Thread: Vapour build at the moment

ok, here's my situation, my 93 disco with 3.5 V8 is gutless, it is so detrimental that it makes me want to get rid of it, but i cant do that, i love my disco however, i dont enjoy driving it as much as i should

I suspect the cam and lifters are worn but i refuse to spend any more money on an engine with such little potential

I am trying to plan a driveline to put into it that gives both decent power and torque, driveability, and can be pushed on occasion without worrying about breaking diffs etc, at the moment whenever im out wheeling in the back of my mind is the constant threat of a busted rear diff due to my slightly larger tyres (235/85)

I am not a purist, and my disco is far from a concourse example, and is no longer my daily driver, so here goes:

my current plan is:
350 Chev (megasquirted)
Turbo 350 or 400 automatic transmission (fully manualised)
LT230 transfer case
GQ Patrol front diff
80 Series Landcruiser Rear diff

My disco is currently megasquirted, and has a LPG vapour injection system, both of which will swap over to the Chev v8 rather easily

the nissan and toyota diffs will allow me to run larger tyres and i think the brakes are larger also

if this was to go ahead, it would be happening over the next 12 months or so, not overnight

So does anyone have any advice? or have been in a similar situation before?

ok, i need to clarify my needs a bit, i need it to be damn near bulletproof, and parts should be cheap, the chev v8 is one of the most common on the planet, hence parts are rather cheap as are upgrade bits, same goes for the turbo 350/400 transmissions, much much cheaper to build strong than an eqivalent ZF tansmission, i dont even want to think what a reverse full manual valve body will be worth for a ZF, if it even exists, things like that