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Being offered on Inverness Freecycle
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Rover 3.5l V8 engine out of landrover 110, running on SU carbs, only done about 45,000 miles. Not running perfectly, suspect the fuel supply / pump, but not sure.
About to be removed for diesel conversion.

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Originally posted by Schrodinger

About to be removed for diesel conversion.

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Actually he would have been better off doing a LPG conversion.
Diesel is not that cheap anymore especially in a Landy. 10-15 years ago it was really worth doing when diesel was 40p per gallon cheaper than unleaded.

18mpg on half price LPG 50p per litre or 26-30 (max) mpg on Diesel £1.00 per litre

effectively LPG will give 36+ mpg comparitvely speaking.


Also for any Kit car types.... The 110 V8 is a 8:1 low compression job.
Maybe a Turbo or Blower would make it interesting!

Also in 110's they tend to be low mileage due to the fuel costs!.

Rover V8 with 80k miles or more, is usually a knackered camsaft (usual problem).


Still its worth £50 as a rebuild project. even better on Freecycle, except its a long way to get it from down south!

People do tend to forget that diesel is about 10p per litre more than petrol... the petrol 2.8 V6 in my Audi costs a little less to run than the 3.0TDi

too far away

I'm doing ok with my diesel - i suppose it depends on the car and how you drive it.

I've slowed down since i sold the astra (which averaged 30 to 31mpg around town and 35ish on a run. The focus TDCI averages 40 to 45 and over 50 on a run. Even with 10% higher fuel cost its more efficient for me.