Wildcat Automotive has managed to shoehorn the Corvette 6.2 liter LS3 small block V8 into the engine compartment of the Defender. The result is complete and utter on/off-road madness in the form of 430 horsepower.
Even better, Wildcat will gladly bump that figure to 550 horsepower with additional performance upgrades.
Check it out....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPCFYdQP4Kw
Defender V8 Upgrade
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Re: Defender V8 Upgrade
Still takes 6.5 seconds to do the 0-60...I see they have it electronically restricted to 120mph as well, to avoid stains on those orange leather seats!
The weight and the aerodynamics of a small house have something to do with it!
My 3.8 Hyundai Genesis has 333 horses and does 0-60 in under 6. Occasionally. But weighs considerably less and doesn't give you any squeaky bum moments!
The weight and the aerodynamics of a small house have something to do with it!
My 3.8 Hyundai Genesis has 333 horses and does 0-60 in under 6. Occasionally. But weighs considerably less and doesn't give you any squeaky bum moments!
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Re: Defender V8 Upgrade
This guy over in Australia shoehorned a 6.6l Duramax under the hood! I see many broken axle shafts in his future!
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tuto ... der-7.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tuto ... der-7.html
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Re: Defender V8 Upgrade
:D :D
Yep, a car is like a chain. It's only as good as the weakest link. Even riding in a new Range Rover Sport Supercharged at the Mission Speedway showed that. It was insanely, blindingly fast, (and great fun) but it was the brakes and the need to get quite a few tons to go around a corner that proved the limit. It was still far, far better than any 4x4 has a right to be, but I doubt a few more hundred bhp would really have made any difference.
I think JLR limits the brand new Defenders to 90mph. I don't think I'd want to be going much faster in one, even with a bigger engine.
Yep, a car is like a chain. It's only as good as the weakest link. Even riding in a new Range Rover Sport Supercharged at the Mission Speedway showed that. It was insanely, blindingly fast, (and great fun) but it was the brakes and the need to get quite a few tons to go around a corner that proved the limit. It was still far, far better than any 4x4 has a right to be, but I doubt a few more hundred bhp would really have made any difference.
I think JLR limits the brand new Defenders to 90mph. I don't think I'd want to be going much faster in one, even with a bigger engine.