Engine value???

[AntonyJ]

Due to a recent purchase, sometime before spring, I will be selling my lowly 4.0 engine.

I have seen the 500 engines fetch 3k'ish, and I know it's not worth that, but what would be a fair price for the motor?
It will be complete with ecu(MA Chip),loom ,basically everything less the exhaust manifold and induction pipe upto the AFM.

Who will give me £1.50???

Edited by AntonyJ on Thursday 30th October 15:07

[spend]

I'll write off your debt (& interest if you deliver)

I think really looking at some other threads that you should point out that it is a an early engine which is more likely to contain TVR goodies..

[Slacey]

Changing to Yank power Ant?

[AntonyJ]

Slacey said:

Changing to Yank power Ant?

Nah, sticking with the 1950's technology....... just upping things a little.

[AntonyJ]

No other thoughts?

[spend]

Recalling the diff you e-bayed I dread to think?

Just might be better selling it in bits?

[AntonyJ]

spend said:

Recalling the diff you e-bayed I dread to think?

Just might be better selling it in bits?

could do with the same seller again! But he is into AJP engines in TR6's..

[Barreti]

It might be worth dropping TVR Moneypit a PM Antony. His engine expired last year and he will have done all the homework on sourcing a replacement so should know your engines value.

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/profile.asp?m...

Edited by Barreti on Friday 31st October 17:39

[AntonyJ]

It's just coming upto 50K.
no cam to my knowledge(is a bit cammy)
very,very clean under the rocker covers.
New valley gasket 2k ago.
magnecor leads.
Pinkie bosch injectors.
cut down trumpets.
no throttle heater.
new front and rear crank seals,good oil pressure.
MA chip in ECU.

Pulled 216 brake at Growl'07

[spend]

AntonyJ said:

spend said:

Recalling the diff you e-bayed I dread to think?

Just might be better selling it in bits?

could do with the same seller again! But he is into AJP engines in TR6's..

Out of your profit from the diff, stick an AJP badge on the plenum?

[spend]

Pop the heads Ant before you sell it, cant see the pre-cats being 'bog std LR'. Good heads, pocketed pistons, high comp are all quite desirable 'n expensive bits. The v8 site would probably give you a better idea of what it or the bits are worth then.

I hear you have even practiced the procedure

[AntonyJ]

spend said:

Pop the heads Ant before you sell it, cant see the pre-cats being 'bog std LR'. Good heads, pocketed pistons, high comp are all quite desirable 'n expensive bits. The v8 site would probably give you a better idea of what it or the bits are worth then.

I hear you have even practiced the procedure

Good idea Spend, fancied selling it from the car if you know what I mean.

My tales of investigation getting around huh?

[spend]

Yes, even if he can't remember (senile old fort he is ) if it is a 4.5 or 4.6.... it will be a cracking engine! It would cost as much as you paid to just get the balancing work done I reckon.

You owe the old lady a bunch flowers I reckon

[Boosted LS1]

^ Who let you out? I thought you was wearing a tag

[Boosted LS1]

^ Who let you out? I thought you was wearing a tag Hey and she's not old, very attractive to me.

[BIG DUNC]

I saw an engine out of a '92 range rover advertised as "good condition", 90k miles with service history going for £250 recently. The reason for sale was the car had been converted to diesel. The sale included everything changed, so as well as engine, there was the radiator, the ECU, power steering pump, alternator, fans etc.
It was 4.2, which I think is the same size as TVR called 4.3. I don't know the real condition, and I don't know whether there are significant differences between the Range Rover version and TVR version.

[spend]

Boosted LS1 said:

^ Who let you out? I thought you was wearing a tag Hey and she's not old, very attractive to me.

You'd say that about Mother Theresa

[AntonyJ]

Interesting answers, hopefully will get a bit more than some of the lower thoughts.....
Dont think a '92 range rover 3.9 for £250 would be making over 200 bhp would it?


Would probably be better suited to someone out of the TVR world, kitcar builder for instance.

Edited by AntonyJ on Saturday 1st November 17:36

[900T-R]

BIG DUNC said:

It was 4.2, which I think is the same size as TVR called 4.3.

Not entirely - the RR version has a 93.5 mm bore and 4228 cc, the TVR 4.3 has a 94 mm bore and 4,380 cc

BIG DUNC said:

and I don't know whether there are significant differences between the Range Rover version and TVR version.

The TVR Power versions were quite different - higher compression; polished, ported and balanced heads; different cam profiles obviously exhaust manifolds etc. Most if not all 4.3s I've seen have O-ringed heads among other things. Some are Big Valves even if they haven't been ordered or designated as such.

Edited by 900T-R on Saturday 1st November 17:36

[Chimjunkie]

TVR Moneypit said:

But if it is just a 4.0, how different, or special are they?

This point has recently been discussed here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

From page 4 onwards..