Rhys Williams

Member

• Jan 3, 2022

• #1

Hi,

Im asking for a friend who has a 127 Ambulance which originally has a 3.5 carrbed V8 in it and he was wondering if it would be possible to fit a 4.2 EFI engine out of a Range Rover into it and if anyone else had possibly done this conversion.

Cheers

 

Def90man

Percy the Pedant

Full Member

• Jan 3, 2022

• #2

It will fit, but the electrical side of it might be more complicated

 

marjon

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Jan 3, 2022

• #3

Is it a full donor vehicle, it would certainly make it easier.

J

 

dag019

Well-Known Member

• Jan 4, 2022

• #4

Def90man said:

It will fit, but the electrical side of it might be more complicated

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Not my area at all but can you not get hotwire kits to make the electrics far more basic and in keeping with an old carb engine?

 

Def90man

Percy the Pedant

Full Member

• Jan 4, 2022

• #5

dag019 said:

Not my area at all but can you not get hotwire kits to make the electrics far more basic and in keeping with an old carb engine?

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I really don’t know either. I’m just trying to learn about the 3.9 Hotwire at the moment as I’m putting one in a defender.

 

v8250

Well-Known Member

• Jan 5, 2022

• #6

@Rhys_Cars YT , yes the 4.2 will drop straight in, and definitely best to install a known working engine will all the ecu/wiring loom/electricals.

@Def90man , have you looked at Mark Adams [Tornado Systems] tech info? There's a mass readily available online + the v8forum.co.uk has a superb collective RV8 knowledge, similar to LZ.
Also Mark Thompson's G33 site is superb.

https://www.actproducts.co.uk/category/lucas-injection-technical-data/
http://www.g33.co.uk/index.html [click on technical sub links]

 

Def90man

Percy the Pedant

Full Member

• Jan 5, 2022

• #7

v8250 said:

@Rhys_Cars YT , yes the 4.2 will drop straight in, and definitely best to install a known working engine will all the ecu/wiring loom/electricals.

@Def90man , have you looked at Mark Adams [Tornado Systems] tech info? There's a mass readily available online + the v8forum.co.uk has a superb collective RV8 knowledge, similar to LZ.
Also Mark Thompson's G33 site is superb.

https://www.actproducts.co.uk/category/lucas-injection-technical-data/
http://www.g33.co.uk/index.html [click on technical sub links]

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Yes I’m on 3/4 forums including the v8 forum. Plenty of reading out there