft/lbs...that isn't enough - I have heard of a 'Z' T5 which is rated at 330ft/lbs which is a bit better but even so...you pay a...
Side exits. Decent speakers do it justice.
I wouldn't suggest a silencer delete necessarily...perhaps go for a silencer of "straight through" design - so it will give a more sporty sound but not be brash. Change one out and see if you like the noise...change the second out if you want to go...
If it's not leaking oil and it's burning it then first step is a compression test. I'd say it's rebuild time :/ Is it making decent oil pressure?
I love your car I really do - would like to see it in the flesh at some point. I have to be honest - it's what I would dream to make my car look like...
I think it sounds lovely, if a little harsh at the moment. But from what I have seen (or rather, heard) is that harshness of the stainless steel goes after a while.
What did you mean about the Y-piece?
Are tubular manifolds coming next? :D
Very nice. Did they have much of a waiting list to get booked in? Was it a case of turn up and they give you some suggestions or was it more complicated than that?
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