She sounded so good for the true Rover people. So many did not like them but I DO!!!I had a 1978 3500 when I was at Raf Bentwaters and loved the sound of going under pass to the right of the Ipswich train station.I would love to get one shipped to the states in GA. Thanks
They could (metaphorically) pull out tree stumps. Often viewed at the time as sedate 'Grandad cars'; ... they could easily see off the boy racers in their XR3s' and Astra GTEs' etc.
I went every year to the 24 hours of Spa-Franchorchamps and could here them all day and all night. Thanks to Tom Walkingshaw and my favorite driver Eddy Joosen.
One clean and sharp looking SD1. Intrigued as to how old it is as carbs and exterior trim imply an earlier model but the trim and dash look like a series 2 ........ would happily stand corrected if need be.
We all know the SD1 dashboard gauges were not entirely reliable but if oil pressure rises off the scale then 'panic' would be a reasonable first reaction.
Wow that sounds good! My Dad had a series 1 2600...Biggest pile of crap ever! Cost him £1000 in repairs in the space of 3 months (And that was in the late 80's!), then he sold it for £400 lol You would think that would put me off, but no......I would love one myself as an everyday car, even now. But it would have to be like this, a series 2, 3500 V8....Looks awesome in black too!
The standard exhaust on the 215 cu. inch Rover/Buick is not a twin (one each bank) system. It's a seven section olive jointed system which needs careful alignment. The 'gurgle' sound from the single tailpipe at tickover is almost musical. At high revs (rarely needed) they are almost turbine smooth.
Had a 1978 Series 1 3.5 Auto with Twin SU's and a manual Choke it was in the Darker Blue (Manhattan I believe) Got a picture of it just after I drove it 400 miles from London (most comfortable car I ever owned), this was done before I had to get the bonnet Resprayed scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/26914_412573766778_3949619_n.jpg?oh=5d55ef61e29b50a236e29546040a1fdf&oe=57044DF9 Used to make me giggle on snowy mornings when people with more modern cars couldn't even get there's to start and all I had to do was come out pull the choke lever all the way out pump the accelerator pedal a couple of times and first turn of the key it fires into life , I had the Rimmer Bros Stainless Steel exhaust fitted about a week after I drove it back so it sounded really meaty
@@settertwo Did you mean High Volume pump? Excess oil pressure is just as bad as low oil pressure. The relief valve should open at around 35 psi which is normal running for the V8. Placing a washer behind the relief valve spring (or a stronger spring) will increase pressure even with the standard pump but this certainly not recommended. At idle the pressure would drop to around 20 psi (hot) which never caused problems. The old gear type pump did the job but would not self prime if the cavites drained. Indeed most BL garages did not know the CORRECT oil change method for the V8 i.e.: Refill the sump BEFORE removing the old filter. Dismantling the pump to pack it with vaseline is not fun - I needed to do it after changing a sticking relief valve. I gather later engines had a crankshaft driven pump - not sure if its a crescent or eccentric rotor type?
@@settertwo Last comment deleted - Sorry, I'm not normally given to sarcasm. The problem that precipitated changing the relief valve raised its ugly head after an oil change with a so called 'improved' Unipart GFE175 filter that replaced the GFE158. Oil pressure on a cold engine start with the 175 would take a few seconds to build up inc. the dreaded sound of mains and big end rumbles. So much for using geniune BLparts.
deafyboy86 Yeah, I was just kidding. There was only 155bhp on the earlier V8 SD1s as you probably know. I think this car wasn't a 3500 originally, but had an engine swap. I'm planning on doing the same if I can't find one for sale soon.
+deafyboy86 Oh right thanks, the good thing is a 2600 isn't worth as much and the RV8 engines are quite common place, so it might even be cost effective to do despite the work.
I guess all this: "tuning" stuff is redundant, now that engine management software has replaced former hit-and-miss timing and carburation adjustments.
I take your point. Nevertheless there was never anything 'hit-and-miss'' with my 'tuning'. It's hands on at the business end and the results (when you get it right - which takes time) can give a great deal of satisfaction. Modern re-progamming (re-mapping) of fuel delivery and ignition is something almost anyone can learn. Tuning and balancing SUs' etc. was an art. Balancing was not highly critical on the Rover SD1 V8 because both SU HIF6 carbs fed into a single point.
She sounded so good for the true Rover people. So many did not like them but I DO!!!I had a 1978 3500 when I was at Raf Bentwaters and loved the sound of going under pass to the right of the Ipswich train station.I would love to get one shipped to the states in GA. Thanks
Hi Dale, I remember crashing into the back of it, if it's was the white one I'm thinking of!
I WANT THIS CAR! probably the most perfect SD1 I've yet seen, and that's before you get to the damn SOUND of the thing...
Love that final Torque curve! it must be fun to drive
They could (metaphorically) pull out tree stumps.
Often viewed at the time as sedate 'Grandad cars'; ... they could easily see off the boy racers in their XR3s' and Astra GTEs' etc.
I went every year to the 24 hours of Spa-Franchorchamps and could here them all day and all night. Thanks to Tom Walkingshaw and my favorite driver Eddy Joosen.
I love V8s, they are the best engines in the world!
carn't wait for next week to have a spin in it!!!!!!!!
Music to my ears the sound of Britain in the 70’s.
One clean and sharp looking SD1. Intrigued as to how old it is as carbs and exterior trim imply an earlier model but the trim and dash look like a series 2 ........ would happily stand corrected if need be.
Originally a late series 2 2600s. Now fitted with a V8 from a series 1 car.
Good job man sounds sexy love a Rover V8
take them halford badges off!!!!!!!!
We all know the SD1 dashboard gauges were not entirely reliable but if oil pressure rises off the scale then 'panic' would be a reasonable first reaction.
Wow that sounds good! My Dad had a series 1 2600...Biggest pile of crap ever! Cost him £1000 in repairs in the space of 3 months (And that was in the late 80's!), then he sold it for £400 lol You would think that would put me off, but no......I would love one myself as an everyday car, even now. But it would have to be like this, a series 2, 3500 V8....Looks awesome in black too!
Power about right my MGBGTV8 knocks out 160BHP at 5200rpm in standard form with 4 branch manifolds and KN filters.
Nothing sounds like a V8…which is why I have a TR7V8.
Daimler sp250 doesnt Sound Bad either
Good god thats a lot of torque
nice !!! I wonder if those carburators are better than the regular ones .
wow, the rover v8 sounds so much better than my chevy 5.7. what kind of exhaust do you run? i want that sound so much!
only rover make that sound
carlos gibson
It's not a Rover engine
yeah its the buick 215 but the rover runs smoother than the buick version
Yep, the Rover V8 is my favourite engine of all time. They pretty much all sound like that, that's not modern exhaust trickery like most cars.
The standard exhaust on the 215 cu. inch Rover/Buick is not a twin (one each bank) system. It's a seven section olive jointed system which needs careful alignment. The 'gurgle' sound from the single tailpipe at tickover is almost musical. At high revs (rarely needed) they are almost turbine smooth.
And did it have 230HP?
Sounds sweet is it still about
Had a 1978 Series 1 3.5 Auto with Twin SU's and a manual Choke it was in the Darker Blue (Manhattan I believe) Got a picture of it just after I drove it 400 miles from London (most comfortable car I ever owned), this was done before I had to get the bonnet Resprayed scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/26914_412573766778_3949619_n.jpg?oh=5d55ef61e29b50a236e29546040a1fdf&oe=57044DF9
Used to make me giggle on snowy mornings when people with more modern cars couldn't even get there's to start and all I had to do was come out pull the choke lever all the way out pump the accelerator pedal a couple of times and first turn of the key it fires into life , I had the Rimmer Bros Stainless Steel exhaust fitted about a week after I drove it back so it sounded really meaty
ok someone tell me is a dyno run like drive the car but monitors the speed horse power etc
What year is this Rover? It looks pretty well mantained and the interior looks insanely clean! o.o
It's a 1984 model. Low mileage around 60k from new so the interior and bodywork is pretty good.
Oh so it has barely been used, that's why it looks so clean though.
British Mustang.
Does this car run the stock camshaft?
No Edelbrock Performer for Buick 215
Oil pressure full scale at 4.27 !! Something is seriously amiss!
Obviously fitted with High Pressure pump kit , always fitted them on all my V8 Rovers
@@settertwo Did you mean High Volume pump?
Excess oil pressure is just as bad as low oil pressure. The relief valve should open at around 35 psi which is normal running for the V8. Placing a washer behind the relief valve spring (or a stronger spring) will increase pressure even with the standard pump but this certainly not recommended. At idle the pressure would drop to around 20 psi (hot) which never caused problems.
The old gear type pump did the job but would not self prime if the cavites drained. Indeed most BL garages did not know the CORRECT oil change method for the V8 i.e.: Refill the sump BEFORE removing the old filter.
Dismantling the pump to pack it with vaseline is not fun - I needed to do it after changing a sticking relief valve.
I gather later engines had a crankshaft driven pump - not sure if its a crescent or eccentric rotor type?
@@Ampex196 yes I stand corrected High Volume , just bought an EFI .....here we go again ...really must keep this one !
@@settertwo Last comment deleted - Sorry, I'm not normally given to sarcasm.
The problem that precipitated changing the relief valve raised its ugly head after an oil change with a so called 'improved' Unipart GFE175 filter that replaced the GFE158. Oil pressure on a cold engine start with the 175 would take a few seconds to build up inc. the dreaded sound of mains and big end rumbles.
So much for using geniune BLparts.
170 bhp, surely it meant 370?
+Ricky Rose Nope, 170, sounds about right for a 3.5 V8 with the twin SU's.
deafyboy86 Yeah, I was just kidding. There was only 155bhp on the earlier V8 SD1s as you probably know. I think this car wasn't a 3500 originally, but had an engine swap. I'm planning on doing the same if I can't find one for sale soon.
+Ricky Rose The owner commented saying it was a late model 2600S, but he swapped swapped over a series 1 3.5.
+deafyboy86 Oh right thanks, the good thing is a 2600 isn't worth as much and the RV8 engines are quite common place, so it might even be cost effective to do despite the work.
I guess all this: "tuning" stuff is redundant, now that engine management software has replaced former hit-and-miss timing and carburation adjustments.
I take your point. Nevertheless there was never anything 'hit-and-miss'' with my 'tuning'. It's hands on at the business end and the results (when you get it right - which takes time) can give a great deal of satisfaction.
Modern re-progamming (re-mapping) of fuel delivery and ignition is something almost anyone can learn. Tuning and balancing SUs' etc. was an art.
Balancing was not highly critical on the Rover SD1 V8 because both SU HIF6 carbs fed into a single point.
Something doesn't feel right at 1:45 and I can't put my finger on it...
Moves to the next video clip so the wheel goes from spinning to a sudden stop.
RoverSD1V8 you think?
Yep. Definitely. lol
nicer than a lotus carlton
yeah,at least the rover has rack and pinion steering
and faster if 3.9 V8
Thats automotive porn
Thats automotive porn