Defender 90 2.5 petrol

Hello all hope your well ? I have a 1988 defender 90 with the 2.5 petrol (17h I believe). engine. It runs fine but is slow and I would like something with a bit better sound and a bit better. My dad has just got a 3.9 v8 that runs perfect from his friend. I was just wondering how hard it would be to fit in my 90 to my existing gearbox any help greatly appreciate thank you dan

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The 2.5 petrol engine isn’t the quickest but it’s a good engine. You can get upgrade kits from ACR which would give it a lot more poke and a sports exhaust is available from the same which would give it the sound you want.

Original landies are more sought after and hold their value better so think carefully before you get rid of the original engine. If you really want a V8, there are quite a few on eBay which means you could sell your current Landy to fund the purchase as there’s a market for such vehicles.

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