The 3.9 and 4.1 Rover motors are later models of the 3.5 liter model.
They come in Land Rovers, Range Rovers, and stuff. The advantage of
these is that they are aluminum and weigh about what a 4 cylinder cast
iron engine does. The GM V6's are cast iron and weigh a bunch. These
Rover engines can be made to put out 200 hp w/out any real trouble or
expense, and a lot more w/ some money and expense. The '78, and up, B's
are almost a drop in. The earlier rubber bumper cars are trickier and
the chrome bumper cars are a real bitch to do. Try
<www.mgcars.org.uk/v8convs.html> and
<www.mgcars.org.uk/v8conv/v8conv1.html> for the "V8 Conversion Co."
Additionally, contact Kurt Schley, the editor of the MG V8 Newletter at
<mgV8news@aol.com>. You are not alone.
Larry Dickstein Kansas City, MO
'58 Bugeye, '67 BJ 8, '67 MGB V8
Scott Gardner wrote:
>
> > Was your choice of the Rover engine done because there are pieces readily
> > available to bolt it into the B or was it because you wanted to keep it all
> > Brit?. I have thought about a couple of Buick engines which I wonder if
> > anyone has used. I am thinking specifically about the 3.8 V6 and the 2.8
> > V6. The old 3.8 can be a real bomb and there are lots of them around. The
> > 2.8 was used in a rear wheel drive configuration in the Camaro and the S10
> > pickup.
>
> Speaking of Rover engines, I've seen the 3.5L mentioned all over the
> place as being a version of the Buick 215, but what are the Rover
> 3.9L and 4.1L, and where would you find them? Are they distinct
> engines used in production cars, or are they just bored and/or
> stroked versions of the 3.5L? I know I've asked this before, I just
> can't remember the answer. (Pitfalls of being too quick to delete old
> posts.)
> Also, I remembered seeing a web page for a company that did
> installations of Rover v-8s in early Chrome-bumpered B's, but I tried
> to find them with a search engine today and couldn't locate them.
> Anybody have any clues to what the company name might have been?
>
> Scott
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