Which gearbox for rover v8

The only widely used 2wd 5 speed was the LT77 in the SD1 which was not particularly durable (I am on my third one). there were other transmissions used by the like of tvr and morgan, the r380 which was a development of the lt77 was one the borg warner T5 another. I also heard somewhere that someone was looking at a kit to use the mx5 trans.


If you get a lt77 make sure you get a v8 one,  the bell housing is unique to the v8, the rwd lt77 and r380 also use a shorter inout shaft and bell housing than the 4wd ones. 

Ive always fancied a v8 and i know a mate who has one for sale. Also i feel that the rover v8 would be a period modification for the car in question

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LT77 also in Sherpa / freight Rover / ldv vans, just have very short first gear.

It I amazing how expensive the rv8 stuff has become, when I converted my tr7 5 years ago the engine was £150 fully with carbs and all anciliaries, the V8 unique gearbox parts came to around £1oo, with the slf manufactured engine mounts and exhaust the whole lot came to less tha £400, nowdays you don't even seem to be able to get an engine for that. If I were doing it now I would be tempted to look at a lexus or bmw powertrain, you can pick up complete donor vehicles for around £400.

Or you can buy my Mopar 360 lump... More difficult to get bits for than the Chevy, but not impossible.

2k on a yank engine would have a power output to eat a 1UZ... With change.

A lot of the misunderstanding that lies with yank lumps being thirsty , is that you tend to become lead footed due to the noise. My Caddy Hearse, although only having a 5L (305ci) V8 engine, I can get 25mpg out of it when driving normal to careful on the throttle, normal driving gets 20mpg and this was what i got driving to the RRG. Even doing the hill climb at the RRG 14 and the drive there i only dropped to 18mpg for the weekend.

Yes, if you have a bigger lump and don't tune it correctly , low mpg will happen, as you will throttle it everywhere to try and get somewhere. A simple bit of tuning will always get better mpg. My GSi was turning in 20mpg, a quick plugs,plug leads, rotor and dizzy cap change sent that up to 27mpg.

The good thing with a yank lump is the simplicity of them, you can make them as wild or as mild as you want and the parts availability is really good. At least the money you would save on the engine will get you a few miles worth of fuel out of it

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this is a perfect example of how much a rover lump takes to get a few extra horses out of it

I am going to assume that a man of your calibre is having a laugh about that .

But for noobs:

SBC - Small Block Chevrolet (V8)
SBF - Small Block Ford (V8).

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