Commonality of engine parts?

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Can anyone help with me gaining knowledge of what engine bits come from what cars?

I am talking here about the bits that stick to the engine rather than engine internals, For example the Tuscan alternator is marked Magnetti Marrelli and clearly stamped Land Rover.

The bits I am most interested in are around the ignition and engine management systems. Crank trigger sensors, fuel injectors etc etc. I am guessing that a lot comes from the ford and Vauxhall camps but any info would be gratefully received.

I am actually fitting a speed 6 into a Triumph TR6, and as such may need to plump for parts not TVR, IE switching to Weber Alpha as opposed to MBE engine management.

Neil.
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[judas]

I know you didn't get very far talking directly to TVR about this, but have you tried the chaps at TVR Power, or any of the reputable independents like Joospeed? They may be more inclined to help as you're not treading on their turf, so to speak.

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I will do, closer to the time. Everything looks pretty straight forward. If I decide to go the weber alpha route then I will probably junk the cats for more power and de-tune the engine slightly for a little more reliability than the standard one is giving.

Has anyone looked at the dry sumping arrangements, could the finger follower failures be attributable to high speed oil starvation through the scavenge system. I have known of this on other high performance engines where high speed work has occurred for sustained periods?

What experience do others have with respect to failures, IE what are the extent of the re-builds, top end, bottom end or pistons etc. I would like some info about what problems I can expect.

Also During which model year were the problems cured, or are there still problems in current engines?

Neil.