3.9 bhp

oilyfingers · Post by **oilyfingers** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:10 pm

Could anyone tell me the approximate bhp for the 3.9v8 engine as have been asked my one, but do not know?

rob b · Post by **rob b** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:14 pm

if stock a 3.9 v8 efi is around 190bhp, its it old though expect a few horses to have escaped and run away

oilyfingers · Post by **oilyfingers** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:45 pm

Thanks. Have just had heads skimmed, so compression will be up a bit but just started it yesterday after stripping it it eight weeks ago. A fair bit of headscratching went on but with my bruv,s help we got there in the end.

Post by **Coops** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:02 pm

i thought the 3.9 was less than 190bhp,
i maybe wrong, for some reason 170-175 rings a bell.

rob b · Post by **rob b** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:08 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_V8_engine#3.9.2F4.0

rimmer bros catalogue lists standard 3.9 at 200bhp

haynes manual rates it at 134 kW which is 179bhp

who knows lol

kokkolanpoika · Post by **kokkolanpoika** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:25 am

rob b wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_V8_engine#3.9.2F4.0

rimmer bros catalogue lists standard 3.9 at 200bhp

haynes manual rates it at 134 kW which is 179bhp

who knows lol

190bhp version is 4.0litre
and 175-180bhp is 3.9litre..

landrovernuts · Post by **landrovernuts** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:27 am

3.9 with cats is 178 bhp, 3.9 without cats is 185 bhp and 4.0 is 190 bhp.
These are Landrovers figures

Toby