Freelaner
Landy Driver
why try to convince you?
it has just as much right to be in a Land Rover as any other Rover engine.
the k series is a fantastic engine and won many awards when it was first built.
the power to weight ratio has never been matched.
it propels my Freelander forward better than any of the other FL engines (saving the equally amazing V6 variant also a petrol)
think what you want, of course, but petrols are better
it has just as much right to be in a Land Rover as any other Rover engine.
the k series is a fantastic engine and won many awards when it was first built.
the power to weight ratio has never been matched.
it propels my Freelander forward better than any of the other FL engines (saving the equally amazing V6 variant also a petrol)
think what you want, of course, but petrols are better
Freelaner
Landy Driver
it pulls itself along very well indeed and can tow just as much as the dirty diesel
i barely have to touch it in a mechanical way
the ones that crop up on forums do, there are thousands more that never have
if you knew about Land Rovers and particulary the k series engine you wouldn't have written that
it's worth buying one for so many reasons, the speed is just one of them
Petrols rule
Freelaner
Landy Driver
unable to win Howardo changes the subject and attempts to slink off......defeated, cursing over his shoulder at an engine that he doesn't understand
Freelaner
Landy Driver
:hysterically_laughi
i know all about your engine and all about mine too
deluded plays no part
howardo
New Member
:hysterically_laughi
i know all about your engine and all about mine too
deluded plays no part
you don't know what engine i've got
Freelaner
Landy Driver
is it in a Land Rover?
Freelaner
Landy Driver
you don't own a Land Rover
Freelaner
Landy Driver
sidewaysste
Active Member
I like the K series engine, I think it's one of the most underrated engines ever made. Certainly far more technologically advanced than anthing the likes of honda et al could come up with.
Wouldn't have one in my Disco though.
Wouldn't have one in my Disco though.
sidewaysste
Active Member
Balls to that! I love my V8!
Freelaner
Landy Driver
twinkal
New Member
Amen 🙏
Mr Noisy
Coming in your ears.
I have a 92 3.5 v8 manual, heavily modified, heavy aswell!
Recently converted to Megasquirt, that's a god send, engine could do with a little bit more torque really considering the weight of the vehicle as it stands now (LOTS of off road kit, HD bumpers etc, spares and tools) but basically it does alright.
On a laning weekend with a load of diesels I find that I am noticeably slower than the diesels I I keep the revs low, mine makes no power to speak of under 2500rpm whereas theirs are running out at 2.5k
If I operate a gear lower than them then during the road section between lanes I am all over their arses and easily have the power to accelerate past, that's a 2.6 ton disco vs under 2 ton 90.
However my 350 mile weekend just gone averaged 11mpg, theirs 25 ish no doubt.
The v8 has lots of drama, lots of occasion, noise, power, drive ability, the want to be flat out, but it also has many worries, not once am I off the hook thinking is this going to explode, overheat, break down etc and that's running megadquirt, the dizzy engines are even more worrying, nevermind off road troubles with water which gets very annoying!
Needless to say the reliable (usually) diesel just plods, good power, solid tickover, never misfiring, nothing. The v8 might have a little slow tickover, a little fast, a little miss, a little flat spot, anything can happen, the diesel just put put puts forever and a day, rain, shine, wet, dry, hot, cold.
The thing that keeps me in v8 is that this is a play motor for me and diesel is not enough fun for play.
Diesel is for the everyday man (nobody can justify v8 everyday lets be honest!) or for the man who needs to be underwater, although mine is now waterproof running Megasquirt so it's not a problem anymore, whereas petrol is for the competition man who needs the power or the playtime guy who wants the noise and the drama.
The MAIN DECIDING FACTOR is the cost. All the other reasons are just reasons but your wallet will not be told otherwise.
I just put £200 of fuel in my car and in jerry cans and used it all in a 2 day/350 mile laning weekend.
If you can't afford that sort of cash then avoid v8. There is the LPG option but IMO #### that **** it's not my scene.
If you don't use the car much like me and can justify the cost every once in a while then you have to consider the other options and decide what's best for you.
Petrol only runs on petrol out the pump. At pump prices.
Diesel runs on pump fuel, cherry, chip fat, engine oil, you name it itll burn it if you refine your fuels sufficiently. And that's VERY cheap motoring.
As a v8 lover my advice would be this.
And this is NOT GUESSWORK, this is advice from someone who has BEEN THERE.
Either get an early 94/95 low spec 300tdi diesel and forget about the v8 thing.
Or get a 90/91/92 disco 3.5 manual. You do not want a post 92 vehicle as then you have to have cats. You want an EFi disco not a carb motor.
on either vehicle you will need to sort out quite serious rust problems.
On the petrol, YOU THEN FIT MEGASQUIRT.
It's that simple. You will spend hours trying to get the stupid ####ing dizzy set up correctly, just get rid of it in the first place.
Trust me on this if I did it all again it would be my first mod.
The amount of money you save buying a v8 car in the first place pretty much covers the MS cost anyway.
And then you have the overall best setup with which to start your project on.
As long as you can afford the fuel
