Where's the best place to buy a 3.9L

Where's the best place to buy a 3.9L

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uglymug

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565 posts

234 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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hi all , looking to buy a carbed 3.9L, hopefully with a Holley etc. Where's the best place as cant find any on usual channels ? Ta

billynobrakes

2,675 posts

264 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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What about a 4.5 with a carb etc as I might know where there is one

uglymug

Original Poster:

565 posts

234 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Tell me, Tell me Nowwwww !

billynobrakes

2,675 posts

264 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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this one

uglymug

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565 posts

234 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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R , sorry meant engine only

billynobrakes

2,675 posts

264 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2018
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Ok

billynobrakes

2,675 posts

264 months

Thursday 25th October 2018
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It’s advertised in the classifieds on here in the TVR wedge section

rev-erend

21,404 posts

283 months

Friday 26th October 2018
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Well if you want a complete engine and holly carb then just keep looking on ebay or you could build one yourself.

There are plenty of people who sell the 3.9, then look for the holly 390 cfm I think and a suitable manifold.

Personally I think injection is much better though.

adam quantrill

11,535 posts

241 months

Friday 26th October 2018
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There must be quite a few old rangey's being scrapped with 3.9 engines.
As the CR is lower on these, ideal for supercharging....

BIG DUNC

1,918 posts

222 months

Friday 26th October 2018
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So few classic range rovers left that they are now going up in value

adam quantrill

11,535 posts

241 months

Friday 26th October 2018
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Really? Maybe I scrapped my one too early then....

There must be a ready marker for a transmission then, I saved the box off it, 5 speed manual and transfer box.

I must say I prefer the earlier rangies to the later ones, I draw the line about when the Vogue came in.

WOW - just looked on the flea, the bellhousing alone sells for £120... looks liek a few beer tokens heading my way...

Edited by adam quantrill on Friday 26th October 19:48

uglymug

Original Poster:

565 posts

234 months

Saturday 27th October 2018
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thanks all for info. I dont think i want to go down the route of super=charging tho, as want to go as stock as possible, other than a Holley or something. And not the lower compression ones also.
I seem to remember there is a list of engine codes somewhere relating to V8's. The 3.5 is AA ? The 3.9 is AB ? please correct me. All the way up to 5.0 L.
If I can find these codes I can find the right engine, not get caught buying a 3.5L being sold as a 3.9L etc.......

adam quantrill

11,535 posts

241 months

Saturday 27th October 2018
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There are a few on the flea right now off range rovers, under a grand. If you want to up the CR then take off the heads and have them skimmed (which you might want to do anyway) and shim the rocker posts accordingly.

Before taking apart do a compression test to see what you are starting with.

With any of these engines budget on removing the crank and pistons and changing the bearings.

Or else budget on a rebuilt one for much more money/

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

189 months

Saturday 27th October 2018
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uglymug said:
hi all , looking to buy a carbed 3.9L, hopefully with a Holley etc. Where's the best place as cant find any on usual channels ? Ta
eBay is probably the easiest place. Or look for a 4.0/4.6 out of a p38.

You’ll be lucky to find one with a 4 barrel carb fitted though. You will have to buy separately for this. I run an Edlbrock/Weber 500cfm on my 3.9. Whether it’s better or worse than a 390cfm Holly is up for debate. But i like how it goes.

uglymug

Original Poster:

565 posts

234 months

Saturday 27th October 2018
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I have but all seem trashed.
The numbers I was on about are the engine numbers, I think from memory my 350 was a 33A and my NCK is a 37A.
Are all 3.9's 37A ?
There is a list somewhere, cant find it, dug out Wedge Bibla but not in there. Where have I seen it????????????

eesbad

1,329 posts

201 months

Saturday 27th October 2018
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uglymug said:
I have but all seem trashed.
The numbers I was on about are the engine numbers, I think from memory my 350 was a 33A and my NCK is a 37A.
Are all 3.9's 37A ?
There is a list somewhere, cant find it, dug out Wedge Bibla but not in there. Where have I seen it????????????
This?
https://rimmerbros.com/content--name-Rover-V8-Engi...


300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

189 months

Saturday 27th October 2018
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uglymug said:
I have but all seem trashed.
I’ve not had a look myself. But are you sure they are trashed? How have you determined this?

You could buy and rebuild before installing. What sort of budget are you looking at? Or buy a runner such as a 4.0 litre Disco2 and pull the engine.