What Engines Fit 90's

Right Guy's I need a toy!!! The Disco is too good to mess with plus I need it for business. I've had series V8's in the past but now I'm looking at 90's, I'm thinking big cube's mainly diesel possibly petrol, I'm thinking Exhausts that will rattle Yella's windows out when its fired up, I want to scare animals and small children and I want the tosser over the road in his souped up Cupra Turbo to have "Landrover" Imbeded in his rearview mirror every day on the way home from work do you get my idea . So as you guy's are a pretty well clued up bunch let the battle comence what engines will fit into a 90.

Ian

I once test drove a 90 fitted with a GMC 6.2litre V8 Diesel, which was pretty scary. I didn't buy it though - the insurance quote was stupid.
Alternatively, a V8 out of a TVR will fit as easily as any Rover V8 - if you can get your hands on one.

just fit a nitro kit to a v8 Not to expensive and should scare the "brown stuff out of you"

Supercharge a Rover V8, pretty easy to do, as much horsepower as you can afford, instant low down power and that blower whine sounds fantastic. Be careful if you go the nitrous route you can easily melt the motor. Real Steel in Uxbridge would be good guys to talk too if you want to go down the V8 route, they have been doing it for years. 300 BHP reliable.
If you fancy big power try Chevy small block, but a lot more work and will need to change a lot more bits. 450 BHP+

Watch the gearbox if you start going into these high power engines, you would either need to drive it very carefully, or upgrade the gearbox.

For sure if you start down the big power route, you'll need to look at the whole drivetrain, gearboxes, axles,the lot. Don't forget the Brakes, you'll be going a lot quicker than the original brakes were designed for.
I have seen a Series I with a Chevy 454ci Big Block with double stage NOS. 1,100 BHP, Volvo axles, the works. Street legal.
All boils down to how much Power can you afford.
Power increase = reliability decrease.
I used to Drag race,(Blown V8 motors) before I decided to have more fun at walking pace, Be Careful, Power can be very addictive.

Thanx for the relpy's guys, I checked real steel out and they have just what the doctor ordered Ford V8 (450bhp), right now for the running gear which gearbox,axle's, props etc will cope with this kind of power, I don't want to be feathering it about worrying something might give up I want the job done properly no short cuts like in the old series days, Like I said earlier thanx for the positive input.

Sorry to butt in on this one guys, but great thread. I have a hybrid with a 3.5 V8 Carb. The Heads are going and it throws oil everywhere so I've been told to look at for a 3.9 EFi. Will it fit straight in?

Also I would love to fit a blower - how easy is it to do? I'm not a mechanic, but will have a go under instruction.

My hybrid has disc brakes all roundand is on coils, but only an old 4 speed RR box which I would want to upgrade to auto. Would the setup cope with a blower on the engine without changing too much?

Parts are available from the states because the Rover V8 is basically a Buick engine everything is available. The main changes are to the inlet manifold and front pulley. Ideally you want to lower the compression (piston change) if you run a supercharger but this is not absolutely neccessary if you only run the blower well underdriven. How much power you want depends on the size of the supercharger and size of pulley which gives you the drive ratio. It is not normal to run a blower at more than 50% under-driven for normal street use, i.e. Engine revs 5000rpm - supercharger 2500rpm. this keeps everything stress wise under control.
You might need to modify the bonnet for clearance depending on what type of supercharger you go for.
The best people to talk to are Real Steel in Uxbridge, or get yourself up to Santa Pod on a race day and talk to some of the guys there.

Shame you are across in the Wirral, the local Landyman at the garage near to my house in Northumberland has just the thing, he uses it for towing and scaring supposed hot hatches. Early 90 with a galvanised chassis, 4.6 injected v8, Santana box with RR transfer, vented disks etc etc. Goes like the proverbial off a shovel, spins all for wheels in the dry out of roundabouts if you are not careful !
Downside is humungous fuel consumption. If you are looking this is the spec I would go for if fuel consumption was no issue.

i've got a rebuilt supercharged V8 to get rid of if anyone's interested?