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What V8?
Lucy1978:
Chevy LS1 is an all ali lump. Rover v8's are expensive for parts and pretty low powered really.
http://www.britishamericanengines.co.uk/ls_engines/ls1.asp
Don't forget the Rover v8 is an american lump at heart.
littlepow:
With a Rover V8 I can get a fairly new low miles disco for less than
Lewis.J.P_1987:
I would go for a Jaguar AJ8 V8. 4.0 Supercharged. 400bhp. They go for less than
bigant:
400 hp through landy bits is not goin to end well hence why i said take the running gear out of something designed and built to take it. you could sink alot more than 3 grand into a project trying to get it to the same power and strength a old blazer has as standard you could pick up a rusty one with decent running gear for 2 grand easy enough. that's the engine gearbox transfer box and axles all sorted. a small block Chevy lump is more powerful more reliable and not more more weight than a rover. parts are cheap and you can get a pretty much endless array of bolt on goodies to make it even more silly. American axles are very strong and again is a massive amount of stuff out there for them and its cheaper than doing it to a landy. just my 2 cents worth but i would go the yank running gear route rather than trying to get a rover up to that level.
bigant:
something like this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/19070s-Dodge-Green-D100-Long-Bed-Pickup-/120614214476?pt=Automobiles_UK#ht_824wt_753 :)
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