5.7 chevy v8

anyone ever dropped a chevy 5.7 into their landy?

nearly dropped one on me mates foot years ago:doh:

Not seen it done to discos but I have to defenders and classic rangeys. They do fit, a family friend has one in a mint soft top 110 and it goes like ****e off a shovel (untuned) My dad used to have one in a Cobra (very tuned) and it was a lovely engine, he's now considering that or a bored rover v8 for the 90 so will let you know the outcome in a few weeks. I believe the chevy is a lot heavier than the rover v8 though (150kg+)
Harry

there's a 5.7 v8 chevy disco for sale on ebay,same seller also has a 4.6 disco, on ebay said the engine is from an hse

alex8882 said:

...... 5.7 v8 chevy......

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I hope u know what mpg to expect from this one........12 tops

Yeah but that engine note is worth it lol. Keep finding myself looking at chevy tahoe's,blazers,and the subs. Heavy on fuel but great looking machanies.

alex8882 said:

Yeah but that engine note is worth it lol. Keep finding myself looking at chevy tahoe's,blazers,and the subs. Heavy on fuel but great looking machanies.

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No doubt about that.......just dont forget the engine running whilst u refuel it cos yu'll never leave the station

lol i know just have a tanker follow me around.

chevy block/heads are steel so it is a LOT heavier!

tbh i dont see the attraction of having the chevy, would it not be better to try to track down a tvr 5.0 if you want some grunt?

but then i guess the chevy is cheaper and comes with more torques than a tvr engine.

hmmm

and the chevy wouldnt be much less economical than a rover. at least you'd never need to take it above 2200rpm!

overfinch used the 5.7 smallblock in their conversions for rangey classic, look up some reviews from passed years, i believe top gear did a road test on one at some point as well.......... personally i would love to find an overfinch classic to restore, last one i saw for salw was 2k and still in good nick didnt have the pennies to buy.

well its either the chevy or an RPI 5.2 rover v8 with all the performance packages. the rpi is more than £2000 more tho. have to think about this one

clintv8 said:

overfinch used the 5.7 smallblock in their conversions for rangey classic, look up some reviews from passed years, i believe top gear did a road test on one at some point as well.......... personally i would love to find an overfinch classic to restore, last one i saw for salw was 2k and still in good nick didnt have the pennies to buy.

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You beat me too it.