6.2L GMC V8 diesel engined Defender

Gd arrfternoon all!

Seen this on the bay,

1985 LAND ROVER LR 90 4C REG BLUE on eBay (end time 19-Aug-10 19:21:45 BST)

dont really know much about these engines, so does anyone know if they are any good or are they not worth bothering with and better off going with a petrol V8 or a 200/300 tdi??

quite like the sound of a 6.2L V8!

Well they can be very, very long running (high milage) engines, of course provided they are looked after - but they can achieve huge milages. Not particularly powerful (approx 130bhp when new and 240ft/lb torque), definitely not economical (18-20 mpg in a 90), but will pull loads all day every day and not complain. Plus they make an awesome sound Basically you're looking at similar performance to an early 3.5 Rover V8, but with slightly improved fuel economy and a different, but still awesome noise and feel.

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Are they heavy lumps?

Well, you work it out, a 6.2 litre 30 year old V8 diesel, made entirely of cast iron...

If it's a later model (85 onwards) it might be one of the 150bhp, 257ft/lb models.

Oh, right, so thats probably why it is sagging at the front then?!

rustyrhinos said:

Oh, right, so thats probably why it is sagging at the front then?!

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Aye, it's advisable to beef up your front springs, and even mounts. That's BEFORE you start adding your winch bumper, winch, twin batteries, bull bars, fat bloke in the drivers seat, roof rack etc etc... I would definitely be worried about weight distrubution in one of these, especially in a hard top (compared with a CSW with more weight in the rear).

yeah they are bloody heavy! i put one in a rangie few years ago and broke me engine crane
think i put heavy duty springs and shocks on front and all was well. i was getting more than 18mpg!!! think was only early twenties but every little helps
lucky its got an auto as mine ate 2 lt77 boxes before i stuck an auto in it.

m35reo said:

yeah they are bloody heavy! i put one in a rangie few years ago and broke me engine crane
think i put heavy duty springs and shocks on front and all was well. i was getting more than 18mpg!!! think was only early twenties but every little helps
lucky its got an auto as mine ate 2 lt77 boxes before i stuck an auto in it.

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Yeah, the earlier ones got decent mpg - they were designed in the midst of the oil crises in the 70s - but as the years went by they kept adding power and losing economy, and by the end, at 150bhp they would barely achieve 15mpg.

I would be dissapointed in having a 6.2V8 with all the hassle and that little power - rover V8 is more than good enough, quite easy to make them breathe well too

Thanks for all the info chaps, sounds to me like I'll stick my 3.5 V8 for now, then we'll see how it goes in the future?

Oh and my mates just pointed out the condition of the road underneath it, looks a tad on the oil stained side of things! Lol!

honda 1.6 4v per cylinder twin carb puts out 161 bhp and at the last trial we put £7 of fuel in it over 7 hours driving

n.r.g97 said:

honda 1.6 4v per cylinder twin carb puts out 161 bhp and at the last trial we put £7 of fuel in it over 7 hours driving

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I take it you mean a V-Tech? Was that in a Landy??

no, its in my dads suzuki lj but by **** does it go! 0-60 between 2 and 3 seconds depending if its rained or not but it maxxes out at 65

yes its a v-tech

n.r.g97 said:

no, its in my dads suzuki lj but by **** does it go! 0-60 between 2 and 3 seconds depending if its rained or not but it maxxes out at 65

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Wtf, you're joking right?

n.r.g97 said:

yes its a v-tech

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HHHmmm, Gota say, I aint the V-tech engines biggest fan, all top end power at 9 million revs and bugger all low down! Never enjoyed driving one yet, just not my driving style.

And because of all the top end power that suddenly comes on tap I wouldnt have throught it would be a very good choice for a trials car ether??

its all right with an auto so youve got maximum torque from 1000 rpm up to 8500rpm also its geared down looooaaads

Langers said:

Wtf, you're joking right?

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nope! its got power going to the wheels continusley (sorry cant spell) as its an auto and then its got the grip to make it go its crap on tarmac though. it helps that it only weighs about 1/2 a ton, i can pic the front end up! is a bit scary, i mean when your front wheels are about 1" off the ground but fun!