Land Rover Discovery 2 Engine Swap
A partial parts list is available here.
Land rover discovery 2 engine swap. Discovery series 2 engine replacement watch doug our land rover master tech remove and replace the engine in our 2000 discovery series ii with one of our exclusive remanufactured engines. Ls swap kit for the land rover discovery defender. Does not include ls engine ls wiring harness or gm ecu. Doug goes in depth in this engine installation which in real time should clock in as a 10 hour service.
Part 1 is here. Comes with instructions for installation. Here is part 2 of the process in replacing the engine in a land rover discovery 4. Here at trailhead 4x4 we offer engine replacement packages for the discovery series 2 using the ls based 4 8 and 5 3 gm vortec engines.
1999 2004 land rover discovery 2 v8 automatic left hand drive td5 and manual models are not supported. Installed a chevy 4 3 liter v8. This kit works for the following vehicles. Our land rover discovery 2 ls swap kit allows you to replace your worn out land rover v8 with a gm ls engine for around the same price as properly rebuilding the factory engine.
Choose from transmission type in the dropdown. The kit will also suit land rover 109 and 110 wheel base including the land rover defender and the discovery fitted with the rover alloy v8 engine. The standard ls conversion kit contains everything you need to swap your rover v8 for a gm ls engine in about the same amount of time as swapping the factory engine. Chevrolet ls engines conversion parts for your land rover defender range rover discovery.
If you are fed up with the unreliability and expense of the old land rover 4 0 4 6 engines this is for you. Https youtu be spxkfftjo6c come get your 4wd serviced by. Our conversion differs from others in that it retains functionality of every system on the discovery 2. The front coil springs on the range rover land rover will need to be upgraded as the cast iron gm engines are heavier than the alloy rover v8 engine.
Earlier discovery and range rover models are not supported. Not done yet but its a part time project i.