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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Mickey on April 30, 2006, 22:42:17

Title: Rover V8 going metric?
Post by: Mickey on April 30, 2006, 22:42:17

When did the Rover V8 go metric? I can't remember!

Ta

MG

Title: Rover V8 going metric?
Post by: bullfrog on April 30, 2006, 22:55:07

Do you mean engine or vehicle ?
Rangies went metric 86 if that helps. :?

Title: Rover V8 going metric?
Post by: Mickey on April 30, 2006, 23:20:45

The engine...

Title: Rover V8 going metric?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on May 02, 2006, 01:43:00

They didn't.  Some fittings were changed to metric when the veicle was upgraded to EFi, like the front radius arm securing bolts and the metalistic bushes and bolts (the bushes are stiffer) but the back axle stayed imperial for some time.

Likewise the engine, the heads are different from the introduction of the EFi so some bolts were metric, but not all.

The axles themselves became metric with the introduction of the ABS style axles and then the 300TDi

Title: Re: Rover V8 going metric?
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on May 02, 2006, 12:35:40

Quote from: "Mickey"

When did the Rover V8 go metric? I can't remember!

Well..............
It did become the 3.5 when it installed in the P5B
Whilst Buick used it, it was still a 215 Cubic Inch


I'll leave quietly :roll:

Title: Rover V8 going metric?
Post by: Mickey on May 03, 2006, 22:11:38

Thanks for the info.

MG