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Westfield 4.6 Rover V8 (VEMS EFI) Car Spec *1997 Westfield Seight (S8) *Big alloy radiator *4 Pot alloy billet front calipers with drilled & grooved discs *2 Pot alloy billet rear handbrake calipers *Green Stuff Brake Pads *Aluminium Front Wheel Hubs *3.92 rear 7ins ford LSD differential *Ford Cosworth T5 gearbox *Tilton Concentric Slave Cylinder *Toyo R888 tyres (205x50x15) *Protec alloy dampers all round (350lbs front & 275lbs rear) *Westfield Sports Seats *Westfield Contoured Dash *Westfield Boot Box *Westfield Hood https://vgy.me/NoOsBq.jpg https://vgy.me/dIAPwY.jpg https://vgy.me/4Cv3Ss.jpg Engine Spec *Rover V8 4600cc (S46D) *Stage 4 cylinder heads *Double Valve Springs *Act Carbon Fibre Plenum (71mm inlet) *Polished & ported 48mm inlet manifold *Polished & ported 48mm trumpet base (Aluminium Shorted Trumpets) *Thermal Plenum Spacer *Piper 285 camshaft *Billet Rocker Posts *Steel rockers (Fed Mogel) *Gems Roller Timing Chain *Serpentine front end & oil Pump *Modified Throttle Housing (71mm) *Trap door lowered & Baffled sump *Gems flywheel with rear pickup (36-1 trigger & 80deg BTDC) *Magnecor 8mm plug leads *Rhodes lifters *Crane adjustable pushrods *220cc Bosch "Red Devil" Injectors *10.1 Compression Ratio *Varley Red Top 30 Battery *Poly Engine Mountings https://vgy.me/VKEpWJ.jpg Vems ECU Spec *Genboard V3.3 (V1.2.43 Firmware) *400kpa map sensor *20x4 LCD dash display *4 wire stepper motor *1off Throttle Switch *2off knock sensors *1off MAT Sensor *1off Coolant Sensor *1off Cam Sensors (Hall) *1off Crank Sensor (VR) *2off Bosch lambda sensors (LSU4.2) *1off EGT thermocouple (type K) *4 coils (wasted spark) *Bosch Fuel Injection Pump *Bosch 3 Bar Fuel Regulator *Oil Pressure Output *Tachometer Output *Vems External Memory Card *External GPS Logging On 2nd Serial Port *Bluetooth Adapter & Android App https://vgy.me/FekuZ3.jpg Winter 2010 Upgrades included * ACT carbon fibre plenum chamber, which required cutting & welding the original land rover GEMS efi throttle housing to an adpater plate to make it fit the plenum, so i could use the throttle switch and idle motor, this way the wiring was as my original aluminium plenum. Picture here of welded & fitted item. https://vgy.me/CEcR3h.jpg https://vgy.me/NPsFWh.jpg https://vgy.me/8pZWTJ.jpg * next mod was to install & fit a GPS sensor to use for data logging to the VEMS ECU, i bought a evermore GM-700A reciever as this uses RS232 DB9 connection and outputs NMEA data, extactly what the VEMS needs, to power the unit i installed a PS2 connection in to the VEMS backplate. Picture of wiring & GPS installation. https://vgy.me/oGPG7w.jpg 2011 Upgrades * Installation of second knock channel (0) to ecu, as ecu came with only channel 1 installed and for V8 2 channels are required. * Proper rolling road tuning (when engine has done enough miles) currently engine only done about 340miles since rebuild. * Full camsync using either a modified front camshaft sporket or using orginial land rover GEMS efi sprocket. https://vgy.me/ATgkw5.jpg https://vgy.me/abjbaT.png 2013 Upgrades *Bosch "Red Devil" EV6 Injectors (220cc) *Westfield Sports Seats *Westfield Harnesses https://vgy.me/y8bf1q.jpg https://vgy.me/gFl0cI.jpg 2014 Upgrades *Bluetooth serial adapter for mobile phone datalogging while driving. https://vgy.me/oDjnNr.jpg 2015-2018 Upgrades *Top hatted Block *Pocketed Pistons (Valve Cutouts) *Full dynamic Engine Balance *Ford Cosworth T5 Gearbox (Rebuilt) *Westfield T5 Propshaft *Tilton Concentric Slave Cylinder *Tilton Clutch Master Cylinder *Gems roller timing chain *10.1 Compression Ratio *Cometic Head Gaskets https://vgy.me/gc0VRJ.jpg https://vgy.me/vKK1Gm.jpg https://vgy.me/kiQZ8D.jpg https://vgy.me/OvN4yx.jpg 2018 and on *Run new rebuilt engine & gearbox in for 500 miles, then look to proper tune ECU on rolling road for optimum performance. 2019 *Loads of upgrades which include:- *New alloy uprights and cycle wing brackets *New front & rear brake calipers (red) *Rimstock +100 wheels (original westfield ones) *LED front headlights, with halo DRL *LED rear lights *LED front indicators *LED side repeaters *Drilled & grooved rear discs *Pipercross venom sealed air filter with cold air feed, *Moved air temp sensor to before air filer and replaced hose with silicone version, to reduce heat soaking *New bosch lambda sensors *New air temperature sensor from the VEMS shop. *Moved GPS sensor on to top of dashboard, to get better GPS lock *Front & rear suspension geometry re-set, ride height, camber angles & toe settings. *New front upper suspension ball joints *Super unleaded RON99 fuel *Firmware V1.2.43 loaded and running....problems with memory card logging not working, only a triggerlog is saved, even when this is "Disabled" in the ECU logging settings, so must be firmware related. More pictures can be found here. https://vgy.me/album/sFXnilDA
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