Thread: Reliable running gear

4.6 engines are about for the right price if your prepared to wait, I bought one off e-bay for about $1k a few weeks ago out of a running late Rangie classic, had been rebuilt in the past but I don't take that as gospel so a gamble but it wasn't a huge chunk of change to start with.

Regards to the gearbox, would upgrade to a R380 5 speed, overall better designed gearbox and will handle the torque of the 4.6. You could go ZF auto, that would be my option because I'm a lazy bastard and hate changing gears but each to there own.

Trav

If R380, try and get a Suffix L if poss. If I was doing a bit of towing then the Auto for sure. A rebuilt ZF ain't cheap though, and needs a much bigger cooler than LR fitted, at least to the Discos. 4HP24 for preference. Pity about the budget. I'd love to see/read about someone fitting a 6HP26.

I wouldn't rule out the LS1. There's heaps of them about, it's been done many times. A few years back at Winter Wombat I went for a ride in a P38 with one in it ( Might have been LS2, can't remember ). It was awesome. There was a thread on here a few years ago with a member putting one in a Defender, or County maybe. Do a search. If LRA are doing it then it's probably not a bad thing.

Oh, have you considered a TD5? I know of a couple RRCs with them in. They seem to work well. The new bloke at TT is into them.