FYI, Rover carb setup
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan and Jack Brooks" <tr3a@att.net>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 11:36 AM
Subject: RE: TR7 Conversion to V8
> Cary,
>
> It's been done lot's of times. You need to join the wedge list. My
> understanding is that externally the engines, all the way up to the most
> recent, share engine mount points, etc. The timing gear, water pump,
> and belt systems are different, but it's not a difficult conversion.
>
> If you are just looking for FI, check out the Yahoo list called
> "MegaSquirt".
>
> For the wedge list, send administrative requests to the majordomo at
> tr8-request@mercury.lcs.mit.edu. I don't recall if the "subscribe" goes
> in the subject or body, but that shouldn't be hard to figure out.
>
> Jack Brooks
> Covington, WA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Group44TR7@aol.com
> > Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 4:26 AM
> > To: fot@autox.team.net
> > Subject: TR7 Conversion to V8
> >
> >
> > FOTers
> >
> > Under California regulations, it is possible to
> > upgrade a TR7 or TR8
> > street car (or for that matter any other post 1973 Triumph)
> > to a newer engine.
> > The only caveat is that the car is then subject to the same emissions
> > requirements of the model year of the car from which the
> > upgraded engine was
> > transferred. The only potentially negative part of this is
> > the car would be subject to
> > continuing air emissions requirements even after it reached
> > the date that its
> > model year became exempted from smog testing.
> >
> > I am curious as to whether anyone in FOT has
> > investigated the option
> > of replacing the TR7 or TR8 engine with a newer Rover V8
> > engine including the
> > Rover's factory fuel injection. What year's in the Rover V8
> > are basically the
> > same lineage as the TR8 engine? Is there somewhere were the
> > Rover engines have
> > been compared?
> >
> > Awhile back someone referred me to a person here in
> > California who had
> > done the conversion. Due to computer problems, I have lost my stored
> > addresses and emails. Would appreciate a recontact.
> >
> > Cary
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