Land Rover engine porn - Land Rovers Only

kevin-ct · 05-03-2009, 02:52 PM

Here are some pics of my Morgan +8 engine.. It's a 4.6L with four Webers
almost 300hp in a 1800 lb car.

cheers,

mbrummal · 05-03-2009, 03:15 PM

Almost as nice as the Big Block in my Camaro

... until it got stolen.

But really, I wish I could put that in my Rover

stolenheron · 05-03-2009, 03:24 PM

this would be much better suited for our trucks....

a 2004 Touareg V10 Turbo Diesel......talk about torque.

mbrummal · 05-03-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by stolenheron

this would be much better suited for our trucks....

a 2004 Touareg V10 Turbo Diesel......talk about torque.

LOL Would that even fit in the engine bay?

kevin-ct · 05-03-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mbrummal

LOL Would that even fit in the engine bay?

Lets see if it will fit into a Series!

mbrummal · 05-03-2009, 03:41 PM

I guess you could put it in the back facing the wrong way and get a left hand drop transfer case... Not too much hauling, though.

stolenheron · 05-03-2009, 03:43 PM

i dont know if it would fit. but it fit in a touareg...

mbrummal · 05-03-2009, 03:48 PM

... and Jaguar put V12s in the XJs but still made it too small to fit the Rover V8 so they "couldn't" be put in there. (Didn't want the parent Co. to cut costs and put it in the XJs)

wait, how does that apply to this?

Jupiter Rover · 05-03-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kevin-ct

Here are some pics of my Morgan +8 engine.. It's a 4.6L with four Webers
almost 300hp in a 1800 lb car.

cheers,

What oil are you using? The second pic looks squeaky clean. Or is it because you just rebuilt it.

kevin-ct · 05-03-2009, 09:07 PM

I use Kendal 20W-50 The engine has only 5k on it. I was replaceing the cam shaft.

Jupiter Rover · 05-03-2009, 09:28 PM

Nice oil.

Keep up the work.

So is that the same block they put in our rovers?

mbrummal · 05-03-2009, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Jupiter Rover

Nice oil.

Keep up the work.

So is that the same block they put in our rovers?

yes. It just has the distributor cam and front cover, and this one has no engine management at all. (YAY carburetors!!!)

Jupiter Rover · 05-03-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by mbrummal

yes. It just has the distributor cam and front cover, and this one has no engine management at all. (YAY carburetors!!!)

So there Are ways to get more power out of our engines.. ?

Or with the bosch management system it is pointless.

mbrummal · 05-03-2009, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jupiter Rover

So there Are ways to get more power out of our engines.. ?

Or with the bosch management system it is pointless.

I saw one in a RRC with 300 wheel horsepower.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDZHRun6h7c

Nobody really does any tuning on them. If you can get 500HP out of a small block with bolt-ons, I don't see why you can't make more power out of the Rover V8. I think it comes down to less performance parts available because of a smaller market for them.

If you could find a radical cam (and tuning for the cam) for the Bosch/THOR, It could be crazy fast, but nobody really makes that...

Jupiter Rover · 05-03-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mbrummal

I saw one in a RRC with 300 wheel horsepower.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDZHRun6h7c

Nobody really does any tuning on them. If you can get 500HP out of a small block with bolt-ons, I don't see why you can't make more power out of the Rover V8. I think it comes down to less performance parts available because of a smaller market for them.

If you could find a radical cam (and tuning for the cam) for the Bosch/THOR, It could be crazy fast, but nobody really makes that...

I see. I bet in UK they do.