Rover V8 EFI ECU or carbs dizzy?

[Talonmotorsport]

I'm looking in to dropping a rover V8 in to my work horse heap of a truck, Boris says it's not allowed past the M25 any more with the LEZ.
What I need to know is are all rover V8 blocks the same castings, can you swap an EFI with ECU for carbs and a dizzy and vice versa? I'm looking at running it on LPG as I can't see fuel prices dropping any time soon.
Besides as I can't afford the money or parking space for a fake snake I might as well have a nice sound to my daily driver.

[ayjay]

Fake snake?????:confused: :confused: :confused:

[Jimmyd]

Fake snake?????:confused: :confused: :confused:

Cobra kit :D

[robo]

I'm looking in to dropping a rover V8 in to my work horse heap of a truck, Boris says it's not allowed past the M25 any more with the LEZ.
What I need to know is are all rover V8 blocks the same castings, can you swap an EFI with ECU for carbs and a dizzy and vice versa? I'm looking at running it on LPG as I can't see fuel prices dropping any time soon.
Besides as I can't afford the money or parking space for a fake snake I might as well have a nice sound to my daily driver.

You must be listening to the music in you head phil ,V8 rover and daily driver dont belong in the same sentence. Gas conversion or not that will be one juicy beast to run. Thats coming from a v8 fanatic, I reckon with fuel prices the way they are the v8 is for pleasure miles only and if its to be a daily driver there is only one choice and thats diesel. Might pay to upgrade to a compliant lez engine. 2002 or newer.

Bob:)

[Cyberbeej]

Am i on the right forum......?

Thought this was for the Haynes Roadster, Someone jumping ship to a COBRA? :eek:

[Cyberbeej]

In response to your question on the rover V8,
I'm not sure, but i think they are all based on the same block.
Which V8 you looking at? 3.5L 3.9L 4.0L.
The early 3.5L runs on carbs and Dizzy where the other 2 have some form of injection.
I have heard of some of the guy's retro fitting the injection engines with carbs but i have no more info so it can be done.

Why the rover V8? Considered the Lexus LS400 V8?

[Talonmotorsport]

I only use my truck for lugging crap to the dump that won't fit in the car or for doing local runs to pick up gas bottles and steel. My 2.5 oil burner only has 70bhp does 20-22mpg and you need to shout to the passenger at full throttle which is 62mph on the flat, up hill is 3rd gear and 35-40mph. A LEZ truck which needs to be 2002 or newer is around £1800-2400 which I just don't have. I'm going with a rover V8 as there dirt cheap and the transit mt75 gearbox is easy to mate to it as they where fited to LDV riot vans. I've been looking at LPG kits on ebay so the whole job could cost £200-300. I'm also not to savy with ECU's and bundles of wires so some thing with carbs and dizzy will do me, yes it's nice to have injection but I'll never make it run with out frying 5-10 ECU's first.

[Davey]

Just don't go into the LEZ, or is that too simple:D .

D.

[robo]

That ldv probably had the r380/lt77 gearbox which would go straight onto the engine. . The rover flywhell would not go in a mt75 bellhousing. Cost is going up.:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Bob

[bigtel]

Phil I think you will find the LEZ only covers diesels inside the M25, if you register change of fuel, engine, & MOT accordingly, so its on the big brother databank as petrol or petrol/LPG for the ANPR cameras, then it should be exempt.

[Talonmotorsport]

I've gone and brought myself a 3.9 EFI for a wopping £27 it turns over by hand but will be taking both heads off and have a peak inside. I've brought a set of SU carbs and manifold for £20 and spent another budget busting £28 on a full set of gaskets for both the lump and carbs. My best find though is a LPG front kit that suits both carbs and injection for £74 so just a tank to find. As for the gear box the TRANSIT mt75 bell housing clears the v8 fly wheel so just a small amount triming to do so that the starter clears and fab up an adapter plate. Failing that can you run a gearbox at 5-7' on the wonk?

[bertie_bas205]

Am i missing something??

What are ye fittin the V8 in to??




Bertie.

[bertie_bas205]

Doh, I have re-read the post/thread....

I would have a V8 bell housing here off a Land Rover LT77, maybe easier to convert that to fit the MT??

Or, there are a few SD1 boxes on the bay, which should fit straight onto yer V8 ( I would have rear block rings if yer V8 doesnt have)....

The SU's are the better carbs to have, the Strombergs are crap...

I'd recommend Lumination to take care of the sparks, alot better than the standard dizzy set up with points...

I take its the gas set up is a ring feed rather than the mutipoint?? I might have some of the pipework to fit the SU intakes....






Bertie.

[Talonmotorsport]

Doh, I have re-read the post/thread....

I would have a V8 bell housing here off a Land Rover LT77, maybe easier to convert that to fit the MT??

Or, there are a few SD1 boxes on the bay, which should fit straight onto yer V8 ( I would have rear block rings if yer V8 doesnt have)....

The SU's are the better carbs to have, the Strombergs are crap...

I'd recommend Lumination to take care of the sparks, alot better than the standard dizzy set up with points...

I take its the gas set up is a ring feed rather than the mutipoint?? I might have some of the pipework to fit the SU intakes....

Bertie.

This is one of my hair brain ideas to make my work horse transit more entertaining to drive and LEZ compliant. The transit mt75 box casting is all in one piece and includes the bell housing and I'm only using it as I have a brand new clutch and a direct fit to the prop shaft.
I have a pair of SU carbs on the correct manifold that may need rejetting for use on a 3.9 but the gas rings are easy to get of for the carbs.
The dizzy I'm going for is the type that has the amplifier on the side same as the 1.6 CVH so just two wires to get a spark. I like things very simple as me and little black boxes don't mix.

[robo]

This company have all the solutions for a dead transit.

http://www.pfarrowandsons.co.uk/images/farrow-skip1.jpg

Bob:p