3.5 v8 or 3l ford v6 into series 3????

[theemike]

which one do you think would be best 3l ford v8 or the 3.5 rover v8???
also which requires least work

[mark.yellow.series.3]

rover V8,

easy to get spares, loads of people have done conversions before.
the engine is factory fitted to most other landies.

you know it makes sense.

[electricbluebadger]

Do you not mean 3ltr ford V6...ie the essex lump, or 2.8 vg (cologne) far easier than the v8 to fit, no bulkhead mods needed, very good road engines but torques not ideal for off road work. Had a v6 station wagon 3ltr for years ... lovely on road drive, green laning was fine but ran away a little down steep hills when seriously off roading.

Cheers Steve

[Range Rover Blues]

Yeah the V6 hasn't the engine braking of the V8 but can be tuned for either grunt or economy.  There was a guy up in Lancashire IIRC that did a conversion kit, a mate at college had his done, nice :D

That said a good V6 is a rare thing these days, whereas V8s are worthless at the moment so you can pick up a good 'un cheap.

[murph]

You have to go for the rover V8, yes a few bulkhead mods, well worth the effort, my 2A was fantstic with V8 in it, wish I could get it back..

I have the bulkhead plans around somewhere if you need them..

[Bob Ajob]

We've got the V6, it's alright and does the job. Apparently it's an easy conversion as the chassis mounts are in the same place as the 2.25.

There are probably some down sides to the V6. The output is quite low, such that I've put in low ratio (higher geared) diffs from a Rangerover so that the speed is a bit better on the road. The gearing now feels right when driving, whereas before you're thrashing the engine just to get anywhere. You can't really thrash the engine unless you're going to race tune it or anything, as standard it only does up to 5700 revs according to the haynes manual on the Capri.

These engines came from a few vehicles, historically, the transit 3 litre v6 was a common swap into a Landrover, something about the exhaust manifolds... ??? Spares are probably not easy to find for the V6 anymore, and certainly support if anything goes wrong is a bit sparse, whereas a post on a v8 will have lots of knowledgeable people answering quick smart.

The exhaust will have to be bodged together unless you buy one from Steve Parker conversions, and they're not cheap, whereas a v8 exhaust is easier to come by and should be a lot cheaper. Still, if you want a cheap exhaust, stick with the 2.25...

What's wrong with your current engine? The 2.25 petrol can be done up quite a bit with gas flowed heads, stage whatever kits, straight through exhaust, ask James.Harwood what he's done to his (hopefully he may see this and reply), you may find it has more than enough power with a few mods.

Rob

[birdy]

once fitted a 3.0l stage 2 v6 into a 2a /range rover diffs moded janspeed pipe kenlow fan etc went like ++++
down side not much engine braking /needed plenty of revs/no brakes/steering was like driving a grey fergy tractor/suspension was terrible/and would eat prop uj's/ half shafts.
on the good side was the grin factor
and the exhaust.just the right side of being antisocial!!!!

[ed209]

You have to go for the rover V8, yes a few bulkhead mods, well worth the effort, my 2A was fantstic with V8 in it, wish I could get it back..

I have the bulkhead plans around somewhere if you need them..

I might do if that's an open offer?

Regards