kungpow1975
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anyone ever dropped a chevy 5.7 into their landy?
5.7 chevy v8
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nearly dropped one on me mates foot years ago:doh:
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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+)
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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
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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
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lol i know just have a tanker follow me around.
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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!
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!
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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.
didnt have the pennies to buy.kungpow1975
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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
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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
You beat me too it.
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