William48151623
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Like the title says, this is the world's first LSx Swap done to an LR3 (or any newer Land Rover/Range Rover for that matter).
Background Information: The car belonged to my mother and was her daily driver. At about 190k miles the air suspension went bad and the motor blew a head gasket. At that point we got several price quotes to repair everything and it was substantial. For the fun of it I got a quote from a shop in my hometown that specializes is LSx swaps (Rakich Performance) and to my surprise his quote was way less than the OEM replacement cost. At that point I was sold so I bought the car from my mom and sent it to his shop so he could get started. Never having been done before, everything had to be fabricated custom. There's been snags here and there but overall the build has been a great success!
Build Specifications:
2006 Land Rover LR3 V8 SE
Atlantic British Air Suspension to Coilover Conversion Kit
Forged 370 c.i. Cast Iron Block (LQ9)
JE Forged Pistons
Callies Compstar Rods
Stock Crankshaft
King Racing Bearings
216/228 551/551 114 Cam
317 Heads-S.S. valves,Ported
T.B.S.S. Intake,90mm T.B.
4L80e Trans and Transfercase
Custom driveshafts
Pictures:
The car drives like a normal LR3 when on all motor (maybe even a little faster than OEM).
If you guys have any questions, feel free to ask. I hope this will be inspiration to spawn more swaps in this community.
Background Information: The car belonged to my mother and was her daily driver. At about 190k miles the air suspension went bad and the motor blew a head gasket. At that point we got several price quotes to repair everything and it was substantial. For the fun of it I got a quote from a shop in my hometown that specializes is LSx swaps (Rakich Performance) and to my surprise his quote was way less than the OEM replacement cost. At that point I was sold so I bought the car from my mom and sent it to his shop so he could get started. Never having been done before, everything had to be fabricated custom. There's been snags here and there but overall the build has been a great success!
Build Specifications:
2006 Land Rover LR3 V8 SE
Atlantic British Air Suspension to Coilover Conversion Kit
Forged 370 c.i. Cast Iron Block (LQ9)
JE Forged Pistons
Callies Compstar Rods
Stock Crankshaft
King Racing Bearings
216/228 551/551 114 Cam
317 Heads-S.S. valves,Ported
T.B.S.S. Intake,90mm T.B.
4L80e Trans and Transfercase
Custom driveshafts
Pictures:
The car drives like a normal LR3 when on all motor (maybe even a little faster than OEM).
If you guys have any questions, feel free to ask. I hope this will be inspiration to spawn more swaps in this community.
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