| Author | Message | ||
     Paul T Hook (Rovernut) New Member Username: Rovernut Post Number: 20 Registered: 03-2003 |
Anyone here tried the Safari Four engine, sweet lookin and the specs sound good, just looking for feedback from personal experience of anyone familiar with them. Also, is it possible to mate a Rover 5 spd tran to the 2.25 petrol? And if so is that better than an overdrive? Thanks for any feedback. Planning my next project and still looking for the exact direction I'm gonna go. | ||
| Ike Goss (Leafsprung) New Member Username: Leafsprung Post Number: 24 Registered: 03-2003 |
Id say if you want to spend a ton of money and not get a very good value thats probably the way to go. -Regards -Ike Goss | ||
| Paul T Hook (Rovernut) New Member Username: Rovernut Post Number: 27 Registered: 03-2003 |
Ike, OK, well what would you suggest as a better route for a bit more power. | ||
| Ike Goss (Leafsprung) New Member Username: Leafsprung Post Number: 28 Registered: 03-2003 |
-Rebuild your own motor for a little more power. Take it to the local machine shop and have them do it if you cant. Its very likely yours could use some freshening and the difference you would see would probably be quite surprising. This keeps the vehicle very original and it will cost you probably less than half what BNW wants for their engine. -Turner HO 2.25L remaned engines. They have been selling these high output long blocks for years. for 2800 or so I think. Decent quality and power for a 2.25, they will take your rover to 70 mph without any trouble. -ACR 2.8 L 4 cyl. Automotive Components Remanufacturing sells a bored 2.8 L 4 cyl rover block with 9:1 heads that cost about 4 grand. If you cant bring yourself to put a non rover motor in your truck its a good option. -Robert Davis conversion. This is a bolt in GM 4 cylinder that makes 170 hp. Good if you want to keep the stock drivetrain and perhaps down the road if you wanted to swap back to an original power plant, you could do that. This is an easy swap and requires no modifications. And offers at least 50 hp over the BNW motor and costs 4200 bucks for a kit to do it. I donno what the BNW motor costs because they will never give anyone a straight answer, but its likely every bit of that and more. -Chevy Small Block. BCB offroad (www.bcboffroad.com) in Paso Robles CA specializes in Chevy Small Block V8 Conversions. If you want serious power (250-350 hp) in your series this is a good way to go. Requires some mods and more intitial investment, but youll have a truck thats cheap to maintain and very powerful. BNW is notorious for not standing behind what they sell and for taking advantage of people. Why would you want to deal with them anyway? -Regards -Ike Goss | ||
| Paul T Hook (Rovernut) New Member Username: Rovernut Post Number: 29 Registered: 03-2003 |
Ike, Thanks for the input. As far as dealing with BNW, I had no basis for any decision. That is why I posted this and I appreciate persons, such as yourself you have information, sharing it. Thanks again for the info. | ||
| Paul T Hook (Rovernut) New Member Username: Rovernut Post Number: 31 Registered: 03-2003 |
Ike, Does ACR have a website...can't seem to find them on the web? Thanks | ||
| Ike Goss (Leafsprung) New Member Username: Leafsprung Post Number: 34 Registered: 03-2003 |
http://www.automotivecomp.com/ -Ike | ||
| Max Thomason (Lrmax) Member Username: Lrmax Post Number: 146 Registered: 11-2002 |
I just got done supping up my 2.25. I had the cyl. head shaved a wee bit, lapped the valves, three angle valve job, and converting it over for unleaded gas. The cylinders were bored .030 over and a new ACR camshaft was installed. Overall, I have yet to see any real increase in performance. I am hoping that the engine is just really tight and will loosen up in the future. After going through all of that crap, I would say dump the lump and get a Robert Davis conversion or something of the like. It will save you much heartache in the future. Max T. Broken heart with rebuilt, non-high performance engine | ||
| eric johnson (Eric2) New Member Username: Eric2 Post Number: 3 Registered: 05-2003 |
Ike did a very nice summery of engine options. Thank You. I finally have an early Robert Davis in - the Mercruiser 3.0 block and late '70's Iron Duke 2.5 head. But due to a variety of circumstances, it's been tweaked. the head was redone, with bigger intakes. Instead of using the stock intake and exhaust manifolds, I have a Clifford Performance header and a modified intake manifold - had to shorten the runners to clear the steering box. I also have the Ashcroft T-case. Tweeking the 32/36 DGV is the key. Almost there. |
