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Engine Upgrade
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Engine Upgrade
How much can u pick up a long 3.9efi rover engine for?
I have an 83 2 door with the standard 3.5 carby engine!
Thanx
I have an 83 2 door with the standard 3.5 carby engine!
Thanx
BIg StEvE wrote:yeah i thought they would be around the $1500 mark!
Any one done this conversion themselves on there rig?
I heard its pretty comon so come spill people!
Good Luck finding one for $1500 with any kind of Warrenty. When my 3.5 snapped the crank i looked around and the cheapest Bare Long 3.9 i could find was in Sydney for $2200. A Dressed long including EFI is usually around $3500.
However i was lucky a few years ago when i bought the 3.9 thats in my buggy. It was bare long with a damaged Timming case and i paid $750 with 3 months warrenty.
Found an Isuzu NPR for sale today, complete with 4bd1 and 5 speed splitter box for $1000, just incase you wanted a diesel option.
Guy says motor and box are vgc but the truck is full of rust.
Guy says motor and box are vgc but the truck is full of rust.
[quote="Wooders"]If ya want a 4x4 camry go ahead & buy a Patrol or Cruiser.[/quote]Rangie with 80s LC diffs, Isuzu 4bd1, Twin ARB lockers, 8000lb Hi mount warn, 315x75x16 Procomp XTerrains
Maggot4x4 wrote:Found an Isuzu NPR for sale today, complete with 4bd1 and 5 speed splitter box for $1000, just incase you wanted a diesel option.
Guy says motor and box are vgc but the truck is full of rust.
Whereabouts is the truck? can you PM me the details?
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RUFF wrote:Beally STFU Your becoming a real PITA.
Computer for $2000!!!!!
Forget the crap Lucas computer.
Get a MegaSquirt. $200 if you can solder!
Get a MegaSquirt. $200 if you can solder!
Re: Computer for $2000!!!!!
ytt105 wrote:Forget the crap Lucas computer.
Get a MegaSquirt. $200 if you can solder!
So, if your engine is buggered, you buy a rover 3.5 or 3.9 EFI WITHOUT the computer but with the loom and then plug and play with the MegaSquirt? This sounds like the cheaper option.
kurmit wrote:Have got 3.6 liter big bore with everything new in it guaranteed to go better than a 3.9 give me a call 01 9739 6989
I reckon he means 4.6 Litre and his phone number is 03 etc.
The 3.9 was introduced late 89 about 6 months after the BW viscous case was introduced, so if you're really unlucky (like i was initially) you'll end up with a crap 3.5 with a crap BW!!!
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TuffRR wrote:kurmit wrote:Have got 3.6 liter big bore with everything new in it guaranteed to go better than a 3.9 give me a call 01 9739 6989
I reckon he means 4.6 Litre and his phone number is 03 etc.
The 3.9 was introduced late 89 about 6 months after the BW viscous case was introduced, so if you're really unlucky (like i was initially) you'll end up with a crap 3.5 with a crap BW!!!
me too
I would suggest a 4.6 upgrade if you want to spend the $$$. Give kermit a call to expands your options and get an idea of the $$$ range.
4.4 option
I was forced to do an engine conversion when I hydrauliced my 1987 3.5EFI Rangie V8. I wanted to go diesel (300tdi for $4,000 plus fitting), but was tempted by the promise of a fully rebuilt and rebored 4.4 P76 connected to my 3.5 computer gear for around $2,500. When job was done invoice was for $5,200 (mechanical dyslexia). I've added a few bits like Ford twin thermo fans and an aftermarket oil cooler adapter to help with cooling, so I guess you could say you can get a 4.5 V8 on efi for under $6,000.
Others have suggested a 350 Chev with adapter would be the best way to go (see my topic on this for more details - also check out Eagle Spares and Suburban Imports on the web in Aust. to compare prices). More weight, more grunt, more general knowledge about Chev engines than most others, many claim great fuel economy figures.
I'm seriously thinking about a different EFI system, as mine currently drinks 23L/100km no matter how I drive (Motec, Wolf3D, Autronic, Megasquirt, etc.).
There's my two cents worth!
Regards, Nigel
Others have suggested a 350 Chev with adapter would be the best way to go (see my topic on this for more details - also check out Eagle Spares and Suburban Imports on the web in Aust. to compare prices). More weight, more grunt, more general knowledge about Chev engines than most others, many claim great fuel economy figures.
I'm seriously thinking about a different EFI system, as mine currently drinks 23L/100km no matter how I drive (Motec, Wolf3D, Autronic, Megasquirt, etc.).
There's my two cents worth!
Regards, Nigel
1988 Rangie 4.4l p76 with MD fr. & rr. diff locks on 33"x12.5x15 Cooper muddies, etc. etc.
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"For the amazing views, smell of a freshly caught fish cooking on my campfire and the feel of a waterfall shower!"
p76rangie wrote:But would not recommend a P76 motor for a Rangie. Have never been able to keep the thing cool when working it in the bush.
I was under the impression that overheating was a typical trait in the P76-Rangie conversions for some reason, though the Landy engines are ok.
Cheers
Slunnie
Discovery TD5, Landy IIa V8 ute.
Slunnie
Discovery TD5, Landy IIa V8 ute.
What does it cost to do a 3.5/3.9 stroker and rebuild? Say 4.2, I've heard thay're a good compromise between torque and economy.
My 3.9 has about 207 000 ks on it and I'm thinking I'll have to do something in the next 100 000 or so.
Steve, sorry to hijack your thread...
Adam.
My 3.9 has about 207 000 ks on it and I'm thinking I'll have to do something in the next 100 000 or so.
Steve, sorry to hijack your thread...
Adam.
'92 GQ
Hopefully more reliable than my rangie...
Hopefully more reliable than my rangie...
A*D*A*M wrote:What does it cost to do a 3.5/3.9 stroker and rebuild? Say 4.2, I've heard thay're a good compromise between torque and economy.
My 3.9 has about 207 000 ks on it and I'm thinking I'll have to do something in the next 100 000 or so.
Steve, sorry to hijack your thread...
Adam.
Na mate this is the kind of stuff i wanna hear! All this is helping me decide which way i wanna go engine wise. I'm not extreamly fussed obout fuel economy as long as its not rediculously bad! MORE FUEL=MORE POWER! Want good solid performance thats not too heavy up front! Hopefully get into racing. ONE DAY!
I sold my 3.9 EFI complete for $2500 which had over 275,000 kms on the clock. I did say I wouldn't sell it, told the bloke if he offerd me that 9thinking that he wouldn't take it) he could have it. Well, everything is for sale at a price
I'm hoping to get my hands on a 4.2 stroker block off a bloke in the RRC. It has a dud piston, but I only really want the crank,rods etc.. everyhting else is being replaced, plus I have a spare 3.5 sitting on the fllor in the garage Pending if I can get it for a giveaway (being a cheap bastard again!!).
There's some good bargains out there, just have to be patient. P76's are okaty and cheap power upgrade, but getting a bit old now but people who have P76 powerd Rangies swear by them
Good luck.
Trav
I'm hoping to get my hands on a 4.2 stroker block off a bloke in the RRC. It has a dud piston, but I only really want the crank,rods etc.. everyhting else is being replaced, plus I have a spare 3.5 sitting on the fllor in the garage Pending if I can get it for a giveaway (being a cheap bastard again!!).
There's some good bargains out there, just have to be patient. P76's are okaty and cheap power upgrade, but getting a bit old now but people who have P76 powerd Rangies swear by them
Good luck.
Trav
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