Thread: R6 Engine

If I remember correctly the engine was designed for the Austin Kimberly, and only fitted later to the Marina.

John

E6 was developed in Australia, same engineers heavily involved with it that was involved with 110 military range. Tis a great engine built on the cheep.
the Austin version was a 2200 with the same bore size.
I had 2 MK2 so they didn't have twin carbs. I had spoken to some OLD guys that had webber and triple su fed cars.


2200 crank runs smaller bearings, works out that a chev bearing fits the 2600 and allows a 2200 auto crank. the sa rover rear main housing allows a 2.6--4.4 flywheel and Kimberly/holden starter. maybe.

There is 2 version of the X8 oil filter-both mounted on the sump[gearbox].
one of mine had un machined casting on the block for the cheeper conventional oil filter, engineering had planned for a separate /gearbox sump version for FWD .Late model 4 cyl E series blocks also had P76 oil filter position on the block as they got ready for marina replacement. a worked 1750 had similar Kwatts to a 2.6,but it was better on fuel.Tourque was a silly amount for the 2.6 combined with 3.9 final drive. I often over used for recoveries towing a car float with the wide ratio 3 speed.At 500 rpm like a 4X4 with a low range.
19MPH per 1000 . piston speeds at highway running broke rings hammered valves. cheep holden radiator and a small plastic fan with no cowling, small exhaust system that ran hot and burnt the car.

Im Owned lots of P76 6 cyl. most had been on the last legs and not enough block metal to rebuild or cracked head.
the manual transmission could easily do 28-35 MPG and made similar power to a 186. shame the dealers sold lots of automatics to pensioners that got 16-18 mpg-similar to a hard driven V8.

Leyland OZ had developed built and tested 90 degree 3300 V6, based on the buick. that would have been better than the of the shelf stage 1 from Europe.

My plan was to buy a 2.6 109 and fit a Leyland E6. but then I worked for a holden dealer that had EFI holden 6 then started to sell Nissan great 6. then I worked at Moorebank,,,,,,I also owner a few mitubishi cars that if had lasted on LPG would have been better.

I was at auction in Sydney that sold SA built SD1 E6.twin carb, power steer better water pump and cheeper starter motor. didn't bid>>>>>>

I think that a petrol landrover could have sold well in OZ.in the 90,s .dad had 2 diesel rodeo at a bargin price on rural diesel, lot of my neighbours had F150, patrol and landcruiser on LPG. my mates dads had 2.25 petrol 88 as diesel was too hard to maintain for a small rural farm.