Thread: Engine/Trans options with Series Transfer

Just stick the 250 in and turbo it already

Blknight, really don't want an auto. That's the only drawback, and for the price of a Rover V8, it's not much more to go to a Lexus.

Rovercare - What are the 250's like? I believe the engine is a counterflow and that straight away goes against my better judgement hahaa. But the thought had crossed my mind I won't lie.

Just on the series box strength,I had a 192 holden six with yella terra head,twin stromy's,an unknown cam,a mate had a 265 hemi and a third had a stock 250 crossflow and we didn't stuff a box.I had mine for three years but sold it as I wanted a LR not a holden.All of them were 2A's. Pat

Originally Posted by barrangey

Blknight, really don't want an auto. That's the only drawback, and for the price of a Rover V8, it's not much more to go to a Lexus.

Rovercare - What are the 250's like? I believe the engine is a counterflow and that straight away goes against my better judgement hahaa. But the thought had crossed my mind I won't lie.

What? counterflow? you mean crossflow, right?, explain why it goes against you better jugement?............................

250's be it pre crossflow or crossflow are solid, undersquare things that go fantastically with boost, very simple to do, with a J pipe of the original manifold......as a matter of fact their is a turbo 250 in the shed

Originally Posted by PAT303

Just on the series box strength,I had a 192 holden six with yella terra head,twin stromy's,an unknown cam,a mate had a 265 hemi and a third had a stock 250 crossflow and we didn't stuff a box.I had mine for three years but sold it as I wanted a LR not a holden.All of them were 2A's. Pat

Yea, I know people who have run 35" Simex on stock diffs to, but there is only so long you can put off the inevitable......................Snap, crackle, pop

Rovercare - Counterflow as in the exhaust and inlet are on the same side? Crossflow as in the opposite sides of head hence cross flow

So they hendle boost well? Is the crossflow a better engine and does it share the same bellhousing bolt pattern?

Ahh, that makes sense, just nobody ever referes to .............a counterflow head as a counterflow head

Crossflow is definately better, merely for the sake of the head and is the same effectively in regards to the bottom end and bolt patterns etc

3.2 3.9 4.0 Overhead cams are different though............would also be much better again, but why not utilise what you have?

Originally Posted by barrangey

If I am honest it will be used off road but probably not ABUSED, a bit of river bed work and the likes but nothing major. I will also use it on the road for bombing about when I don;t want to use the Rangey. So 3.54 diffs would probably suit, and I doubt I will beak a Hilux box, and if I do, theres about 3 million around hahaha

What Hilux box am I looking for though..... Toyotas are a black art to me.

R150 or an R151 gearbox. Not the G52.

I don't know a lot about these though. AFAIK the R151 was also used in the Landcruiser which has offset diffs unlike the Hilux, and the Landcruiser transfer is stronger (again AFAIK). I'm not sure what the packagine is like though. The LC is also setup to run 4.1 with31's standard.