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[STEMO]

Well...it should keep that particular bit going. As for the rest of it......

[aaronjb]

I remember Jim (JRV8) saying recently that if the rocker shafts are worn you are better off sourcing a good secondhand set than buying new as the 'new' stuff available at the moment is China made and has tolerances as wide as the English channel..

..maybe the same applies to new OE cams as well now

RPI or JRV8 would know, I expect.

[Crazycarzowner]

Well...it should keep that particular bit going. As for the rest of it......

To be honest STEMO its not in bad nick, before I had it in was stood for 5 years in a barn. Added new fuel & a new battery and it started 1st time. Bodywork wise, no rust and other than failing on a seatbelt, brake pipe clips, leaky PAS pipe & emissions being a bit too high I don't think the MOT fail was too bad for a near 20yr old L/Rover.

All the new bits I've added I've done because I wanted to i.e. suspension, brakes & steering bits & pieces and whilst underneath it I was amazed how rust free it was  (Mind you the Land Rover self preservating oil leaks help  )

[STEMO]

Well....just don't up doing what a lot of people seem to do. There have been omegas advertised on here with thousands spent on them and an asking price of a few hundred quid.
Treat it like a woman. Love it but don't give it all your money. 

[Crazycarzowner]

Well I can't take it with me & if I live to be old the government will have it 

[STEMO]

I'll pm you my PayPal address.........mate 

[Crazycarzowner]

 

[the alarming man]

the piper cam kit is a high lift cam which will give you a little power and from what I have heard well worth the £500 price taghttp://images.omegaowners.com/forum/smf2000/Smileys/oofstd/thumbsup.gif

[Marks DTM Calib]

hurricane cam no no no...in the past very good but for some reason quality has suffered in the past year.the piper high torque is the way to go as recommended by RPI, and as well all know what RPI don't know about tuning V8 is not worth knowing

Interesting, was not aware of current quality issues (batch issue maybe as I recall they were produced by a very well known and reputable cam shaft grinder), its profile was always pretty optimal for an engine with standard heads.

To the op, be very careful on camshaft selection as go to wild (which does not take much on the RV8) and you hit the stage where you need to modify the valve guides to stop the spring retainers clobbering them.