I have yet to find any info on the net regarding this swap. These engines are all aluminum too, has anyone explored this concept yet? Seems like with this swap a spring change would not be necessary. I wonder who could make an adapter for the ZF tranny to mount up? The LS1 engines are getting cheaper and easier to get since they have been around since I think 1998.
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03 Discovery S7 88k - drill/slot rotors, ceramic pads, oil pressure and water temperature gauge installed on A pillar.
96 Discovery 137k - TRADED IN
OME spring and shock kit, OME spring and shock kit, bosch platinum 4's, kingsbourne 8mm wires and heat shields, new fuel filter, ATF engine flush, rebuilt front and rear driveshafts, Flowmaster exhaust, New VSS. valve job, head gasket kit, arp head studs, new timing chain, Toyo A/T's, HID projector conversion.
I would love to see the transfer case, driveshafts, transmission, axles, and the rest of the drivetrain explode behind that kind of horsepower. The Discovery's were never built for that power. I doubt any amount of strength upgrades would last long either. The 4.6L swap is more realistic and does not involve exploding drivetrain parts.
Happy Roving,
Pete
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2000 Land Rover Disco II - 142,000 miles
- 245/75R16 TreadWright MT-G tires - DIY CDL handle - No sway bars - Mobil 1 0W30 - OME 779/762 Springs/shocks - Garmin 260 - YouTube Vids
It is my personal opinion that the engine in the Rover is the perfect set up what the Rover is intended to do. It is designed to go slow over tough terrain not blaze down the highway at high speed. A high torque, low horsepower engine is perfect for off-roading. I think the LS1 is a great engine but not for this application. The LS1 actually has its power band so high in the rpms that even in low range it wouldn't be effective for anything that required slow, precise movement of the vehicle.
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Sold - 1997 Discovery LSE - Beatrix
1960ish Land Rover Series II 88 diesel. Project Ugly Duckling
I think changing springs would be the least of your worries if you put a chevy engine in a LR. With enough time and money you can do just about anything, but personally I'd rather have a diesel in my rover if i was doing a swap.
btw the first year of the C5 corvette is '97 and the LS1 was out then, not sure how long it was around before '97.
LS1 in Discovery I?
