Most popular engine conversion for Jaguar = 350 Chevy
Jaguar = British car
Rover = British car
Jaguar = Rover
Rover conversion = 350 Chevy

That's the only way I can explain why people think it is a good idea...

 

Most popular conversion for Jeep = Chevy 350
Most popular conversion for Land Cruiser = Chevy 350
Why would anyone want to follow the same path as as Jeep or Land Cruiser?
You drive a Land Rover, blaze your own trail!

 

Yep... I see a whole lot of old CJ's with 350.... and there are basically NO Land Cruisers where I live. I even saw a Chevette with a 350....

 

Thanks alot for the help guys, how much customization would have to be done for a 4.6 short block? If My block is pitted would you suggest an engine from roverland or rebuild the old one??

 

Everyone likes the 350 because it is cheap and they are all over the place, oh and you can buy almost all of it in chrome.

If you did the 4.6 there are a few things that will need to know. You will need a new torque convertor sinc ethe bigger engine needs a bigger one. Whe you get the short block or if you but a used one make sure it has the 4mm spacer on the flywheel and not the 12mm. I lost my tranny on that little piece. If you get a used one from a donor vehicle then you will need the ECU and so forth.

In my opinion I would either get the 4.0 or just put the 3.9 back in, none are going to be stop light burners. If you get the 4.6 I have a bunch of parts off my old one that I am looking to get rid of if you need anything.

 

If you bore it then you need new liners.
In Europe the Rover V8 is what a Chevy 350 is here in the US.
The Rover V8 is the preferred hot rod engine.

 

How much are you wanting to spend? The link I posted is a driect drop in. No mods, it is made for your truck. You will have to swap over the heads, but it comes with cam and front cover. I am waiting for a decent deal on a 4.6 Bosch, so of course I would say to drop in the 4.6. If you just want to get her running, a used one from roverland will be a good choice also. If your block is toast, it is done. The liners can't be replaced reliably.

 

there is a guy who did a complete swap from a newer chevy 5.3 plus ECU. Very impressive build.

The reason I would assume that people think this is easy is that we have a BOP bolt pattern. What they don't realize is that it is old school and doesn't just bolt up.

I thought about doing the swap on my Defender. Everything low miles and used can be found for pretty cheap. You can order the other parts cheap if you don't want to make them. Quite a bit better motor than stock (not to **** off the purists)

 

I'm a newb to LRs, but to be honest, I'm surprised that the LR community is so opposed to the idea of engine swaps.

A 4.3L Chevy V6 is basically a 350 minus two cylinders and would seem to be a pretty close swap for the LR. And, if it'll fit, a Chevy 350 or Ford 302 or 351 Windor would seem to be a good swap, IMHO. The issue of driveline breakage is possible, but that's an operator issue, in my opinion, because if you can put down a lot more power than stock, then you have to be careful in how/when you do it.

If it's just a matter of some stronger springs to compensate for the weight, that's no big deal. If it's a matter of upgrading the axles or diffs, that's do-able. I don't know enough about the LR driveline to know what it *should* be able to take, so I could (and am likely) talking out of my @ss on this other than saying the idea is neat.

 

A 350 swap is very do-able. It just take a lot time and even more money. The Rover V8 is all aluminum so it's relatively light compared to a cast iron engine. Even the 4.3 V6 is heavier than our V8s. I don't think anyone here is actually opposed to an engine swap but we want to make sure anyone considering it has as much information as possible going into the project. I personally would love to have more power under the hood but it's not worth rebuilding the entire truck to get it, IMO. I personally think it is a waste of time to swap in an engine for more power then have to keep my foot out of it so I don't break stuff.