[Spridgets] Orvis Landy

[WeslakeMonza1330 at aol.com]

Too much boost in relation to the CR will kill anything.  I didn't  know 
anyone ever put Ford V6s into Landies.  Guys down the road from me are  
heavily into them, mostly SWB and one had a Perkins in it.  Seems like just  about 
anything can be swapped into anything.
 
Weslake-Monza 1330
 
In a message dated 17/10/2010 07:48:12 GMT Daylight Time,  
grday at btinternet.com writes:

Yes,  they can.  Have you seen the result of doing that to the 1960's   
Land 
Rover 4 cyl,  two and a quarter engine?  It didn't kindly  to being 
modified! 
Heads were rather suspect, valves and piston tops would  melt and gaskets 
blew much too easily.  The later 1980's engine was  better but still ran at 
a 
low boost pressure.
The O.D. was easily  fitted through the gearbox power take off hole and 
would 
work in every  gear.  It didn't do anything other than lower the 
acceleration 
rate  but it did raise the mpg by 2%.  One of the problems with a Land 
Rover  
was the gearing and aerodynamics of a brick.  You could reach maximum  revs 
after a 5 mile run up and still only be doing 60 odd mph.  You  rated the 
speed by the vibration of the spare wheel on the hood and the  distance the 
front door tops flapped out from the bodywork.
The most  effective mod was to replace the engine.  Most people went for 
the  
Rover V8 but that could eat gearboxes and drive-shafts for fun.  The  3 
litre 
Ford V6 from a Transit or Capri (etc) wasn't too bad and Steve  Parker 
LandRovers did a nice kit for this, including a new nearside  manifold.  
This 
changed the Land Rover into a vehicle that would  accelerate but still give 
you a good useable low end.  It took 2  hours off the journey from 
Manchester 
to Exeter (250 miles).  The top  speed wasn't that much better but you 
could 
get up there within half a  mile or so.

Guy  R Day