Thread: ENGINE TRANSPLANT???

With the GQ box in mine the transfercase sits 80mm further back and we have moved it a little further back again, looking at it we could almost use rangie rear shafts for both front and rear.... But we had to move the centre cross member back, but thats not in a rangie so no worries there.

While we are on the topic of drivetrain length, what are the shortest manual and auto options which can be bolted straight to an LT230 (using off-the shelf adaptors or similar).

Originally Posted by isuzurover

While we are on the topic of drivetrain length, what are the shortest manual and auto options which can be bolted straight to an LT230 (using off-the shelf adaptors or similar).

Shorter than stock?

I've always thought the average rover bellhousing was 3x longer than it needed to be. But that solution won't be off-the-shelf.

TF727 was short enough to need a front adapter, a long rear adapter and a spacer to keep the LT230 in the right place.

I dont know but i have the following for the 4L80 (well that didnt work..haha)
4L80E/4L85E

Style
A
B
C
D
E

Std. 2wd
32 11/16
26
30 3/8
4 ¼
20

HD 2wd
31 15/16
26
30 3/8
4 ¼
20

HD long
33
26
30 3/8
4 ¼
20

4 X 4
29
26
30 3/8
N/A
20

I found very few off the shelf bits, but sure there's more out there if you look, the ones i found were t350, t400, t700 adapters and for the manuals only a patrol 5 speed to LT230 and they are rare... luckily i found mine on ebay for 950 including the transfercase and box!

Most conversions i found gearbox wise were all done with custom adapters.

WOOWA! Brand new Manualised (all electronics removed) 4L80, with marks transfer adaptor, switched lockup convertor & rover shifter fitted = $6600

Not a complete suprise, and depending on how much the Gen4 can be obtained for I am seriously considering it.

A bit more news on engine transplants (aplicable in QLD).

So far I am of the understanding that there is three categories that you can apply to, in order to allow an alternate engine to pass. The categories are as follows;
Capacity allowance
Power (kw) allowance
Weight allowance
(actual increase amounts are not yet known)

You only need to pass one of these categorys to obtain approval and a mod plate.

So assuming the weight of the LS2 is not over the allowable increase in weight of the rover V8, I can fit a 6.2 if I want and have 2000horsepower . and vice versa.

Will update with more info as it comes along.

Originally Posted by Grimace

WOOWA! Brand new Manualised (all electronics removed) 4L80, with marks transfer adaptor, switched lockup convertor & rover shifter fitted = $6600

Not a complete suprise, and depending on how much the Gen4 can be obtained for I am seriously considering it.

Getting cheaper - $2k for good second hand box - $4500 for race spec box
One problem with the 4L80, it is approximately 220mm longer (including the marks adaptor). 890mm total length, preliminary measurement on my ZF is only around 670mm.

The chassis extension is tempting (as I wanted to extend the wheelbase 6" and 4dr ute chop it in the future anyways), so I may get all information and slowly collect the bits and peices needed to have ready for a complete overhaul on fluffy in the future.