Rover V8 EFI ECU or carbs dizzy?

[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.

[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.

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.