now the rover has plus points such as its lightweight (probably lighter than my cast iron 2.5 engine!),very readily available (ie i always see range rovers etc in the local scrappy and can always get an engine from there),there is a wealth of rover v8 knowledge in this country and most importantly,most of the bits are on ebay and although may not be as cheap as a ford,the wait and hassle of getting the bits in the first place is a lot less.
so first off,id like an easy low cost twin turbo option,so ideally a 3.5 as these seem easiest to get hold of,but......how do you tell the difference?as there are all different sizes,and apparently the 3.9 is a better starting block?so if i found one of these cheap id probably steer towards that!
then in the reading ive done i have heard that std pistons will take in the region of 8psi?what rough power output is that? im ideally looking to exceed 300bhp and 300lb/ft,i want an m3 beater,sort of a stage 3 cosworth equivalent for less money.but after the std pistons have had it what is available after that for reasonable money?have any pistons got enough meat to be machined for lower cr?
ill be looking to run as close to a standard engine as possible,low compression,2x cosworth 2wd t3s,2x cosworth 2wd intercoolers,modified rover exhausts to bolt the turbos to,and a EFI setup such as megasquirt.
what clutches are available?
basically could someone at least steer me in the right direction?or tell me im dreaming and ill have to look at a larger engine in the first place?but ive seen people claiming big power on 3.5s but then ABSOLUTELY no info on how they got there!
id love to read about nic manns morris minor but info is a bit vague!
anyway,thanks for reading!
ps:stevieturbo,love the granada,especially in the old tt guises!
im looking at a good budget build!
