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302GT
Larry Shimp

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11/17/2007 01:13PM

Main British Car:
1968 MGB GT Ford 302 crate engine

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TA Heads
Posted by: 302GT
Date: March 16, 2016 01:16PM

The V8 owners forum (British) has a report on mildly ported (stock valves) TA Rover heads. The heads flow about double that of stock 4.6 heads and better than ported Buick 300 heads (although they may not have been the ultimate Buick 300 heads).


Nexxussian
Erik Johnson
Alaska
(62 posts)

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04/20/2015 10:32PM

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1974, MGB, Citroen Color Rover V8

Re: TA Heads
Posted by: Nexxussian
Date: March 16, 2016 02:37PM

This one?

[www.v8forum.co.uk]


302GT
Larry Shimp

(240 posts)

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1968 MGB GT Ford 302 crate engine

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Re: TA Heads
Posted by: 302GT
Date: March 17, 2016 07:46AM

Yes; in the cylinder head section;

[www.v8forum.co.uk]


Dan Jones
Dan Jones
St. Louis, Missouri
(280 posts)

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07/21/2008 03:32PM

Main British Car:
1980 Triumph TR8 3.5L Rover V8

Re: TA Heads
Posted by: Dan Jones
Date: March 17, 2016 10:52AM

> The V8 owners forum (British) has a report on mildly ported (stock valves) TA Rover heads.

Those are my heads that are covered here in this post: [forum.britishv8.org]

> The heads flow about double that of stock 4.6 heads and better than ported Buick 300 heads (although they may not have been the ultimate Buick 300 heads).

Jon got somewhat better flow numbers on the test Buick 300 head I sent him but was getting close to the water jacket. The heads we ended up porting were really nice examples with no corrosion but I didn't want to push the limits of the casting so we were a bit conservative on them. Still, 200 CFM intake and 150 CFM exhaust with good low lift flow isn't too shabby for Buick 300 heads. BTW, I've been in touch with a guy who has a set of the Jon Eales maximum porting effort Rover heads and he is going to send me the flow sheet on those. I'll post the numbers when I get them.

Dan Jones


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6468 posts)

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10/23/2007 12:59PM

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1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: TA Heads
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: March 17, 2016 11:39AM

That's great Dan. I'm sure we all appreciate your hard work.

Jim


Dan Jones
Dan Jones
St. Louis, Missouri
(280 posts)

Registered:
07/21/2008 03:32PM

Main British Car:
1980 Triumph TR8 3.5L Rover V8

Re: TA Heads
Posted by: Dan Jones
Date: March 17, 2016 03:54PM

BTW, that thread has a good picture of the type of valley cover required for the TA Rover heads. I need to make something similar. Looks like he had his rolled to get the arc required:

[www.v8forum.co.uk]

Dan Jones


Blown v8
Bryan Phipps

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Re: TA Heads
Posted by: Blown v8
Date: March 19, 2016 01:05PM

When I bought my heads from TRS (Australia) they supplied me with the alloy gasket, !
Shame TA can't do the same



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