stroker engine??????

[adam big lad]

hi i've had a qoute for a off it's head stroker engine for my disco for $6500 from rangie automotive does any one have any info on these that i should know?
thanks adam

[def90]

what siz are they stroking it too?

[DK]

What does off its head mean?
A stroker rover motor will chew 6.5k pretty quick and the benifits dollar for dollar probably make a injected GM motor very appealing.Although then u have conversion kit costs.

I dont know a lot about the Rover strokers other than its exspensive to do,Crankshaft Rebuilders in Blackburn make up the kits maybe give them a buzz and see what they have to say.

[adam big lad]

there just buildin the engine and i'm fittin it there strokin it to 4.3

[Loanrangie]

The kits were only $2700 so not sure where the other 3800 is going if your fitting it ?

[bigbad]

Wouldnt it be cheaper to get a 4.2 or 4.6 and rebuild it?

[adam big lad]

the rest is goin on head work is there anywhere else i can have a engine built in th melbourne area?

[oops]

I have a vitesse (mob in east melbourne) stroker in my 88 rangie. It was done in 88 aswel. I rebuilt the top end a couple of months ago, but really it didn't need it, there was just a funny sound i wanted to get rid of but couldn't anyway. So thats a testament to it's reliability, 20 years and still going stong. powerwise if i put my foot down itll propb just keep up with dads 100 cruiser, but it's not to good towing although that might be the auto. Oh sorry its a 4.2 with the old motec system. Dunno if I could recomend vittesse as i only had them tune the car, and they weren't to good to deal with. I also think their prices are pretty steep, but the the engine has pulled 20 years and shows no sign of slowing.

[DK]

Speak to Crankshaft Rebuilders they are building a 3.5l to 5l stroker for a friend of mine at the moment.
Its going into a Rangie that will be used in a rally later this year from Ayres Rock to Gold Coast.

[adam big lad]

hi thanks for the reply do you know how much the engine is costing him?
Thanks adam

[DK]

hi thanks for the reply do you know how much the engine is costing him?
Thanks adam

Sorry no idea on the cost other than he said its costing him more than enough....Mind you he doesnt skimp on anything.

[Spadge07]

Hey Adam, I recently pulled a 4.2 stroker out of an old 82 rangie. It runs a stroker crank and pistons with the original rods. I pulled it to pieces and sent those bits along with a newer 3.9 block to an engine builder and got it built up for $1000. Add that to a set of reco-ed heads and performance cam and the stroker has only cost me about $1700 so far. Am gonna replace the rocker gear and other little bits aswell so I should get it in my 88 RR completed for a bit over $2k. Pretty cheap!