gy351100
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| posted on 6/10/07 at 04:09 PM |
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land rover series 3
hi all
which is the most suitable v8 engine to fit the above
will it fit the existing gearbox
cheers
keith
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mark chandler
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| posted on 6/10/07 at 06:24 PM |
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Gearbox is up to a standard 3.5, 3.9's break them.
Easy with carbs but injection is only 4 wires if you collect the loom properly, Ignition batt earth and coil.
You will need to machine the first motion shaft down (easy to split these gearboxes and remove), redrill the flywheel for smaller clutch and adaptor
plate.
Regards Mark
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caber
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| posted on 6/10/07 at 10:10 PM |
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Depends what you want to do. Best conversion is to get engine and transmission from a Range rover or Discovery, this gives permenant 4WD. If you try
putting a V8 through the standard LR back axle you will be forever breaking half shafts. The other option is to get a Salisbury axle off a military or
1 ton 109.
Don't imagine that you will build anything very quick, in reality if you are doing normal Land Rover things you are better getting a 300TDI
engine, easier to fit cheaper to run and enough torque to pull you up any gradient or through the deepest mud!
Caber
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mark chandler
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| posted on 7/10/07 at 09:29 AM |
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Range rover gearbox does not suit Series front axle, it has UJ's not CV's in the front hubs.
I raced a series 1 with v8, with series axles, half shafts are not really any weaker, you bust them by snatching so when landing !
Obviously race with diff lock in, just powering rear axle is okay as long as you are not stupid.
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