Re: [lro] Best bang for the buck to increase performance?

From: Jean-Leon Morin (offroaddesign@softhome.net)
Date: Mon Mar 31 2003 - 21:59:43 EST

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    JATO booster rocket.

    :-)

    > All of this talk about performance tweaks has me thinking about one of our
    > other Rovers, my '72 Ex-MoD Series III. It's still running with the
    > original 5 main bearing 2.25L Petrol engine. The only modification to
    date
    > has been the addition of a two-barrel Weber carb. Problem is that even
    with
    > that, it still feels anemic. Down the road I plan on doing a V8
    conversion
    > for it, but until then, I'm trying to see where my best bang for the buck
    is
    > in increasing the performance of of this particular Rover.
    >
    > I was considering going with the Turner cylider heads (I'm getting tired
    of
    > adding lead substitute anyway) but wanted to see what thoughts the rest of
    > you folks had.
    >
    > In other news, still working on the wife's stalling prob on her SIIA 88...
    > And now the 101FC is on the blocks for a replacement front diff cover
    > (waiting for new diff guards to come in so I can do all of the work at
    > once), and with the 109's carb on the bench and it's battery out for
    > replacement... We're once again at 1 for 4 on 'Operational Rovers' (the
    wife
    > still has custody of the 2003 Disco pending the revival of her 88)
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