[ROVERNET - UK] Oft Repeated Questions

[Kent Kinard]

The Stag conversion uses some rather restritive headers.  I have 
pictures of these if anyone is interested.

Kent K.

Sands wrote:
> Perhaps I missed some of this thread...Is it about fitting a Rover 3500 
> into a Satg engine bay? I've seen it done twice:
> The first time badly...with a big hole cut in the bonnet/hood to allow 
> the air cleaners to poke thru.
> The second time brilliantly....A Range rover sump was used as this 
> is/was apparently shallower. It was a twin carb model and the inlet 
> manifold had been cut, shortened and rewelded and I believe some engine 
> mounts custome made or at least adapter plates made up. The engine sat 
> in the bay beautifully.
> 
> Mike     820 Vitesse     Norwich
> 
> Steven Dibdin wrote:
> 
>> Sorry my typo, should have read:
>>
>> "Some people maintain it was Triumph
>> engineers being pig headed and insisting that a Rover V8 would >NOT< 
>> fit (Not
>> true). "
>>
>>
>>> From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
>>> Reply-To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>>> To: "'rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com'" <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>>> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Oft Repeated Questions
>>> Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:26:33 +1100
>>>
>>> er someone in Aust made one fit, haven't seen it to verify what was
>>> involved.
>>>
>>> PVS
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
>>> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com]On Behalf Of Steven Dibdin
>>> Sent: Thursday, 16 March 2006 8:20 am
>>> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>>> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Oft Repeated Questions
>>>
>>>
>>> The Stag V8 is an interesting thing. It was underdeveloped at 
>>> release, but
>>> later models were pretty good and the 'new millennium' cylinder heads 
>>> helped
>>>
>>> address a lot of the remaining issues.
>>>
>>> As a side line, the Stag engine was designed as part of the fractured
>>> management of BL in the seventies. Some people maintain it was Triumph
>>> engineers being pig headed and insisting that a Rover V8 would fit (Not
>>> true). But I believe Spen King said in an interview published in
>>> [ http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/ ] reckoned that it was because the 
>>> Rover V8
>>>
>>> plant had reached manufacturing capacity and they wanted a younger 
>>> design.
>>>
>>> I know I'm going to sound like a heretic by saying this; but a well tune
>>> Triumph V8 is a very nice sounding lump.
>>>
>>> Going there a bit, should be working right now.....
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> StevenD
>>>
>>>
>>>
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