A little project

Right my v8 Disco has started to show signs of the cylinder head crack so I am gonna replace the engine. I've set aside the summer to do it so time is not an issue. I dont want to buy a new car as I love a challenge.

I'm lookign at replacing with a 4.6 lump and I knwo the NAS spec discos have a HP24 gearbox. I know from talks with people that the HP24 gearbox is 15mm longer than the HP22 gearbox. Does this mean I would need new prop shafts etc in order to fit this gearbox?

also any other probs associated with the Auto ECU etc in fitting a HP24?

can I get a HP24 from a rangie?

**** all that, just bolt the 4.6 in and try it, I reckon it'll be fine.

It'll bolt to your original 'box so I wouldn't worry, if it blows up then do something about it.

I've got a 3.5 V8 in a cortina on the original 2.0 axle, so far i've done 20,000 miles with it like this, why upgrade if you dont need to?

ffs how short is yer summer? shirley its longer than a weekend?

clutchdust said:

**** all that, just bolt the 4.6 in and try it, I reckon it'll be fine.

It'll bolt to your original 'box so I wouldn't worry, if it blows up then do something about it.

I've got a 3.5 V8 in a cortina on the original 2.0 axle, so far i've done 20,000 miles with it like this, why upgrade if you dont need to?

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oh wow i bet the cortina goes like stink.... i remember the old 2.3s and they went like the clappers