engine number which one do i have???

General Chat About Engine Build

Moderator: phpBB2 - Administrators

Post Reply
rousecapri
Newbie
Newbie
Posts: 21
Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:51 am
Location: wellingborough northants

engine number which one do i have???

Post by rousecapri »

i have just picked up another rover v8
the number on the block is 42516467C
which engine do i have
thanks mark



katanaman
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 3081
Joined: Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:29 pm
Location: Edinburgh
Contact:

Post by katanaman »

P6 engine

rousecapri
Newbie
Newbie
Posts: 21
Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:51 am
Location: wellingborough northants

p6 v8

Post by rousecapri »

are these blocks any good or should i look for a later unit?
i now have 2 of them and can make one good engine out of them both
thanks again
mark

katanaman
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 3081
Joined: Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:29 pm
Location: Edinburgh
Contact:

Post by katanaman »

technically they aren't as good as the later stiff blocks but in reality they are fine. I might even be tempted to say they cause a lot less hassle than the later 4.0 4.6 blocks. It all depends on what your going t be doing or expecting from the engine really.

User avatar
scoobyv8
Forum Contributor
Forum Contributor
Posts: 70
Joined: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:17 pm
Location: Fife, Scotland
Contact:

Post by scoobyv8 »

seems like the right place to ask on another engine code, rather than starting a new thread

i picked this engine up a wee while back cheep, and for some reason it makes me think its ainchient

anyway i'm at the point now where i need to get ordering parts and i'm not sure on the age of it

the block reads cr9.35:1 and 11A57052

who knows where it came from, and what age it is?

help apreceated George
The refinement of modern day comfort, and the prestige of a rover V8! In the making.

adamnreeves
Forum Contributor
Forum Contributor
Posts: 594
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:10 pm
Location: Bicester, Oxfordshire
Contact:

Post by adamnreeves »

11A00001A SD1 Auto 9.35:1 CR
1979-80




you can see this plus more here http://www.v-8.org.uk/RoverV8EngineNumbers.htm
scoobyv8 wrote:seems like the right place to ask on another engine code, rather than starting a new thread

i picked this engine up a wee while back cheep, and for some reason it makes me think its ainchient

anyway i'm at the point now where i need to get ordering parts and i'm not sure on the age of it

the block reads cr9.35:1 and 11A57052

who knows where it came from, and what age it is?

help apreceated George
[/url]

User avatar
scoobyv8
Forum Contributor
Forum Contributor
Posts: 70
Joined: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:17 pm
Location: Fife, Scotland
Contact:

Post by scoobyv8 »

thanks! i gather it wont matter that its a auto engine, when i intent to use it with a manual box. it came without a flywheel so, a flywheel, clutch, and lt77 is on the shopping list. as long as it all go's together

call me dippit, but i'm new to v8's, and i'm sure theres loads of things that dont go together! better asking and getting it right first time.

cheers George

also does it matter that my engine number dosent end with 1A as the engine charts? infact it dosent have any letter at the end only numbers
The refinement of modern day comfort, and the prestige of a rover V8! In the making.

katanaman
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 3081
Joined: Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:29 pm
Location: Edinburgh
Contact:

Post by katanaman »

auto manual doesnt matter but there might be some extra brackets and things on the carbs for the auto, just dont use them. Dont worry about the 1a.

User avatar
ChrisJC
Top Dog
Top Dog
Posts: 5040
Joined: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:13 pm
Location: Northants / Cambs
Contact:

Post by ChrisJC »

If you're going from auto to manual, don't forget to change the spigot bearing in the end of the crankshaft.

Chris.
--
Series IIA 4.6 V8
R/R P38 4.6 V8
R/R L405 4.4 SDV8

User avatar
scoobyv8
Forum Contributor
Forum Contributor
Posts: 70
Joined: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:17 pm
Location: Fife, Scotland
Contact:

Post by scoobyv8 »

thanks chris, are they different seals? or do you just mean to replace it to give it a new lease of life

my engine still looks like this i'm afraid, so new seals will be easy.
Image
Image
Image
thanks again George
The refinement of modern day comfort, and the prestige of a rover V8! In the making.

User avatar
ihatesissycars
Forum Contributor
Forum Contributor
Posts: 938
Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:22 am
Location: Aaaaaaampshire!

Post by ihatesissycars »

For £95 you can have a 3.9 which with a chem clean, new rings and bearings will last for ages and perform well. With a decent cam and heads you could have over 200bhp and alot more torque to play with.

There just so happens to be one in the classifeds section which now comes with a free sd1 front cover with fairly new oil pump gears too. . . . . .
V8'less but a fountain of dorky knowledge ref v8's!

katanaman
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 3081
Joined: Fri Nov 17, 2006 7:29 pm
Location: Edinburgh
Contact:

Post by katanaman »

Spigot bearing is nothing to do with seals its the bearing the gearbox shaft sits in. They re a different size between auto and manual so you need to swap them round.

Post Reply

Return to “Engines Area”