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rebuilding 3.5 engine
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:48 pm
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
Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:46 pm
by BIg StEvE
MMM 3.5 is just not going to cut it mate! Get rid of it and go bigger!
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!
UNFORTUNATELY!
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:30 am
by Rainbow Warrior
Best mod is fitting 3.9 bottom end, just get the heads rebuilt.
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:32 pm
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
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:29 am
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 8:57 am
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
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 9:08 am
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.
Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:20 pm
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).
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:32 pm
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