Hello all from Adam in NYC.
Sometimes you have to ask yourself, do you want to convert your LandRover to a powerhouse good only for toying around, or is it practical just to get another vehicle just for that purpose?
In the United States, it is possible to walk into PepBoys, AutoZone and get a crate engine for cheap ($2800-$3500). Just remember you are buying a heavy piece of metal and it does not come with a carry strap.
Still want to use the same tranny or get a new one mated for that larger torque/horsepower? Keep the same tranny okay then, then expect premature life if you are running more power thru it. What about those diffs as well.
Here is some simple advice.
Research what you wanna do and make a preliminary budget. Powerblock.TV usually shows soMe good ones, like the old Trucks! If you are in the States,think about using a domestic crate engine and matched computerised tranny. Decide if you want bottom-torque, or middle band power, or you want a daily driver.
Then you will see what it takes. I was thinking of doing a kit car but New York City is a terrible place to do it.
I am postponing my dream for at least 5 years when my finances clear up and I have my own three-car garage with a lift.
Adam in NYC
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Owner of a 1996 Land Rover Discovery 1 in Beluga Black or the Dirt of the Day.
Where we are going,we don't need roads.
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of
inert facts.
‘The Education of Henry Adams’ (1907) ch. 25
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