Specifications

05 ENGINE TUNING D A T A
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CARBURETTERS
Type .................................................................
Solex specification number.. ...................................
Needle ..............................................................
Idle speed (engine hot).. ........................................
Fast idle speed (engine hot) ....................................
Mixture setting - CO at idle ..................................
IGNITION
Distributor makehype.. .........................................
Direction of rotation.. ...........................................
Centrifugal advance
Decelerating check with vacuum retard pipe
disconnected
Engine
rev/min
4600. ..............................................................
3600. ..............................................................
3000.. .............................................................
2400., .............................................................
1600.. .............................................................
No advance below 900 rev/min
Ignition timing, dynamic;
models with emission control
...............................
2 x Solex 175 CDSE
3999
BIFC
700 to 750
rev/min (run - in engine)
550 to 650 rev/min (new engine)
1050 to 1150
rev/min
1.5% to 3% Pulsair connected
Lucas 35
DM8 Electronic (Early Models)
Lucas 35
DLM8 Electronic (Later Models)
Clockwise
Crankshaft angle
21 " to 25 "
16 " to 20"
12 " to 16 "
7 " to 11 "
1 " to 3 "
6 " B.T.D.C. with vacuum pipes disconnected using 90 - 93
octane fuel
V8 ENGINE TUNING DATA
(Ninety and One Ten V8 with 5 - speed gearbox and electronic ignition)
ALL COUNTRIES EXCEPT EUROPE, SAUDI ARABIA AND AUSTRALIA
ENGINE
V8 cylinder
Valve timing (low lift camshaft)
Compression ratio,.
.............................................. 8.13: 1
Inlet
Opens
............................................................ 36 " B.T.D. C.
Valve peak
...................................................... 99" A.T.D.C.
Closes
............................................................ 64 " A.B.D.C.
Duration
......................................................... 280 "
Exhaust
74
" B.B.D.C.
26
" A.T.D.C.
280
"
119 " B.T.D.C.
CARBURETTERS
Solex specification number.. ................................... 4000
Needle
.............................................................. BIFQ
Type .................................................................
Idle speed (engine hot).. ........................................ 700 to 750 rev/min (run - in engine)
Fast idle speed (engine hot)
....................................
2 x Solex 175 CDSE
550
to 650 rev/min (new engine)
1050 to 1150 rev/min
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