Ok, after a couple of years of the vehicle sitting, I've finally gotten all grounding straps connected, new plugs, new condenser, new wires, new filters (air, and fuel). It finally seems to run without any fault codes either (and that's a big step for me). It's a '90 classic, with the stock 3.9.
But the engine still feels a little sluggish, especially at the lower speeds. I even cleaned out the throttle body to get the 'gunk' out of the way.
One thing that I did do (is this right?) was to place a small washer between the IACV and the manifold to replace the worn out washer that was there.
I can't really think of anything else, but when pressing on the accelerator, there doesn't really seem to be much power (the acceleration seems a little sluggish). I can feel an increase in power when I get the engine speed up to about 3,700-3,800 rpm. It's almost feels as if a separate air intake/runner is opening up (is that what it is?).
Is it maybe just that I'm expecting too much? I realize it's a heavy vehicle, by it's no where near as peppy as other v8 Rovers I've felt myself in before (not that I'm an expert, after driving for 30+ years, this is really the first v8 I've ever owned. Although I can remember how slow my father-in-law's S-class was off the line in the Mid 90's even with a 5 litre and that was a massive beast of a vehicle, that is until you got the vehicle moving to about 15 mph).
Anything else I might have overlooked that might need replacing/tweaking/filtering/cleaning?
But the engine still feels a little sluggish, especially at the lower speeds. I even cleaned out the throttle body to get the 'gunk' out of the way.
One thing that I did do (is this right?) was to place a small washer between the IACV and the manifold to replace the worn out washer that was there.
I can't really think of anything else, but when pressing on the accelerator, there doesn't really seem to be much power (the acceleration seems a little sluggish). I can feel an increase in power when I get the engine speed up to about 3,700-3,800 rpm. It's almost feels as if a separate air intake/runner is opening up (is that what it is?).
Is it maybe just that I'm expecting too much? I realize it's a heavy vehicle, by it's no where near as peppy as other v8 Rovers I've felt myself in before (not that I'm an expert, after driving for 30+ years, this is really the first v8 I've ever owned. Although I can remember how slow my father-in-law's S-class was off the line in the Mid 90's even with a 5 litre and that was a massive beast of a vehicle, that is until you got the vehicle moving to about 15 mph).
Anything else I might have overlooked that might need replacing/tweaking/filtering/cleaning?
