What do I need to do ?

[Roobarb]

After my post of a couple of weeks ago, Roobarb my 4.0HC developed a crack in the block which has kind of put engines back into the spotlight. I now need a new engine so the question is do I go for another 4L or a 5L. Given I am going to have to spend a ton of cash oon a 4, why don't I spend a ton of cash plus a bit and get a 5L.
If I do drop 5.0L engine in do I have to reregister it. It states the engine size on the V5 ( Log book ) ? Also other than insurance is there anything else I legally need to do ?

[PHØENIX]

Hey there, why not look at putting a supercharged Ford V8 in there? My guys do these conversions all the time using "crate engines", shouldnt cost much, give www.tvrcraft.com a call, worth getting a quote.

[Big Al.]

What about an LS1 IIRC 420 Brake as standard out of the box! and relativly bullet proof once you get it in.

[PHØENIX]

Big Al. said:

What about an LS1 IIRC 420 Brake as standard out of the box! and relativly bullet proof once you get it in.

Yeah, thats a good one too, but I like the supercharged Ford V8's grunt (especially Sean Hylands jobbie that sits in the new MG supercar)...

[starmist]

You could worse than buy Guillotine's old 5 litre he's selling through the classified and this month's sprint.

[shpub]

You need to inform DVLA of the new engine number and new capacity. Fill in V5 and send it off. pretty easy. Your insurers will need to be told as well. The car will be re-classified as modified and this may restrict/increase insurance. depends very much on the company.

[dickymint]

Could the crack be repaired at a fraction of the price of a new engine?

[crankedup]

Get the block steel stitched - job done.

[Roobarb]

Steel stiched ? I'd have to change his name from Roobarb to Frankinstein. Have done some research and the cost of fixing the block and rebuilding the engine is only a grand less than just dropping a 5L into it. Insurance wise, my quote has dropped !!!
which most definately is not the case if I inserted a non TVR block. Apparently of the three insurance companies I called two of them decided to classify it as as standard 5L, and not modified per say - which is nice.
The up side of having a totally tommy-trucked engine is that the fuel economy is the best in Europe as I have to push it everywhere, performance is degraded slightly though....
Thanks for the info on the V5, that was far too simple.