ENGINE CONVERSIONS..Anyone doing them

[staginhiding]

I know,goes against the grain for a lot you,however does anyone know if Richard Lane from Brighton Stag specialists is still going,alternatively if there is anyone else that takes on looney conversions as Im getting close to my body rebuild and want an alternative to the Triumph unit but need someone who has done them before.I am thinking about the 4.6 Mustang engine,Rover or anything that I can buy new and crated..Help appreciated..

[jleyton]

How about this:

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~stag1/index.html

Cheers

Julian

[Goldstar]

I've been looking at these, someone else on the forum mentioned them. http://www.britishamericanengines.co...er/default.asp
Cheers

Paul

[peterrc]

This from a post by Bob Heritage says it all.
Hi Kevin, Yes Richard Lane has set up in Bexhill, he is working from home, he is at 5, Mill View Road, pop in and have a chat, I have told him you might be along some time. He is working with Conan Howard who used to recondition Strombergs many years ago. He has been driving a TVR Tuscan for about 10 years now when in this country,as he has been playing with Harleys in the States, but now back to stay.
I have been talking to him about an injection kit for the Stag and he seems quite confident that he can put a fairly simple one together. He is hoping to come along to our clubnight this Wednesday for a chat, if anybody would like to pop along you will be made more than welcom.

Bob

[Kevin Garrod]

You can find his phone number in the July mag.

[wilf]

I would discount the 4.6 Mustang unit as it is extremely wide, much wider than a OHV small block ford or chevy, so may not fit into the engine bay. British American Engines are well known in the Cobra world and are a good supplier.

[V Mad]

A tuned rover 3.5 or even a 3.9 is not too big a deal (Monarch supply all the stuff for that) but if you are going to fit a big V8 (anything with much over 200 lb-ft of torque) you would be pushing your luck with a stag diff. A pair of custom headers will be expensive, plus you should uprate brakes as well. All this on top of the usual stuff like modified wiring, cooling system etc. It sounds like you are not worried too much about the cost?

[staginhiding]

Thanks for that.Do you know if a Rover 4.4 engine is a fit.Cost is important,however having owned Stags for 30 odd years this will be the last rebuild and I want it to be reliable(hence the new engine bit)and fun,which is why I would like some more power.

[KOY 23]

I assume the 4.4 litre Rover engine is the standard block with bigger holes in, if so, yes it will fit. There is a Rover/tvr engined 5 litre on this forum with a BMW back end. The consequential mods get seriously expensive.

[Staghound]

The only 4.4L engine in any rover I've come across is the BMW engine (used in X5).

[jleyton]

The only 4.4L engine in any rover I've come across is the BMW engine (used in X5).

How about this one ? http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/Range-Rover-44-TDV8-2011-CAR-review/

[Kevin Garrod]

Wasn't there an Australian version of the rover engine that was 4.4 litres, or am I mistaken?

[DJT]

Wasn't there an Australian version of the rover engine that was 4.4 litres, or am I mistaken?

Not mistaken Kevin. The Leyland P76 (1973-1975) had either a 2.6 'E-series' engine or the 4.4 V8, which was a derivative of the Buick.

Dave

[Speedytriple3503]

I have a modified 4.6L Rover in my TR. Some would have you believe that the 3.5 unit is the best as there were some liner issues on the later model V8s but the cross bolted block and lack of the outer row of head studs on the later ones are definite improvements to my mind. The biggest issue was actually keeping it on the road and it needed several diff ratio changes before it was all settled. As others have said, it all depends on how far you wish to go with other mods to keep up with the power.

[grahamb]

If you want 240+ bhp and 275 lb/ft torque, I know of a good RV8 3.9 that might be for sale soon..

When you go to a bigger sizes with the RV8, then beware problems with the crank and the liners. The best one is rumoured to be the 4.6 with cross bolted crank - very common and relatively easy to up-grade.

This is a good site http://www.v8developments.co.uk/

When I go for my nutter conversion its going to be a choice of 4.6 stage 3 or 4..