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rebuilding 3.5 engine

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rebuilding 3.5 engine

Post by ranover »

hi all

since i have bought my disco i have been havin flashbacks of the good ol days in the rangie i once had.
have been tring to get my hands on a cheap one for a while. anyway i have had this 3.5 engine sitting in my garage for a while its all there just needs a rebuild and was wondering if any one has done it and if you have info on mods to do to it while its being done

also has anyone got an air flow meter for sale if so let me know cause mines stuffed
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Post by BIg StEvE »

MMM 3.5 is just not going to cut it mate! Get rid of it and go bigger! :twisted: This is my opinion anyway. To get it rebuilt by the pros you might as well put the money towards a larger motor that may have a few k's on the clock.

Its really all about the buget! :cry: UNFORTUNATELY!
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Post by Rainbow Warrior »

Best mod is fitting 3.9 bottom end, just get the heads rebuilt. :D
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Post by ranover »

i found a bloke on here that was selling a 4.2 litre but now cant find him

also what about stroker kits is it worth doing or should you just buy a bigger engine
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Post by Bush65 »

ranover wrote:i found a bloke on here that was selling a 4.2 litre but now cant find him

also what about stroker kits is it worth doing or should you just buy a bigger engine


I've got a 4.6 with 3.5 heads that I pulled out to fit a diesel.
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Post by Aquarangie »

I hope to get me hands on a 4.2 stroker block off a bloke in our club, but if that fails I wouldn't mind getting a 4.0 block. I'm not after all out power just some more revs and a bit more grunt.

After owning a Rangie with a 3.9 EFI I forgot how gutless the old 3.5 carby is :!:

Trav
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Post by green light »

Bush 65 were you selling your 4.6 and if so is it still okay or needing an overhaul. What are you after for it.
Sorry to change the topic guys.
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Post by Bush65 »

green light wrote:Bush 65 were you selling your 4.6 and if so is it still okay or needing an overhaul. What are you after for it.
Sorry to change the topic guys.


The 4.6 is for sale. Was running fine before I pulled it.

I swapped to a diesel to prepare rangie for long trips CSR etc. The poor fuel economy of the carbureted 4.6 and other advantages of diesel were why I changed.

The 4.6 was a new high compression, short motor that I bought from John Davis. It has a Dynotec cam, duplex roller timing chain, Bosh scorcher dual point dissy, extractors, Edelbrock performer inlet manifold, Quadrajet carbie and gear reduction starter. 3.5 heads were reconditioned before fitting to the short motor.

Motor has done about 40,000 km. Asking $2700 - location Swansea (south of Newcastle).
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Post by ranover »

Aquarangie wrote:I hope to get me hands on a 4.2 stroker block off a bloke in our club, but if that fails I wouldn't mind getting a 4.0 block. I'm not after all out power just some more revs and a bit more grunt.

After owning a Rangie with a 3.9 EFI I forgot how gutless the old 3.5 carby is :!:

Trav
yeah my disco has the 3.5 efi engine in it was good at first but would love more power
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