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Old 06-01-06, 07:07 AM
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Re: Rover V8 Upgrade Advice

Tony,
These are figures i have been quoted regarding the rebuild of my rover V8

The Edelbrock 500 will give you + 20 bhp
Fast road camshaft + 20 bhp
That will take you to just under the 200bhp mark from a standard SD1.

Change piston ratio from 9.35:1 to 9.75:1 +25 bhp

To get 250 bhp from a standard SD1 is expensive. ie performance heads, change piston stroke etc.

Hope that helps
Jim
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