2000 4.0L V8 origin
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Mudding
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2000 4.0L V8 origin
I was surprised to read that the 4.0L V8 in my 2000 SD7 was of General Motors origin/design instead of what I thought was maybe a BMW base engine (BMW was the corporate owner of LR in 2000 - right?) Can anyone give a lowdown on this engine?
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Mudding
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RE: 2000 4.0L V8 origin
Amazing! I remember the old Buick V8's being referred to as "nailheads", and I always associated "rocket" with Oldsmobile. So are these smaller bore or de-stroked versions of what displacement GM block?
Rock Crawling
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RE: 2000 4.0L V8 origin
Actually they started out as a Buick 215 CID (3.5L) so I think they're bored and stroked, not reduced in displacement. See Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_V8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_V...small-block.22 <--Scroll down to "215"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_V8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_V...small-block.22 <--Scroll down to "215"
Rock Crawling
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RE: 2000 4.0L V8 origin
Yeah Rover used the engine for a total of 40 years in one form or another I think I read.
Mike, so if it's just stroked, then does this mean the 3.9 heads from my 95 Disco will just bolt on to a 4.6 short block? (plug & play fashion?) What I'm getting at could I drop in a 4.6 rover shortblock in place of my 3.9 block and keep the same intake & ECU etc? Do you think there would be any significanthp/torquegains from this? Do the 4.6 heads have bigger valves?
Mike, so if it's just stroked, then does this mean the 3.9 heads from my 95 Disco will just bolt on to a 4.6 short block? (plug & play fashion?) What I'm getting at could I drop in a 4.6 rover shortblock in place of my 3.9 block and keep the same intake & ECU etc? Do you think there would be any significanthp/torquegains from this? Do the 4.6 heads have bigger valves?
Camel Trophy
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RE: 2000 4.0L V8 origin
I read where a guy replaced his 4.0 with a 4.6. I think the only thing he had to change was going to a D2 knock sensor fo clearance. It still had the 4.0 heads, intake and ECU. I'll see if I can find it again.
got it.... http://home.twcny.rr.com/eeibooks/rover/engine.htm
got it.... http://home.twcny.rr.com/eeibooks/rover/engine.htm
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RE: 2000 4.0L V8 origin
ORIGINAL: mordor110
Yeah Rover used the engine for a total of 40 years in one form or another I think I read.
Mike, so if it's just stroked, then does this mean the 3.9 heads from my 95 Disco will just bolt on to a 4.6 short block? (plug & play fashion?) What I'm getting at could I drop in a 4.6 rover short block in place of my 3.9 block and keep the same intake & ECU etc? Do you think there would be any significant hp/torque gains from this? Do the 4.6 heads have bigger valves?
Yeah Rover used the engine for a total of 40 years in one form or another I think I read.
Mike, so if it's just stroked, then does this mean the 3.9 heads from my 95 Disco will just bolt on to a 4.6 short block? (plug & play fashion?) What I'm getting at could I drop in a 4.6 rover short block in place of my 3.9 block and keep the same intake & ECU etc? Do you think there would be any significant hp/torque gains from this? Do the 4.6 heads have bigger valves?
Mike
Rock Crawling
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RE: 2000 4.0L V8 origin
Yeah damn it! I forgot about the mechanical ignition system, been so long since I had a car with one on it! Thanks for the info Mike. Guess I could always look at a 4.2 RRC motor?
Rock Crawling
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RE: 2000 4.0L V8 origin
ORIGINAL: okdiscoguy
I read where a guy replaced his 4.0 with a 4.6. I think the only thing he had to change was going to a D2 knock sensor fo clearance. It still had the 4.0 heads, intake and ECU. I'll see if I can find it again.
got it.... http://home.twcny.rr.com/eeibooks/rover/engine.htm
I read where a guy replaced his 4.0 with a 4.6. I think the only thing he had to change was going to a D2 knock sensor fo clearance. It still had the 4.0 heads, intake and ECU. I'll see if I can find it again.
got it.... http://home.twcny.rr.com/eeibooks/rover/engine.htm