Weeeell, if all goes well tomorrow I'll be down to just three Land
Rovers. The aim is to get Stig (88") out of the garage and finally
finish the brake job I started two years ago and free off the now
seized clutch.

Once that is done, it will be time to look at a new engine (the old
2.25 petrol is well worn). There may well be a fair amount of cash
available to do the job - it will, after all, probably last another 30
years. I'm seeking suggestions about what engine to fit...

The main goal is for something with a bit of oomph (but not too much),
but above all something that runs smoothly and doesn't belch smoke. I
came across a pristine ex-mil S3 a while back which sounded fantastic
- sewing machine smooth. Diesel is absolutely out of the question.

So, do I fork out for a complete Turner Engineering 2.5 engine, or is
there a better option? How lunatic would it be to put a decent
straight six in there? I don't really want to faff of a non Land
Rover engine, and I don't think a V8 is really what I'm after.

How difficult would the 2.8 BMW option be? I know it goes in the
South African Defender....

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Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'67 Series 2a 109" aka "Ernie (FOR SALE)
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'95 Discovery V8i aka "The Disco" (FOR SALE)
03 Volvo V70

My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
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Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com

In news:h5kbe0lhpd3hpajomjfslva64vblpi1urh@4ax.com,
Tim Hobbs <tim@101ambulance-urine.net> expelled:
> Weeeell, if all goes well tomorrow I'll be down to just three Land
> Rovers. The aim is to get Stig (88") out of the garage and finally
> finish the brake job I started two years ago and free off the now
> seized clutch.
>
> Once that is done, it will be time to look at a new engine (the old
> 2.25 petrol is well worn). There may well be a fair amount of cash
> available to do the job - it will, after all, probably last another 30
> years. I'm seeking suggestions about what engine to fit...

Rebuild it, with 9:1 compression and a good carburettor.
>
> The main goal is for something with a bit of oomph (but not too much),
> but above all something that runs smoothly and doesn't belch smoke. I
> came across a pristine ex-mil S3 a while back which sounded fantastic
> - sewing machine smooth. Diesel is absolutely out of the question.

Are you sure of the no diesel thing - the Santana diesel is supposed to be
awesome.
>
> So, do I fork out for a complete Turner Engineering 2.5 engine, or is
> there a better option? How lunatic would it be to put a decent
> straight six in there? I don't really want to faff of a non Land
> Rover engine, and I don't think a V8 is really what I'm after.

The 2.5 sounds like the best option - putting a rover 6 in is a *big* job -
IIRC firewall, mounts, propshafts all need major changes (at which stage a
V8 is probably only a little more work). I think you're right about not
going V8 (having built an "Stage 1" 88 recently) - just doesn't feel right
on the road but awesome off road.
>
> How difficult would the 2.8 BMW option be? I know it goes in the
> South African Defender....



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