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compatable engines
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:17 am
by V8 Rail
Ive got a 3.5 p5b block with an adaptor plate and modified flywheel on to a type 1 beetle irs gearbox would this bolt on to any rover v8 block as I know of a supercharged 4.2 RR lump that is available
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:41 am
by Coops
yeah it will mate,
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:44 am
by CastleMGBV8
Provided that it is the Rover and not the Jaguar engine.
Even if it's the Rover 4.2 with a supercharger I wouldn't have thought the VW box would last long with the torque of the blown rover.
Kevin.
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:02 am
by V8 Rail
Thanks for the responses
Mark
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 8:07 am
by ian.stewart
CastleMGBV8 wrote:Provided that it is the Rover and not the Jaguar engine.
Even if it's the Rover 4.2 with a supercharger I wouldn't have thought the VW box would last long with the torque of the blown rover.
Kevin.
Plenty of 10 sec VWs running early cases., dont know about the internals.